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Katrina Live Thread, Part XI
Various ^ | 30 August 2005 | Various

Posted on 08/30/2005 1:34:04 PM PDT by NautiNurse

The situation in New Orleans continues to deteriorate due to rising water levels and desperation. Search and rescue continues via boat and air. Authorities have announced the goal to evacuate all the remaining residents of NOLA. The New Orleans Mayor has reported numerous gas leaks throughout the city. Sporadic fires occurring. Attempts to evacuate hundreds of hospital patients from Charity Hospital and Tulane Medical Center are in process. Patients are being transported to other hospitals as far away as Florida.

The Army Corps of Engineers is at the NOLA levee breaks with current plans to drop 3000 lb sand bags in an effort to stop the flow of water. NOLA hospital evacuations continue for thousands of patients. Reports indicate all evacuees are being taken to the SuperDome, which is now surrounded by water. The generators at the Dome are now in jeopardy. The Governor of Louisiana has called for a day of prayer tomorrow...

Elsewhere, search and rescue continue in Mississippi and Alabama. Biloxi reports indicate catastrophic damage.

Links to various news and local government websites:

WLOX TV Biloxi, Gulfport, Pascagula has link to locate family and friends (very slow load)

2theAdvocate - Baton Rouge Includes Slidell, St. John Parish, St. Bernard Parish updates, and other locations.

NOLA.com

Inside Houma Today needing boats, volunteers, lists gas station openings, water, etc.

WALA Channel 4 Mobile, AL Includes links to distribution centers, Emergency Ops, etc.

Sun-Herald Gulfport MS Includes link to town by town reports

Gulfport News via Topix.net

WAFB Baton Rouge

Mobile Register via al.com

Mississippi updates via Jackson Ledger

Lafayette LA Daily Advertiser

Pensacola News Journal

St Bernard Local Government

Streaming Video:
WWL-TV (via KHOU/Houston): http://www.wwltv.com/cgi-bin/bi/video/makeadplaylist.pl?title=beloint_khou&live=yes

WKRG/Mobile: mms://wmbcast.mgeneral.speedera.net/wmbcast.mgeneral/wmbcast_mgeneral_aug262005_1435_95518

WDSU/New Orleans via WAPL/Jackson: mms://a842.l1291238841.c12912.g.lm.akamaistream.net/D/842/12912/v0001/reflector:38841

All are Windows Media Player links.


Related FR Threads:

FYI: Hurricane Katrina Freeper SIGN IN Thread

Discussion Thread - Hurricane Katrina - What Went Wrong?!?

Post Hurricane Katrina IMAGES Here

Looting Begins In New Orleans

Martial Law Declared in New Orleans


Due to the number of requests to assist, the following list of some charities is provided.
This is not intended as an endorsement for any of the charities.

www.redcross.org or 1-800 HELP NOW - note: website is slow
Salvation Army - 1-800-SAL-ARMY or Salvation Army currently looking for in-state volunteers - (888)363-2769
Operation Blessing: (800) 436-6348.
America's Second Harvest: (800) 344-8070.
Catholic Charities USA: (800) 919-9338, or www.catholiccharitiesusa.org.
Christian Reformed World Relief Committee: (800) 848-5818.
Church World Service: (800) 297-1516 or online at www.churchworldservice. org.
Lutheran Disaster Response: (800) 638-3522.
Nazarene Disaster Response: (888) 256-5886.
Presbyterian Disaster Assistance: (800) 872-3283.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is accepting donations at its 3,800 stores and Web site, www.walmart.com.

Previous Threads:

Katrina Live Thread, Part X
Katrina Live Thread, Part IX
Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part VIII
Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part VII
Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part VI
Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part V
Hurricane Katrina, Live Thread, Part IV
Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part III
Katrina Live Thread, Part II
Hurricane Katrina Live Thread, Part I
Tropical Storm 12


TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; US: Alabama; US: Florida; US: Louisiana; US: Mississippi
KEYWORDS: aftermath; hurricane; hurricanekatrina; katrina; livehurricanekatrina
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To: tgslTakoma

I saw that pic earlier and wondered the same thing myself. Why weren't these buses used for good, rather than left to destruction?


3,601 posted on 08/30/2005 9:56:59 PM PDT by Abigail Adams
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To: Pepper777

They are probably going to be lucky if a riot doesn't break out in the Superdome before it's all over.


3,602 posted on 08/30/2005 9:57:12 PM PDT by pnz1
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To: tgslTakoma

Saw those earlier this evening completely submerged on video on WWL. Told my husband they probably had gas in them too.


3,603 posted on 08/30/2005 9:57:15 PM PDT by MarMema
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To: Abigail Adams

***What are people thinking? What's the point in being a gangsta in these circumstances? What is there to gain?***

Rep, getting back at Whitey and the Man, who knows??

I DO know that things are breaking down there, and FAST...


3,604 posted on 08/30/2005 9:58:20 PM PDT by tcrlaf
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To: hoosiermama
Reports indicate all evacuees are being taken to the SuperDome, which is now surrounded by water. The generators at the Dome are now in jeopardy. The Governor of Louisiana has called for a day of prayer tomorrow...

Wasn't there an SNL skit from years ago that portrayed an absolutely horrible idea conceived within a corporate boardroom with the punchline being ..........

Who's the genius that came up with this idea?

3,605 posted on 08/30/2005 9:58:53 PM PDT by hole_n_one
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To: tgslTakoma

Its Bush's fault....


3,606 posted on 08/30/2005 9:59:57 PM PDT by BurbankKarl
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To: buickmackane

That is a wonderful idea. Thank you for the suggestion, and thanks too for your continued local updates. Very much appreciated.


3,607 posted on 08/30/2005 10:00:02 PM PDT by NautiNurse ("I'd rather see someone go to work for a Republican campaign than sit on their butt."--Howard Dean)
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To: pnz1

That's what she was hinting about. Those people won't be able to spend one more day there without proper sanitation. Disgusting thought of living in a pig sty with thousands of angry people.


3,608 posted on 08/30/2005 10:00:42 PM PDT by The Westerner
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To: tcrlaf

How are you view WDSN the link has been dead for since this afternoon?

Thanks


3,609 posted on 08/30/2005 10:00:45 PM PDT by Revel
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To: Pepper777
"She kept fading off. Said they had to have some place to evacuate the people in shelters *to* before they could evac them."

I'm shocked they wouldn't have had a plan in place for years of where to evacuate people. I feel so sorry for all those people who are basically stuck in that hedious Superdome.

Hi Pepper!

It is stunning in its ineptitude....and she is stunning in her lack of preparedness ( and sounds immature to me, childish like).

Am I dreaming, or did I hear mary landrieau (sp?), a few days back, poo poo the executive order ( that our President was forced to make because the gov, the senators and the mayor were to worried about legalities of forcing folks to leave and put safety behind the protection of their own butts) to evacuate as over reaction? I did dream that, must have, because folks here would be railing about this if it had happened.

3,610 posted on 08/30/2005 10:00:55 PM PDT by Republic (Michael Schiavo comes to mind...ulitimate control is never relinquished with ease)
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To: Abigail Adams

I am afraid what is going on down there right now....

no media...


3,611 posted on 08/30/2005 10:00:55 PM PDT by BurbankKarl
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To: lahargis

You can point that finger at anyone, is all I'm saying. He is the mayor of a cash-strapped, geographically doomed (but lucky until now) city, in the poorest state in the union (I believe). There really isn't a whole lot of preperation to be done. Ultimate catastrophes and crises like these are exactly the situations we depend on the federal government, including the Nat'l Guard, FEMA, and now Homeland Security, to spring into action for.

If they are the ones to act, why shouldn't they be involved in the preperation process as well? Why do they, more than 24 hours later, still not seem to have any contingency plan, when everyone seemed to predict the same doomsday scenarios?

You have to keep this in perspective. A mayor of a city, even a somewhat large one like NO, does not have much power. Probably even less than the parish presidents, to be honest.


3,612 posted on 08/30/2005 10:01:04 PM PDT by buckleyfan (WFB, save us!)
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To: Ingtar

The pharmacies have been looted...did you notice the Walmart pharmacy was completely trashed. Hopefully there are National Guard at the hospitals.


3,613 posted on 08/30/2005 10:01:06 PM PDT by dawn53
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To: buickmackane

We have old uniforms that fit the bill (navy pants and white polos). I wish I could send them to the schools.

It would also be a good school project to send school supplies to the hurricane area.

I'm sure my kids would love to send supplies to the kids in the hurricane area.


3,614 posted on 08/30/2005 10:01:18 PM PDT by luckystarmom
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To: CindyDawg
She's late. The prayers stated a few days ago.

I've been here. I just don't think MSM video of two police women looting Wal-Mart should set the example for all the police officers that are working the area. I imagine the local police have very little say in the evacuation plans. To trash all of the police officers because of the two looting women is wrong.

3,615 posted on 08/30/2005 10:01:35 PM PDT by flutters (God Bless The USA)
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To: little jeremiah

What was the predominant race of the hijackers during 9/11. Is it racist to point out that they were predominantly a certain persuasion IF IT IS A FACT.


3,616 posted on 08/30/2005 10:01:36 PM PDT by RummyChick
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To: Republic

Are the Freepers going to pause during the prayer service?

Sounds like she has written the rest of the people off.


3,617 posted on 08/30/2005 10:01:56 PM PDT by BurbankKarl
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To: Ingtar; Torie

Thanks. In that case Torie's right and I'm wrong.


3,618 posted on 08/30/2005 10:02:00 PM PDT by nunya bidness (Remember, they hated Him first.)
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To: lahargis
but it is totally obvious that he did not have any kind of viable plan for this event.

Ah, but he did; it was the "It's gonna turn" plan.

3,619 posted on 08/30/2005 10:02:27 PM PDT by Howlin (Have you check in on this thread: FYI: Hurricane Katrina Freeper SIGN IN Thread)
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To: luckystarmom

Live coverage is back on CNN, folks. As Fox and MSNBC is all reruns, if you want up-to-date info, switch to CNN, as much as that might kill you to do so.


3,620 posted on 08/30/2005 10:02:45 PM PDT by flaglady47
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