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Posted on 09/01/2005 3:46:26 PM PDT by 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
Olberman just made some comment a bit ago about how Condi Rice just got back to her office... after attending a comedy in NY. His passive-aggressive liberal anger just irritates beyond belief, even for someone who isn't exactly a Bush supporter like me.
Nagin was pro Jindal, I'm sure there is no love lost b/t Blanco and Nagin.
Once again, the people in MS crying over losing their possessions should thank god that they are not in NO.
It is as simple as that. Anything else you want to interject into that post IS YOUR PROBLEM.
Scanner ... urgent message from EOC ... please respond ...
pick up (18) babies next to Super Dome ... medivac
18 babies, fuel being held for 'em enroute... "
What, did someone out him again?
I kinda wish all the able-bodied people who are begging to be _______ (rescued, fed, etc.) would, instead, go to the levee breaks and start filling sand bags by hand to plug the levee.
I kinda wish that, instead of using valuable rescue/aid resources on able-bodied people, that the able-bodied people would become AID themselves.... become a good old-fashioned bucket-brigade with sand bags.... Start joining together as a community to help the situation.
Or am I asking too much?
Well, some are blaming Bush as well.
I don't think many, but I heard soundbites from people in NO and in Mississippi blaming the president for the slow response.
All flights over city suspended during darkness per Military scanner
Good point about the shoes, if your shoes are ruined from wading in cruddy water they are dangerous if you have to run on pavement or levees to save someone or apprehend someone.
so do we tell these people in the hotel, that they can just go to hell and die? they had the initiative and resources to save themselves.
I'm sure this one is probably slower but I really don't have time to look through the last 10 hurricane threads. I've noticed in the amt. of time it takes to type a response, 20 responses get posted. At the height of the storm you could hardly afford to go to the bathroom. Although disasters are not good, FR tends to be the best at these times. I will check back to the last thread. Thanks.
Finally, a breath of fresh air. A politician finally says something that makes sense.
Hastert is right--do NOT rebuild New Orleans as it is below sea level.
Did anybody catch Keith Oberman trashing Rice, Bush and everybody in the admin--he implied all could care less about what is going on. He noted Condi Rice was on vacation, crap like that. He failed to mention that the mayor is a major reason why lawlessness borke out.
And once again, how do you know they are not?
We have to. Nobody else can do it - and someone has to.
Who was the guy in Iraq with Rick Leventhal?
good news for a college student at my school......she heard from her parents who left NO finally. Home is gone, but they are all safe.
I just finished reading that blog, if that's not real, the author has narrative down pat. I read it and recommend highly!
cajungirl is alive, well, and posting, thank God.
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