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Posted on 09/01/2005 3:46:26 PM PDT by NautiNurse
28,000 National Guard troops are deployed to the disaster areas in Mississippi, Alabama, and to Louisiana, where SWAT teams are working to combat the looters and shooters in New Orleans. Additional 1400 National Guard troops are being deployed daily.
Shootings reported at a New Orleans hospital, rescue boats, and a military helicopter, while conditions continue to deteriorate at the SuperDome amid refugee deaths and chaos. Evacuation of New Orleans continues.
House Speaker Dennis Hastert has voiced serious doubts about rebuilding New Orleans with federal funds, while assuring the people of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida that the United States Congress stands ready to help them in their time of need. New Orleans Mayor C. Ray Nagin issued a "desperate SOS."
Doctors at two desperately crippled hospitals in New Orleans called The Associated Press Thursday morning pleading for rescue, "We have been trying to call the mayor's office, we have been trying to call the governor's office ... we have tried to use any inside pressure we can. We are turning to you. Please help us," said Dr. Norman McSwain, chief of trauma surgery at Charity Hospital, the largest of two public hospitals.
The Port of New Orleans is now open to shallow draft vessels. Congress is reconvening in an emergency session. International offers to assist the U.S. have been received from Russia, Japan, Canada, France, Honduras, Germany, Venezuela, Jamaica, Australia, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Greece, Hungary, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Mexico, China, South Korea, Israel, the United Arab Emirates, NATO and the Organization of American States.
Jesse Jackson has arrived in Louisiana...
Links to various news, local and state government websites:
WLOX TV Biloxi, Gulfport, Pascagula has link to locate family and friends
2theAdvocate - Baton Rouge Includes Slidell, St. John Parish, St. Bernard Parish updates, and other locations.
NOLA.com
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
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
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 (via CBS): WWLTV via CBS
WWL-TV Now via WFAA Dallas **NEW LINK**: http://www.wwltv.com/cgi-bin/bi/video/makeadplaylist.pl?title=beloint_wfaa&live=yes
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 Temporarily Not Live Streaming (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
Louisiana Statewide Katrina Network (WJBO-AM Baton Rouge): http://ccri.eonstreams.com/ccri_la_batonrouge_wjbo_am.asf
Gulf Coast Storm Network (radio): http://www.stormalert.net/main.html#
Louisiana Scanner
Related FR Threads:
FYI: Hurricane Katrina Freeper SIGN IN Thread FReeper Check In thread
Discussion Thread - Hurricane Katrina - What Went Wrong?!?
Post Hurricane Katrina IMAGES Here
Looting Begins In New Orleans
Hurricane Katrina HOUSING Thread
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, and lines are busy
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.
National Black Home Educators Resource Association http://www.nbhera.org/
Previous Threads:
Katrina Live Thread, Party XII
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
Just got here a few minutes ago? What did Denny say? (TIA)
Clarence Thomas is missing?
I am just coming into this thread at this point... I literally got nauseous when I read the Drudge story about a child who probably had lost anything being separated from his pet. That's just not...American. What are they doing with those animals? I've been OK reading all the upsetting things that are happening but the idea of this little kid crying "Snowball" as they rip his pet away is making me ill.
Wow, great links! Thanks, I've been out of the loop, in and out all day.
In the meantime, I am watching the moron on MSBNC (Joe Scarb) he can't get off enough showing the chaos, the calamity, all footage that is 8 to 10 hours old.
All that continual footage of complaints of "people doing nothin'"" the NG, the mayor, where are they.... " unfortunately stops a lot of desire to help the needy and also reinforces some stereotypes. MSNBC ought to be ashamed.
KALB just interrupted programming with breaking news that three busloads of patients are en route from New Orleans to Christus St. Frances Cabrini Hospital in Alexandria. All Cabrini employees are required to report to work immediately for this emergency.
Here is a reporter in Biloxi who wasn't acting.
This is one of the most heartbreaking stories I've seen so far.
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rtsp://mgs.mgbg.com/wkrg/video/083105_jennifer_mayerle_man_on_street.rm
Multiple murders and multiple rapes every day in the Superdome. NOt enough National Guard to take care of incidents and still leave the doctors protected.
And those are the people headed to the Astrodome.
"To: jeffers
It's hard to comprehend, but it looks like the city officials told them to assemble there, and then just forgot about them ever since. They said they haven't seen or heard a word since they were
told to go there, and clearly no food or water drops either.
Not true. Picture of at least one drop is right here."
Right. Saw it after I posted.
Your "proof" proves that you are wrong. They were setting up a command post after 4 days in.
Yes, citywide because I am talking about New Orleans only.
Throwing their kids into the water? Actually that sounds about right. Did the man say who was piloting the boats?
Ignorance and desperation does not condemn one to hell, imo...
I think Scarborough just did... said he lived through the Florida hurricanes and they were handled with ruthless efficiency.
That's obstructionist bulldung.
Even nuclear fallout didn't stop the Japanese from rebuilding Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
The evacuation should make New Orleans' urban renewal fairly easy.
Just condemn the properties and bring in the bulldozers to scrape the slums away. You could probably use a lot of the rubble to double the width and height of the levees. Come to think of it, that would also be a good way to dispose of those huge slabs of concrete that used to be the bridge across Lake Ponchatrain!
It must have been heart breaking to send your kids off with a stranger for survival, not knowing where they were going or who you were giving them to..
No, speech was at 8:45 or so, but should be a link to it soon.
Hell has frozen over!!
I don't know who I'm more incensed at, the rapist or Landrieu and Blanco.
I would be banned for life if I posted what I am thinking upon hearing this...
Prayers for ALL!
uhhhh..... the command is always civilian. At the request of the governor. Blanco ring any bells?
Lease let that sink in for a few moments.
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