Katrina Live Thread, Part XIII

Various ^ | 1 September 2005 | Various

[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

[Mad Dawgg]

"LOL, you nailed it! Honestly, that is one of the funniest posts in this mess."

Sadly, I do not believe it is far from the truth. (I think that is why it comes off as so funny.)

[MMkennedy]

Thanks, but no.

[BlueAngel]

Arnold S., the Gov. of California is sending 500 National Guardsmen and equipment!

We'll only hear from the so called celebrities when they can get their face on TV.

[blam]

"Just now on MSNBC, casualty count according to hospital and rescue workers is 'expected' to go over a thousand in Biloxi area, altho current 'actual' count is 120+."

That's terrible.

One of the things that I've learned after 'being in the middle' of three hurricanes and two TS's in the last year is that the ones affected know the least about what's going on...you become isolated. I just got phone service back today, still no electricity and other than trees and limbs down every where, we came through pretty good.

[Calpernia]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1475310/posts
Personal email excerpt RE: Prisoner transfer from New Orleans

[PAR35]

It would be at Reunion arena in downtown Dallas.

I've heard an unconfirmed (by me) rumor that SMU is taking in some Tulane students. I heard on the radio that Metroplex hospitals are going to make available 1000 beds for those who need hospitalization.

[Palladin]

Thank you for the explanation. You must enjoy living among such people.

[Dont_Tread_On_Me_888]

The article said it all. THX

Bottom line is the cost to rebuild NO has to be far more than what they are estimating.

I say screw the hellhole. Rebuild elsewhere.

[Born in a Rage]

No prob. Around here there are constantly charity events. Churches collecting food, piles of winter coats at the supermarket, blood drives, bone-marrow drives, cancer fundraisers, and just tons of things. But, I remember that particular statistic you mentioned and it was basically because the giving goes unreported...maybe something about our tax system? I forget...:-)

[tomkat]

.. me too - nite all.

drew out.

[ClancyJ]

You forgot the reverand...

That is reverrrrr...rand.

I crack up everytime I hear Rush pronounce Jackson's name. Reverrrr.rand Jaaackson Great job on the threads Nautinurse. I like the new events of the day listed at the top as they occur. What about adding the date/time just so we will know it was today and not a prior day. Of course you might have been doing that all along - I am not the most observant person around.

[mhking]

And in Aruba--the Dutch kid walks.

Frankly, my dear...

[Peach]

My stepson was in Iraq and Jordan in the early months of the war. We asked him to bring us back some MRE's and we tasted several. They were NOT bad and if I was in New Orleans and hungry, I'd be happy to have one.

[advance_copy]

(AFP) Troops deployed in New Orleans with shoot-to-kill orders

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana : Iraq-tested US troops with shoot-to-kill orders were deployed in New Orleans on Thursday to restore law and order after days of chaos and looting in the hurricane-devastated city.

Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco said the 300 troopers from the Arkansas National Guard had been authorised to open fire on "hoodlums" who have been terrorising the flooded city in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.

The people who are shooting at aid workers and medical teams better stop their nonsense.

[Petronski]

So I see Nicolas Cage is giving a million dollars...

Cage matched some very large corporations with that bid.

Good man.

[dawn53]

They did go to the Convention Center with food/water?

I must have missed that.

[steveegg]

The excellent documentary "Isaac's Storm," about the Galveston Hurricane, will reair in 25 minutes on the History Channel.

I think I'll be falling asleep to that. Thanks for the reminder.

[eternity]

Astrodome getting crowded. The nice neat setup of cots are now rearranged.

[Peach]

France lost more than hundreds. It was over 20,000 as I recall; my brother and sil were in France that summer while we babysat their two daughters.

[Protect the Bill of Rights]

You caught that too.