Likely, every New Orleanian has attended Mardi Gras at least once. Even if you’re not the avid parade-goer, you know how it works: the goal of any parade is to catch as many beads as possible. So, how does New Orleans handle post-Mardi Gras cleanup, and where do all those beads go? Since Mardi Gras 2021 isn’t gone, it just looks different, we are diving into the objects that surround it, and Jamie Hemstock answers the question: What happens to those Mardi Gras beads?