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

[cwiz24]

Good point. Get her out of office and evacuate her to the Superdome. Let the good people of New Orleans take care of her.

[Warren_Piece]

He won't get my vote, then. Not that I was going to anyway, but I always thought he was a "sensible" dem, if there is such a thing. I will not tolerate politicians pointing fingers WHILE THIS IS GOING ON. Junior is now on the list.

[advance_copy]

Working with Governor to deploy 600 of the newly arrived MP's to secure the site so food and medicine can get in there.

I was pretty sure he was talking about the convention center site as the target of those 600 MPs. Right?

[MMkennedy]

Just some predictions....

Prediction #1: within the next 2 weeks Chertoff will be out as will Michael Brown.

2. Within the next week the MSM will take and tout a poll, trumped up as it may be, showing Bush's numbers lower than ever

3. The LA state and local officials will recieve virtually no blame from the MSM, but there will be a massive voter retaliation in 2006.

4. Bush's visit today will seem successful to those on the ground, the MSM will look for and find, footage of a victim complaining about the president. This footage will be shown more than footage of the president himself for the next few days.

5. Within 2 months a Dimocrat with alot of clout will begin impeachment hearings.

6. Bush will be fighting for his political survival for the next year, but the Republicans will pick up seats in 2006.

7. Bush's numbers will rise about two months before Nov 2006 on the basis of a largely recovered economy, a good deal of progress in rebuilding NO, and an increasingly robust economy

[Knitting A Conundrum]

New Orleans is not optional for the United States' commercial infrastructure. It is a terrible place for a city to be located, but exactly the place where a city must exist. With that as a given, a city will return there because the alternatives are too devastating. The harvest is coming, and that means that the port will have to be opened soon. As in Iraq, premiums will be paid to people prepared to endure the hardships of working in New Orleans. But in the end, the city will return because it has to.

Now that's what I have been saying. NO has survived fire, flood, malaria, yellow fever, and lawlessness because it is needed.

But the old NO I grew up in is gone forever. And all the memories of riding the street car uptown on a March morning looking at the antebellum buildings filled with the pink of azaleas in bloom and that light quality that is special to the gulf coast will be locked in my heart.

But this new city will have a chance to learn from the past. I know it's Louisiana, but even there good things can happen!

[spectre]

Promise? Thank God!

sw

[cwiz24]

Anger is good, crying is bad. Show some strength for Pete's sake. This kind of display is why the majority of Americans don't think a woman is suited to higher office.

[TN4Liberty]

No flames here. I have had the same thought, but couldn't express it as well as you did.

[Coldwater Creek]

Your sarcasm is not becoming. I have a husband to feed, and other duties. Good Bye and have a good day.

[Knitting A Conundrum]

Downtown near the river's been dry, and never got all that wet.

[Tarheel]

What was it someone said last week--You know the day is going to bad when you wake up in the morning and find Jim Cantore and Geraldo Rivera in your back yard.

[Aggie Mama]

Thank you for that. Now I understand the "why's" of the military getting involved.

[mhking]

Hillary doesn't have emotions. Maybe that's it.

Hillary has loathing for those who are not "of her station." She would have said "let them eat cake..."

[LizardQueen]

I just can't stand weepy, "oh-woe-is-me", giving-up-too-easily women. Can't stand them. And I am a woman.

I agree 100%!!! Woman here, too. I've been known to scream at the TV if the show has a lame, screaming bimbo who can't help herself on it.

This unfortunately is reality and we have a lame screaming bimbo as the Gov. of LA.

LQ

[Knitting A Conundrum]

LOL and groan. Better him, though, than Jesse, who will no doubt come around to keep the pot stirred and the donations comin' in.

[bwteim]

">End Rant"

Better say Uncle, Uncle Ike;)
I have been on NN's threads since "day 1" and don't read that in the majority of comments. I do hear posts of criticism of lack of prep on local gov't authorities - after all, there *only* 12 threads X 4000+/- posts each on each of them, but majority would not fit your conclusion.

PS Welcome to FR, and wear asbestos for a little while;)

My 2 cents

[Pyro7480]

Your predictions are very reasonable.

[cll]

Amen, brother.

[cwiz24]

Hillary has loathing for those who are not "of her station." She would have said "let them eat cake..."

Disagree. She would have knocked on your door, taken your last paycheck, and given it to New Orleans. Income redistribution and all...Not saying she would lead well, just that she could emotionally handle it. This would piss her off and I wouldn't want to be in her way.

[spectre]

About what Bush just said....I'm still waiting...LOL! Yeah, it's convenient to run along..:)

sw