Outside New Orleans, Mardi Gras beads are known to have one purpose and one purpose only. But in the city itself, I found a surprising number of uses. Bike decor, fencing, even a cemetery. The beads came to symbolize the broader city itself, the same way one might hang a sports flag or wear a [...]
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