Kauffman tours oceans and aquariums with dozens of other “mermaids,” and she’s bringing the shell-a-bration to New Orleans for the third year in a row. “They can see us diving in the ...

Kauffman tours oceans and aquariums with dozens of other “mermaids,” and she’s bringing the shell-a-bration to New Orleans for the third year in a row. “They can see us diving in the ...

Ever since she was 6 years old, Shir Katzenell wanted to be a mermaid. It started when she saw the Disney film “The Little Mermaid.” She and her friends would swim in the pool pretending to be ...