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1 Recycle. 2  The Lafayette LARC, located in Louisiana, accepts mardi gras beads donations. 3  They provide jobs to people with developmental disabilities, cleaning and reselling the beads. 4  Only catch: Youâd have to mail them to 303 New Hope Road, Lafayette LA 70506.
Many historians believe that the first American Mardi Gras took place on March 3, 1699, when the French explorers Iberville and Bienville landed in what is now Louisiana, just south of the holidayâs future epicenter: New Orleans. They held a small celebration and dubbed the spot Point du Mardi Gras. In the decades that followed, New Orleans and other French settlements began marking the holiday with street parties, masked balls and lavish dinners.