It's Mardi Gras time! This year, Mardi Gras falls on March 4, and as of March 2, the forecast is for showers in New Orleans. That may be good news for anyone looking to snag some major booty from the float riders ~ and there is major booty to be gotten! No longer is it just plastic necklaces. No, there are Muses shoes (story, video:
http://www.nola.com/mardigras/index.ssf/2014/02/catching_a_muses_shoe_at_mardi.html), souvenir buttons and plushies, toys, all sorts of things. Here are some tips from those in the know on how to get your fair share (story, slideshow):
http://www.nola.com/mardigras/index.ssf/2014/02/mardi_gras_tips_10_ways_to_get_1.html
A New Orleans company has made a business of collecting and recycling those colorful plastic-bead necklaces (story, audio version):
http://www.npr.org/2014/03/02/284635074/throw-me-something-again-mister-mardi-gras-beads-revived
So it's Fat Tuesday? Here's how to take that literally (recipes):
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/28/fat-tuesday-recipes_n_4873255.html?ir=Taste
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