Mardi Gras Wreaks Havoc on New Orleans Storm Drains

Crews removed 93,000 pounds of plastic beads from catch basins along a main parade route prior to this year’s celebration

By Kyle Rogers
February 20, 2018

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Mardi Gras is a big deal in New Orleans and there are some big numbers associated with it — 1.4 million, the typical number of visitors the city gets during the Mardi Gras season. Or $250,000, the cost of the most elaborate of Mardi Gras parade floats.

There’s another big Mardi...

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