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Posted on 08/31/2005 4:00:15 PM PDT by NautiNurse
President Bush: "We are dealing with one of the worst national disasters in our nation's history." Push has appropriated vast federal resources to assist with the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
78,000 people are currently in shelters. New Orleans evacuation continues. 10,000 additional National Guard troops have been called to service.
Hospitals are running low on supplies, and public health concerns include water borne disease, poor sanitation, food and drinking water contamination and shortages, mosquitoes, carbon monixide poisoning from electricity generators, lack of childcare, and the special needs of the elderly.
Links to various news, local and state 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.
Inside Houma Today includes shelter and volunteer updates
WLBT.com Jackson MS
WALA Channel 4 Mobile, AL Includes links to distribution centers, Emergency Ops, etc.
Sun-Herald Gulfport MS Includes link to town by town reports
Mississippi updates via Jackson Ledger
St Bernard Local Government
Alabama Homeland Security Volunteers can sign up online
Alabama DOT
Alabama.gov
Louisiana Homeland Security
Louisiana State Police road closure info
State of Mississippi Website has traffic alerts, emergency contact numbers
Streaming Video:
WWL-TV: http://www.khou.com/perl/common/video/wmPlayer.pl?title=beloint_khou&props=livenoad
WDSU-TV: http://mfile.akamai.com/12912/live/reflector:38843.asx"
WPMI-TV: http://www.wpmi.com/mediacenter/default.aspx?videoId=113739
WKRG-TV: mms://wmbcast.mgeneral.speedera.net/wmbcast.mgeneral/wmbcast_mgeneral_aug262005_1435_95518
WTOK-TV (follow the link on the home page): http://www.wtok.com/
WJTV-TV: mms://wmbcast.mgeneral.speedera.net/wmbcast.mgeneral/wmbcast_mgeneral_aug262005_1435_95563
Gulf Coast Storm Network (radio): http://www.stormalert.net/main.html#
Related FR Threads:
FYI: Hurricane Katrina Freeper SIGN IN Thread
Discussion Thread - Hurricane Katrina - What Went Wrong?!?
Post Hurricane Katrina IMAGES Here
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 XI
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
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Whoever, except in cases and under circumstances expressly authorized by the Constitution or Act of Congress, willfully uses any part of the Army or the Air Force as a posse comitatus or otherwise to execute the laws shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than two years, or both.
That's what they're waiting for...Congress. Oh, great. Now we know everything will happen with lightening speed. /sarc.
Sadly, some of those young able men are gang members adding to the misery. All the more reason to get the rest out fast. And good they're sending in the Delta Forces and Natl Guard.
AGP, the government has taken charge now.
YES, thank you, WWL!!
"To: ingodwetrust; floriduh voter
Rescue workers can not safely evac when they are under arms fire.
Congress is convening an emergency session."
Day late and a dollor short. This is decided in the next 24 hours.
Whatever's in the pipeline or on ready alert, (fingers crossed, George, don't let me down) is it.
It is public information....I am posting what I hear...there is no power in NO, no looters are going to hear it. If anything, the MSM will report on it.
Loose Lips . . . this is life and death stuff . . .
WWL saying now that fema is nowhere to be found, from many sources.
Ooops.
On the other hand, it's not going to help them - no internet feed, remember?
Rush said Hillary wants immediate hearings on gas price-gouging. That should help. (Do I need a /sarcasm tag?)
Don't be dense. You never know who picks up this stuff, especially the crappy media.
"And the DRAFT RIOTS in NY during the Civil War were what and the Orders to shoot looters after the Big Frisco quake in 1900 and the Chicago Fire was the last 30 years ?"
No, but, helpfully, they do lend additional credence to my original point about the fallen nature of humanity. Thanks.
I think the NO unrest, however, is directly attributable to the public policies of the last thirty years which have served to loosen the moral restraints of religion and strengthen the pull of the basest elements of fallen human nature.
That's silly. Do you believe ANYONE near that hospital is going to learn ANYTHING from Free Republic?
You vastly overestimate who reads FR and particularly this thread.
Burbank - you have my ultimate respect - do what you think is right - personally, I'm backing off on this one -
I don't see anything in Posse Comitatus that prohibits "rescue" activity.
These soldiers would be sent in simply to secure the area and get those people out of there.
They're not going in there to "arrest" anyone or conduct other "police activities".
If some armed thug wants to interfere, it would be simple self-defense for a Marine to take him out.
After all, even the reporters from the MSM have armed escorts on the scene.
Coming from NOLA, the city that failed to prepare.
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