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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
Wells Fargo pledged $500,000 and offered to match up to 250,000 of employee contributions for a total of 1,000,000. Contributions are going to the Red Cross and United Way.
I win the pool!
Double-barrelled Mega-PING! to both lists! If you want on, FReepmail me!
Thank you for your post, and DITTO!
I was flamed badly on another thread the other day for defending the very folks to whom you refer...
(BYW, I'm a Yankee - lived in PA all my life)
Okay. There was something today but it is being kept quiet. People are dazed, numb. Even people who don't have people in NO. Nobody can watch tv long. Everyone has a favorite place that is gone.
Interesting thing. People went over to the open dorms to see if help was needed. The first dorm, the RA said everything was fine,all the students were out volunteering, nobody falling apart, so on. Chipper, everyone busy.
The second dorm the RA was in tears, said everyone was upset, crying, hugging, talking and ventilating. Indeed it was.
My take was that now is the time for people to do something to help, not to ventilate, to be distracted as much as possible.
Later, it will be more sad I do believe. But it is just too much to take in let alone really know how one feels right now.
I never saw anything like this in my life. I do believe it is worse than 911. And there are so many good people working so hard, giving so much. An entire dorm of self centered freshman, all were out volunteering. It is a good group this young generation, don't care what anyone else thinks, they are really good kids.
And everyone is hugging each other. Not being much of a hugger is kind of hard on me, I am more of the "buck up and quit crying" type.
You really meet yourself in times like this.
One thing we can all get from this....don't be depending on the government to help in times of crisis. It's too big for them.
Families, friends, neighbors need to plan now in case something occurs in your cities and towns. Who knows when the next crisis might appear?
It will be horrible in the cities (as we see now); it's best to be in smaller towns. We won't be able to depend on the government to help (and we probably shouldn't expect it anyway -- people lived for centuries with only neighbors helping one another).
It's also very important to be aware of your location, what type of neighborhood you live in. I know human nature can get out of control in any neighborhood, but at least try for the best situation possible. And I'm not talking about wealthy neighborhoods here --- some of the safest places will be out in small rural areas, away from the throngs of people.
Bears repeating. What happend to American self sufficiency, ingenuity, initiative, work-ethic, neighborliness, can do attitude? It seems the "great society" was a collosal failure (other than insuring democratic votes)
We should all learn a prepare for a possible next disaster and not depend on our government to do everything for us.
Next we take care of the liberal judges and take our country back. Law and order, no PC, few long term handouts.
Is he alive?! Praise God he's been found. I loved that guy..sw
There was a pool and nobody told me? :-)
Born in NO abt 8 days ago, with a few problems. Left in NO hosp......was evac'd after storm to Houston.
Parents finally get to Houston.....no baby. No one knew where he had next been transfered to.......finally showed up in Fort Worth tonight.
I don't think you are reading it right. I think EVERYONE has praised NN for the threads.
I think the Superdome was a last resort & that those in authority did not think the situation would deteriorate so fast and people would need to stay so long. The people in the Superdome had mandatory "get out" orders & refused. Got the impression that there was nothing there except shelter...no food, water, clothes or sanitation. Maybe someone knows more than I.
share the wealth
LAKE Charles? I think that's on the other side of the state. Are you sure it's not St. Charles?
I believe you mean Greg Kelly, who has a Dad named Ray Kelly that is NYCity Police Commissioner.
We used to do that all the time !
Several Marines laughed their butts off when I relayed this post to them.
No, they have to get processed through the system. I'm sure more than a few of the dying are from diabetes, many have uncontrolled diabetes and live a tenuous existance.
Sad, but true. Diabetes is becomming a number 1 killer in this nation.
Jesse Jackson, an ambulance chaser if there ever was one.
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