Category: Lifestyle

Tucker Friedman is known in the Louisiana swampland as the alligator whisperer. He set up his tour company Atchafalaya Basin Landing Airboat Tours 20 years ago and introduces visitors from around the world to the unique ecosystem of the swamps in the Mississippi River flood plain.  He entertains his customers by calling to the alligators in Cajun French, a Louisiana vernacular, and then tickles them on the chin.  “People call me Captain… Read More

Clarence Martin, the son of a crop-sharer and carpenter, opened Martin Accordions in Lafayette, Louisiana after giving up working as a building site contractor. The company, where his son and daughter also work, makes, repairs and tunes accordions.  ILO Photo/John Isaac Clarence Martin (left) talks to a customer whose accordion he has repaired. “I used to be a residential contractor and cabinet maker,… Read More

It’s 7pm at Swirl wine bar in the Faubourg St John neighborhood of New Orleans a wine tasting is underway.  Some 300 different wines from all over the world, but with an emphasis on Italy and France, are stacked in wooden racks around the small but bustling wine bar-cum store. The Swirl staff circulate and discuss grape types, vintages and… Read More

The country this month amended its Code on Marriage and Family to allow universal birth registration for all children regardless of the legal status of their parents.  We have seen tremendous progress halfway through our 10-year #IBelong campaign to end statelessness. But millions remain without a nationality and millions are still at risk of being stateless. pic.twitter.com/AUHDSWbkNb — UNHCR Central Asia… Read More