Just in time for the summer, the bright colors of a giant beach ball will soon pop out for all drivers to see off Interstate 95, thanks to a newly repainted water tower that’ll no doubt command ...

Who cares about decor when the backdrop for the party is a stunning green vista that millions of people come from all over the world to ogle? You’d forgive revelers under tents at Thursday night ...

Incredibly, that beach ball, nothing more than a thin bit of vinyl, survived our Louisiana winter, too. I remember glimpsing it after a hard freeze, the ball tucked beneath a stand of bamboo and ...

At 66, Roman creates each beach ball by hand from scratch. She buys the cement, pours it, primes it, and then paints. It takes about two weeks before a beach ball is ready.

A young girl reaches back to toss a beach ball while The Funky Meters perform at Festival International on April 27, 2014. (Photo by Chelsea Brasted, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune) ...