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

[Pro-Bush]

[RepublicanArmy]

Posted by Howlin: I had to shut it off. Obviously those "informed" people don't even know Bush is coming to NO tomorrow.

Me: Yeah and they will "claim" that he only did so because of the pressure they put on him. I turned it off too it's nothing but a hate Bush fest while ppl are dieing cause of the so called leaders in our state. I wish Bobby Jindal was Governer of this state more now then ever...

[MarMema]

WDSU showing the Astrodome. A sight for my eyes! Stacks of supplies being handed out to well-behaved people.

Now showing medical volunteers from Florida doing medical *triage* in Mississippi.

[RepublicanArmy]

I would... Then again I'm not feeling like a real nice guy these days after all this. Send in Hillary too...

[MEG33]

http://www.wwltv.com/local/stories/WWLBLOG.ac3fcea.html
Latest news...up to the minute blog.

[Howlin]

LOL......I almost said that because that's exactly what I thought.

Aren't you glad you're not a liberal so you don't have to spout all that drivel?

Oh, and I heard Jindal for the first time tonight; boy, LA made a big mistake when they didn't elect him!

[Howlin]

Better watch out for those hurricanes in Ohio

Good lord, man, most of us at least TRY not to look ignorant, but you just can't seem to pull it off, can you?

[twntaipan]

That looks like Mogadishu, eh?

[buckleyfan]

Good lord, man, most of us at least TRY not to look ignorant, but you just can't seem to pull it off, can you?

As far as not looking ignorant, are you really trying? Because it doesn't show. I hoped, after a few days, you might have picked something up. But nope, you all you've picked up is your keyboard :)

[advance_copy]

Remember, in the midst of this disaster, it is no time to politicize or point fingers. /sarc

[RepublicanArmy]

LOL......I almost said that because that's exactly what I thought.

Aren't you glad you're not a liberal so you don't have to spout all that drivel?

Oh, and I heard Jindal for the first time tonight; boy, LA made a big mistake when they didn't elect him!




Yeah we have a bunch of idiots in this state Howlin, they never miss a chance to screw this state up. Then again I think most of the nation now knows that sad fact.

[Coldwater Creek]

In Memphis a couple of years ago, we had a huge wide swath of straight line winds come through. We have more trees here per sq ft. than any other city in the country. You can imagine what the destruction was like. Our Democrat mayor ran off to another state on personal business, and left the city to fend for itself.

How dare any Democrat blame G. Bush

[RepublicanArmy]

Sounds about right...

[Howlin]

I remember that; we had 80 mph winds here once; really, really scarey.

[HarryCaul]

Defender 5 seems to be sleeping.

[gpapa]

Given contaminated areas, lack of potable water, fire hazards, potential spread of diseases, and little local hospital support, it will be needed very badly. There are going to be a lot of sick people for a long period of time, even after folks return to their homes. When the Comfort was deployed to the far east during the tsunami disaster they cared for 100,000 people.

[Uncle Ike]

Has anybody seen any reports of health issues, yet?

I saw a post on this thread yesterday afternoon about some rescue workers being evac'd due to infection/sickness from wading in the sludgy water, but nothing since.

We should be getting close to the incubation time on some of those nasty bugs, I would think.

[MarMema]

WDSU - healthcare volunteers said they saw no one with a wound that was not infected, in Miss. I think near Biloxi, but I honestly don't recall if it was Biloxi or Gulfport.

[Howlin]

Right.

And the dead animals, too.

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

That bears repeating. They have elected leaders at all levels. It seems they're avoiding their responsibilities and trying to blame it all on President Bush. All the feds can and should do is ask what do they need and where do they need it. The local leaders know their areas better than Washington does.