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

[hawkaw]

When you find it you should fire it off to Rush for his show!

[SE Mom]

EIGHT MILE long convoy shown rolling into NOLA

[Protect the Bill of Rights]

Okay....last night I heard BOR talking to a rescuer about a woman and her mother (?) trapped somewhere. Did not get his name and came in during the end. From the question and answer I heard it seemed as if this rescuer was part of a volunteer group not connected to the official effort.

It may very well be there are groups which have formed (ex-military, etc) which have formed with one goal in mind.

Forget the bullshit (sorry!) & just go in and get them as situations are made known to them.

Therefore, what you have described seems credible.

[hummingbird]

sorry- just ranting... I think everyone is frustrated at the situation.. plus I really do not think we can put our arms around the magnitude of the whole thing.

I'll join you in your rant. The highs and lows we are seeing are making me dizzy.

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times..."

[wordsofearnest]

Local furniture store owner (Washington IN) is organizing a semi load of food, water, baby formula and such. Leaving tomorrow.

[Warren_Piece]

btw, this guy:

http://www.livejournal.com/users/interdictor/

has been blogging LIVE from that Bellsouth bldg.

[Cboldt]

My bigger point, on the overpromising by politicians, is that it tends to make government bigger, which does not necessarily translate into "better" or "more effective."

OTOH, making promises does curry favor with the voters, and does translate into winning elections.

[Proud 2BeTexan]

WHY are the snipers shooting at rescue copters? What exactly are they hoping to accomplish??

[cajungirl]

Very reliable.

After thinking and reading other posts, it must have been private security. they were very professional. The people were overjoyed.

[hummingbird]

In fact, "others" need to just push him aside, but, of course, there are things that can't be done because of PC.

I don't think we've seen very much of the mayor. What you suggest may have already been done.

[TheSpottedOwl]

Brown-( I swear I am not making this up ) Now, Jane, is this your normal route to work ?

He needs to be fired. He's as stupid and partisan as the day is long...

[CELTICGAEL (Celt)]

I believe it was Col. Cowen's (sp?)group.

[Bubbette]

The other night Bill O'Reilly has Bill Cowan on, the military expert. Bill had on a woman and her mom in her nineties that were trapped in the attic. Bill was promising them that he would send a private helicopter crew of "experts" who would come and eyeball their situation and then they would alert authorities or rescue them themselves. Never heard what happened but did not want to go into detail with Bill about who this people were.

[tomkat]

(nice pile-on huh ? we're such an accomodating group ;-)

[Mad Dawgg]

Black Caucus has a presser going on on MSNBC.

Starting in on rant about how bad FEMA and the Bush Administration response is to NO disaster.

[Peach]

Whoa!!! What an amazing report. I think our special forces and retired military guys came out of the woodwork and pulled that one off.

[cajungirl]

When I heard the story, I thought it was Freeper Rescue,,

[SeaBiscuit]

That pic is testimony to the mayor's failure, those buses should have been used when NOLA was put on alert.

[Protect the Bill of Rights]

I just posted what I heard of that interview. I only caught the end, but it did sound as if someone had put a group together-not part of the official effort.

Thanks for filling in the blanks.

[AFPhys]

Get it through your skull: it is illegal for President Bush to usurp the clear authority of the governor in this situation, and use the U.S. military for law enforcement - that includes the Coast Guard.

If you don't like that, press Congress to change the Constitution, and the law.