Beads, beads everywhere. In 1921, The Rex organization required all of its riders to toss throws to the throngs, giving rise to that Carnival staple, the one thing you can be guaranteed to catch ...

It's like looking through the wrong end of a telescope, but spectators may notice that the microkrewe 'tit Rex has whimsically appropriated many of the Carnival conventions of Uptown. (The ...

In this photo from 2012, Frank Falgoust of New Orleans holds up a sign asking for doubloons from passing floats on Gen. DeGaulle Drive during the Krewe of Choctaw parade in Algiers Saturday ...

Float riders toss beads, cups and doubloons to fans and revelers in the 2013 Krewe of Bacchus Mardi Gras Parade on Feb. 10, 2013, in New Orleans Skip Bolen—Getty Images Beads and Throws ...

Krewe of Carrollton has more than 550 members and is known for throwing decorated shrimp boots, doubloons, specialty beads ...

The Krewe da Bhan Gras is an example of this. The group, made up of about 50 people from across the South Asian diaspora, debuted last year to much fanfare, performing traditional Indian dances ...

The 2025 Carnival season kicked off on January 6, and Krewe of Rex is set to roll on Mardi Gras Day, Tuesday, March 4, at 9:30 a.m. With high winds expected, officials moved up the parade's start ...

Krewe of Carrollton has more than 550 members and is known for throwing decorated shrimp boots, doubloons, specialty ... Mardi Gras starting with Joan of Arc and ending with Rex on Mardi ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Those on the tiniest parade route in New Orleans say this the Krewe of ‘tit Rex goes to show that a little can go a long way. “Everything’s a little bit tinier, a little ...

NEW ORLEANS — Additional changes have been made to the route traveled by the Krewe of Rex.On Fat Tuesday, March 4, the New Orleans Police Department announced the updated route stating Rex will ...

Throws, as the parade trinkets are known, date back to the late 1800s, when candy, peanuts and sweets were tossed from floats, Mr. Hardy said.

Krewe of Rex rolls in New Orleans on Mardi Gras Day, Mar. 4, at 9:30 AM. The parade will roll early to avoid severe weather. Get the full parade route from WWLTV. Skip Navigation.