re: 46 tons (93,000#s) of Mardi Gras beads found in clogged catch basins in 5 block stretch

someone smarter than me could probably figure out a way to use that crap to slow the coastal erosion problem

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Isn't the success of Mardi Gras usually determined by the weight of the garbage collected?

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They used to say that but that flawed method was done away years ago

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A flawed, long-standing indicator of the season's success -- weighing the trash collected from parade routes -- has rightfully been relegated to the garbage bin of Carnival history.

"We're just not going to reinforce [the notion] that trashing the city is a good thing," Nagin said. "We're going to measure the success of Mardi Gras based on the things that count: how safe it was, how commercially successful it was and how much fun people had."

We agree. Trash is, of course, tangible. But most people don't judge private parties by how much they bag afterwards. And while littering is an inevitable part of Carnival, we can find no reason to encourage it.

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The drains in Baton Rouge are no different, except dirt/mud/trash and no beads. So frustrating to see a flooded street, and then see the clogged gutter.

I have always wondered why beads that no one wants or will take home are thrown.

Even in Alexandria the street is coated with shite no one wants, I guarantee there is a ton of beads swept up from our little parade. I cant imagine the tonnage swept up in New Orleans.

Have the Krewes pay for the clean up, they threw that shite out there.