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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
One of our sales reps who lives 200 miles inland from the Mississippi coast said power was available on & off, no gas for "hundreds" of miles and lots of trees down. We finally heard from her earlier today. On her own house the brick chimney collapsed. These were her last words in the email: "You cannot even imagine the devastation taking place over here."
I have heard of another story where a National Guard convoy was having trouble moving south from Meridian thru a national forest area where numerous huge trees had fallen blocking the road. They had to unload some of their heavy equipment just to clear the roads. Downed power lines and flooded underpasses also were hampering progress in getting relief to the coast area.
Army Corp of Engineers says funding levels did not contribute to levee problems in NO; decisions made years ago to build the levees to handle Category 3 contributed to the problem.
http://freerepublic.com/focus/news/1475305/posts?page=1
What's Scarborough's problem?
What?? .. No asking of prayers for the clouds to clear?
ROFLOL!! That was very good and so true!
It appears that they had a plan to shelter people from the wind. It doesn't appear that they had a plan to cope with flooding. They may have recognized that if the levees broke and the city flooded there would not be much that they could do. I think that the death toll assumed in this "worst case" scenario was much higher than we seem to have.
They probably never contemplated that the levees would break the day after the hurricane.
It's not clear how practical their plans were. I think that Entergy was supposed to set up their command post in the Hyatt Regency. But that is clearly a bad idea, compared with setting it up in Baton Rouge or somewhere else well inland.
1. Welcome to FR Aug 30
2. Your home page says:"Hi. I am NOT a troll. Please don't ban me."
3. What is it with you? "except the New Jersey Patels. "
Got a thing against foreigners?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1475135/posts?page=1472#1472
We moved faster, phenomenally faster, and more effectively in both cases, half-way accross the world than we can here and now. IF we had the same level of control of NO that we did of Falluja after 5days and were only being shot at by the occassional sniper, that would be fine, we'd have the place basically secure. But we don't. The thugs rule the streets.
As far as Thailand goes, WE had a base of ops set up and aid in country and being distributed half-way accross the world in five days. But in NO, where the supplies were "strategically" positioned before Katrina hit, we are helpless. There is no excuse. Incompetence on every level.
send in Rudy. no kidding. millions would feel instant relief at seeing THE MAN at the helm.
She wasn't in a foxhole then.
> The NO people were angry, the Biloxi people were grateful.
Blue state; Red state.
talk radio is going to have to start putting the focus where it belongs. our side needs to learn - you can never be non-partisan with the Dems on any issue. they play every issue for political gain.
That's what I felt too, it would be nice if there was a Mother Abigail, we may need one, the way things are going...
Good news!
the sad thing is joe schmoe who isn't a freeper or a newshound probably saw that and thought "W you are a sick evil man, telling those starving kids they are experiencing a temporary disruption" never knowing the context...
Aaron Brown, mission accomplished.
oh, wait, he's at it again...Brown on the lack of military support, due of course to Iraq.
That isn't true though, that New Englanders are 'stingy'. The reason they came up with that number has to do with how it is reported on taxes. The people of NE are very giving.
Thanks Karl. After we annex Lousiana into Texas, a lot of Americans will have jobs making flags. Still puzzling about how to evenly space 49 stars on the flag, tho'.
However, I am certain that it can be done.
Sh*t. And the whole time I thought it was an act of God. Like tornados in the midwest, or blizzards on the east coast, or earthquakes here in California (or anywhere). Boy you sure have enlightened me.
I wonder why it says "Act of God" on my insurance policy.. I better check that out. hmmm..
Just have the President declare, by executive order, a special election, with the polls located on higher ground. Them buses will be workin overtime. Even the cemetaries will be evacuated.ROFLOL!! That was very good and so true!
Thanks; I needed that.
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