The underwater mermaid shows at Wreck Bar that began nearly two decades ago would not have happened if it weren’t for Marina Anderson pitching the idea and bringing it to life. Anderson started the ...

SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) — If you grew up watching Splash, H20, or The Little Mermaid. These half-siren, half-fish of the sea are coming to Shreveport Aquarium for an unforgettable four days.

The feeding frenzy begins before the mermaids swim into view. Cocktails flow like the outgoing tide around the darkened Wreck Bar, designed to look like a Spanish galleon resting on the ocean floor.

Mermaids have long captured the imaginations of humans, first appearing in Greek mythology more than 3,000 years ago. Although humans haven't necessarily visited Weeki Wachee Springs, Fla., for that ...