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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
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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
Then skip over them.
I don't doubt it. People are desperate, and they mistook the boaters for decent folks. This is horrible, just horrible. May the Lord protect the living, and drill some sense into those in charge.
And, how 'bout Sean Penn, Bahbah, Whoopi, Alec, Fane Jonda, Bono, Tim and Susan, Turn Tedner, Martha, P. Doody, Stephen and Tom???? C'mon you moguls .. when are you gonna step up to the American plate?
It's not mean. I agree we have to triage and people come first but in this situation, I would not have "seen" him though. He wasn't taking space, food or water.
yep, it's a blame Bush fest....the next week an orgy of Bush haters will get tv time...
heck, they're already starting.
I HATE AARON BROWN!
How can people be so giving. When the national personnal savings rate is zero?
We have no legal reason to just take over a state. We are the United States, and each State has its sovereignty. If we did not have laws on the books to protect each state's legal authority then what would stop Congress or a President from invoking all kinds of nonsense to take over a State that was not on the same page as them. There is order in our Government because of these laws and it may be painful to accept,but without this system we would have chaos and anarchy. I hate it that those idiots in charge in LA fouled this all up and now wnat the Feds to clean up. I would have loved GWB on Friday to have told Blanco and the Mayor to get out of the way while we evacuate,but it is not possible.
My apologies...especially since generalizations unfairly label the generous along with the not so generous.
It's time now for all of us to rise above our past levels of giving.
Heard that earlier today. Good info to bookmark.
Horseshit. I haven't seen anything other than anecdotal evidence that "thugs rule the street." Some local officials are using that as I cop out as to why more isn't being done. FEMA isn't reporting that it is hampering their efforts. The Coast Guard hasn't reported it hampering their efforts. Get real. I didn't see any armed thugs stopping anyone from delivering food or water to the folks at the convention center (which they did eventually.)
Made me burst out laughing too. Sad part is that it is probably true! :)
Willie,
We like you and appreciate your input. These are trying times for everyone.
It don't matter who you are, that stuff was FUNNY!
I am aware of that thread from MFH having posted to it and read it.
This is the first time that my 'ears' have heard this news. (11:30 EST, Thursday, despite having had the tube on since Sunday.
If it is old, false, incorrect, I will ask the mod to pull it.
LOL---when I saw that the main suspect in the Natalee Aruba thingy is getting out of jail....I just about cracked up.
Next think I see is Greta in Houston, talking about the Hurricane...
I betcha she is "itching" to get on a plane in Houston to go to Aruba and stick a microphone in that kid's face when he gets out of jail....lol
She is probably cussing up a storm off camera...about why would the let him go THIS weekend...when she actually has to work!
For now.
LOL, you nailed it! Honestly, that is one of the funniest posts in this mess. Thanks for a much needed laugh in all of this.
Yes.. but he got his answer,too minimal effect because of Iraq..
Ummm....I feel like I'm getting credit for stuff I'm not doing.
I quote a post when replying so it makes sense when it doesn't get read till several pages later on a fast moving thread.
If there's one empty line then it's a paragraph, either the OP's or mine.
If there's five empties like above this, the part above is the OP's (original poster) and the part below the five spaces is mine.
That said, you're very welcome.
;-)
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