The store offers an extensive Mardi Gras inventory including "all types of beads, trinkets, T-shirts and other items" for decoration and parade floats. To stream 12NewsNow on your phone, you need ...

The annual celebration of Mardi Gras is a Carnival season that begins on Jan. 6 and culminates on Fat Tuesday. Mardi Gras is celebrated with parades, festive attire and the consumption of king cake.

Coastal Mississippi Mardi Gras Museum executive director Abreeza Thomas explains Mardi Gras dates back to ancient times overseas. The museum was founded on the Coast in the late 80s.