"The more we stop the community from buying them ... it will change the demand of the balloons and be less of a focal point in celebrations." ...

Deanna Rodriguez, CEO of Entergy New Orleans, says that while fun is at the heart of the celebrations ... how polyester film used to make Mylar balloons, and other brands like them, can cause ...

But it wasn't strong winds or storms that knocked the power out. It was a mylar balloon, coming into contact with a power line. Those balloons are usually made out of some kind of thin ...