Flashing for beads on Bourbon Street. But when — and how exactly ... there have been some consequences to the tradition: Women trying to enjoy Mardi Gras sans-flashing have to deal with ...

as masked and costumed riders toss beads, toys, trinkets and a special sweet treat. "The throw du jour in Mobile would be the coveted MoonPie," Gulledge says. Mobile's Mardi Gras has grown in ...

Each year, more than 1 million people descend on New Orleans for Mardi Gras, an organized parade ... Saturating the scene on Bourbon Street are plastic beads, handed or tossed to partygoers ...

It was Mardi Gras 2011. Beads rained down on Claire and her friends as they pushed through the Bourbon Street crowds. Men lined the balconies with barrels of beads and women danced down the center ...

But in New Orleans, Mardi Gras ... or to Bourbon Street to enjoy the remaining hours before police and workers clear the famous French Quarter street at midnight. Sequins and beads blanketed ...