Doll hanging from beads on Mardi Gras float sparks outcry, investigation
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Kate Perez, USA TODAYFebruary 17, 2026 at 4:52 AM
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A Mardi Gras social group says it is investigating an incident on a float during its Feb. 14 parade in which a Black doll appeared to hang by the neck from a necklace of beads.
Photos and videos of the doll being held over the side of the float using beads, necklaces commonly tossed to parade revelers at Mardi Gras, began circulating after it was spotted during a Krewe of Tucks organization parade in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Videos appear to show the doll hanging by its neck from a strand of beads as it's held alongside other necklaces waiting to be tossed into the crowd of paradegoers. A young girl caught the doll attached to the beads at the parade, according to a post by the City of New Orleans.
The Krewe of Tucks organization condemned the action following the parade, writing in a statement posted on social media that the "behavior is intolerable and completely contrary to the beliefs and values that the Krewe of Tucks holds."
"We intend to fully investigate this incident and the responsible riders will no longer be permitted to have any association with the parade," the statement read. "The leadership wishes this had been brought to our attention during the parade because it would have been addressed immediately. This was brought to our attention through social media and we are immediately investigating."
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