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

[Strategerist]

Yep. There's too much force in surge. Only things that can survive it are exotic, ridiculously expensive buildings like "The Dome Home" in Pensacola.

The solution is to simply not build any more buildings intended for permanent habitation in the potential storm surge zones from Brownsville to Montauk. If people want to spend a vacation on the beach, you have a small, flimsy vacation cottage on the immediate beach, with the permanent buildings, restaurants, etc. 3-4 miles inland.

[Spktyr]

Your doctor can prescribe a month's supply for you. Any pharmacy will fill it.

[mwl1]

Agreed that Bush needs to turn the PR battle around. A lot of this PR wreckage could be reversed in part if they would just get some damned water bottles and essentials to the Convention Center.

[cwiz24]

Soap operas I watch when I'm home from work (hanging head in shame).

[Elyse]

This is making me sick. On WWL they are talking about it being the feds fault. They are saying that Nagin is a hero for being the one to speak up and tell the President that this is what needs to be done and needs to be done now. They are making some big deal about the President's point man not knowing on Thursday about the convention center. Well, it freaking sounds like the GOVERNOR didn't know about those people!!

[Erik Latranyi]

In case you didn't remember, it took 4 hours to get across New Orleans the day before the storm hit. Not out of the danger area, just out of the city.

Again, this was because they did not use the inbound lanes of the interstates for outbound traffic. They do this in Florida every time a hurricane threatens.

Incompetence is the reason. Nothing else.

[Spktyr]

You mean like they did *yesterday*?

WWL had footage of a water drop just outside the CC.

[Types_with_Fist]

A lot of this PR wreckage could be reversed in part if they would just get some damned water bottles and essentials to the Convention Center.

I'm sure you also meant to mention that it would save some lives as well...:-)

[mwl1]

MSM is gonna give the governor a pass, and she too will turn on Bush within 48 hours -- you can see it already.

[Erik Latranyi]

Governette didn't sign the order authorizing the use of all school buses in the state to evac people until YESTERDAY.

As I have stated before ---- incompetence. Nothing else.

[Spktyr]

She's already done that once, then supported Bush, then attacked him, then supported him... You get the idea.

[bwteim]

Who had that "lutes" link and pun, that I was b*tching about yesterday? Then Ike will really know we're dysfunctional.

Signed, post 9/11 Freeper, therefore also newbie

[mwl1]

WWL had footage of a water drop just outside the CC.

I know that, and saw people with water bottles there, but the MSM is reporting exactly the opposite. Regretably, perception is reality.

[blackie]

Main Entry: ref·u·gee
Pronunciation: "re-fyu-'jE, 're-fyu-"
Function: noun
Etymology: French réfugié, past participle of (se) réfugier to take refuge, from Latin refugium

[Mad Dawgg]

Congressman on MSNBC sez we need a 100 Billion dollars to spend on Urban Renewal. We need to get out of Iraq and use that money to rehab the Poor Urban centers of the US.

Oh man this is gonna get ridiculous now!

[Knitting A Conundrum]

They did that. All day the day before the storm came in and part of the day before that.

[Warren_Piece]

That was so funny! Some people complained, but my heart is breaking, and laughter is a small bit of medicine. I'm sure others agree with me.

[TonyInOhio]

A lot of this PR wreckage could be reversed in part if they would just get some damned water bottles and essentials to the Convention Center.

Agreed.

I noticed that CNN and MSNBC managed to rotate their reporters at the Convention Center for the past couple of days. Did they bother to tell anyone that they had 15,000 people there in desperate need?

I guess I just can't comprehend that they were able to move in and out for two days, but the City couldn't manage the same trip.

[mwl1]

Andy Card had better pass the word to Blanco and Miss Mary that if they don't stay on the President's team, he will give the area his benign neglect in future budgetary requests.