A 12-year-old girl visiting a Mardi Gras parade in Mississippi was shocked when she was handed a disturbing doll instead of candy or beads, reports said. Nicole Fairconenture and her family were po… ...

Hate crime investigation underway after child was given black baby doll dressed in slave-like clothing with a noose made of Mardi Gras beads at the Nereids parade in Bay St. Louis, Waveland on MS ...

Crowds cheer for beads to be tossed in their direction during the Krewe of Nereids Mardi Gras parade on Highway 90 in Bay St. Louis on Sunday, Feb. 12, 2023. Hannah Ruhoff A warm winter sun beat ...

The 20 members of the Mystic Krewe of Nereids “come from all different walks of life,” Mitchell said, but are all “ladies that love the idea of Mardi Gras and sisterhood.” ...