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

[Dont_Tread_On_Me_888]

1] ohioWfan, Do you know what "hyperbole" is?

2] Do you know how much hyperbole has been stated on these threads for the last week?

3] Must you bother the Admin Moderator?

We should be thanking the mods for allowing us to express the truth about what is going on, unlike the MSM that continues to underreport the real horrific stories.

Censorship is a very bad thing.

Not understanding hyperbole is embarrassing, isn't it?

[Arizona Carolyn]

This program they are showing on the history of this on Discovery is very good... shows the big flood of '27 that led to the dams and locks.

[SolomoninSouthDakota]

"bus them 50 miles away and land them at a big McDonalds. Go back and get some more. Bring them 60 miles away and land them at a large movie complex. Go back get some more, and bring them to a different place, a shopping mall. go back and get some more. JUST GET THEM OUT OF THERE.

Then do your planning. "

I'm in 100 % agreement. It seems stupendously simple to me. I've got to believe ANY PLACE in America is going to be better than the God-forsaken city of NO. I'm praying they can isolate the scumbag looters and leave them behind though. This ordeal is just sickening.

[Howlin]

More people are going into the SuperDome?

[ohioWfan]

The whole thing is beyond imagination, Peach. I can't grasp it's horror.

I want to hear from my dear friend in New Orleans, and the others I know well from Gulfport.

[Ovation_girl]

I knew this was coming, as unless they were going to put people in the rafters or a seat to each person, how would it work with 25,000 there? I think officials would be more inclined to feel comfortable with this knowing that other Texas cities have also opened shelters.

[CindyDawg]

Thanks

[KJC1]

Windows didn't open? I wonder why no one broke a few windows to let in some air. There could be a reasonable explanation, just wondering.

[Pyro7480]

They will probably be taken to Dallas or San Antonio. I saw it stated earlier that Texas is taking 25,000 to each of those locations.

[eternity]

Yep. I believe that was a live shot of the Dome.

[Will_Zurmacht]

wouldn't a tent city be better than a thug filled swamp?

[Alberta's Child]

I can see why that post was yanked, but I'll answer you question anyway. LOL.

I did see the Hastert comment earlier today, and the three major items I listed in my Post #1805 were taken from a reply I posted on one of those threads earlier today.

[Dont_Tread_On_Me_888]

In Englishlit, they shoudl have taught you what "hyperbole" was.

You did not take English lit?

[Howlin]

Okay, dawn; I found out what I wanted to know from your map.

All these people that are saying that it's been FOUR DAYS and no help has arrived, listen up:

Hurricane Katrina was STILL in the state of Mississippi at 1.m. Wednesday morning, just moving into Tennessee!

Now, were they suppose to fly/drive into a hurricane to help the people who refused to leave?

[jeffers]

75-150 miles is too close for pre-positioned supplies, in my opinion.

In this storm the damage continued at least that far inland, but more importantly, you don't know what routes will be servicable after the storm. Too close, and you run the risk of your best route being destroyed, meaning you h then have to backtrack and go way around, typically through the damage swath.

Beyond that, you might ask FEMA, I'm just not the expert on this. Careful how you phrase your question. All the FEMA types I've dealt with had more of an "aura" than the Secret Service.

[Peach]

We had a freeper whose son was on the ground in NO on those boats trying to rescue people from roofs and was shot at.

We have freepers who think looters should be shot on sight (I fall into that category unless they are stealing food and water) and freepers who think it's just plain evil to shoot someone without having a trial (yes, that's just how it was written). LOL

We argue and agree and post news as it comes up on the main thread and try to determine if we're at a tipping point and when/if things will get better.

I'm sure others can give you a better flavor of what goes on here; we're just trying to get a handle on the worst disaster to hit the United States since the Civil War.

[Arizona Carolyn]

What about some of the huge convention centers... the Javits for example... they plan to remodel it next year...

[ohioWfan]

Not understanding hyperbole is embarrassing, isn't it?

YOU are an embarrassment.

And using violent 'hyperbole' on a thread like this is evil.

Why don't you try maturing a few decades before you come back and post again?

[Cedar]

"So, the guests are merely sounding boards to bounce his ideas off of."

Great way to put it.

[Siobhan]

Still puzzling about how to evenly space 49 stars on the flag, tho'.

Hey, don't sweat that. Hawaii is going to secede and then its 48

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