'close' will suffice
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Posted on 09/02/2005 3:03:06 PM PDT by NautiNurse
President Bush continues to assess the catastrophic damage by air and on the ground in Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana. Bush spent the day meeting with search and rescue personnel, relief commanders, and displaced residents in Mobile, Biloxi, and the New Orleans area. U.S. Congress passed a $10.5 billion relief package for the hurricane ravaged areas. First Lady Laura Bush issued a press statement from an evacuation shelter in Lafayette, Louisiana.
Patient and staff evacuations continue from numerous New Orleans Hospitals. Thousands of patients are being airlifted to a field hospital at Louis Armstrong New Orleans Airport for triage, staging, and transport to hospitals throughout the United States.
The U.S. Coast Guard and civilian volunteers continue to evacuate thousands of survivors from their flooded homes in New Orleans. The Army Corps of Engineers continues work to repair the damaged levees.
The nation's airlines today began an operation intended to fly up to 25,000 refugees out of New Orleans. The airlines are volunteering their aircraft and crews for the program. Long convoys loaded with relief supplies arrived throughout the day into New Orleans, while convoys of buses are moving survivors out of the city.
Several large fires are burning in the city and greater New Orleans area. Reports indicate snipers are holding down firefighters. Reports of shots fired with LEO down in the St. Bernard Parish area. Rescue operations are underway. A bus carrying NOLA evauees rolled over in Opelousa, LA.
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:
New Orleans Emergency Operations Center - is now open:
504-463-1000
504-463-1001
504-463-1002
WWL-TV New Orleans (via WFAA Dallas) - WWL-TV is operating from studios at Louisiana Public Broadcasting. CBS has a relay during the morning and afternoon. When available, use the CBS relay first as they have greater streaming capacity. Yahoo has also provided a relay.
WDSU-TV New Orleans - The news staff has started to return to temporary news studios near New Orleans. However, expect evening coverage from Hearst-Argyle sister stations WAPT Jackson and WESH Orlando when the New Orleans staff needs to take a break.
WGNO-TV New Orleans - New Orleans' ABC affiliate has returned to the air with WBRZ-TV and launched video streaming with continuous Katrina coverage.
WPMI-TV Mobile, AL - WPMI is webcasting from 5:30am - 10:30pm CDT. When off air, you can view pre-recorded reports on demand. This feed is often unreliable.
WKRG-TV Mobile, AL - This station is providing good coverage of the situation to the east in Mississippi and Alabama. However, the station is now signing off at around 10:30pm CDT like WWL and WPMI.
WJTV-TV Jackson, MS - The CBS affiliate in Jackson is providing live coverage for both the Jackson area and south Mississippi (knowing a lot of media in that area is off the air).
United Radio From New Orleans: WWL-AM, WNOE-FM, "KISS-FM," WRNO-FM, WYLD-FM, and WJBO-AM who have joined forces as United Radio From New Orleans, and they are streaming.
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/ Southern Baptist: NAMB - http://www.namb.net/
Samaritan's Purse - http://www.samaritanspurse.org/
Previous Threads:
Katrina Live Thread, Part XIII
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
'close' will suffice
Which is why Jungle Jim Cantore pulled himself (or was pulled) out of Gulfport earlier this week.
Media is fueling that crap.
They should have stuck with the brave folks who stood in line for hours at the Superdome with all their belongings in a plastic bag.
I agree with you, though.
I have a friend whose daughter is in the service.
She is not only a victim, but the troops are being trashed again at the same time.
Not good.
Yes, just like the 60's - deja vu all over again.
When you bite the hand that feeds you be prepared to get hit with a fist. People are breaking their damned backs to help a large group of ABLE BODIED ADULTS, that have the same survival skills of infants.
So because Shep won't starve himself, he's bad?
The same Whooooaaaa Steve Harrigan that Freepers were talking about 5 days ago with disdain?
Sounds like Shep is on a hearsay rampage. Better pull him out, he's shell-shocked.
Sure I will...
when the criticism of those in the actually area of the disaster stop.
When they stop, I will. That simple.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1475714/posts?page=141#141
>>>The main responsibility and authority for operational aspects of evacuation in Orleans Parish lies with the Office of Emergency Preparedness (OEP) within the Chief Administrative Office of the City. The authority to make the final decisions related to an evacuation rests with the Mayor of New Orleans.
Office of Emergency Preparedness: http://www.neworleanscert.org
OEP Mission Statement The Office of Emergency Preparedness is responsible for the response and coordination of those actions needed to protect the lives and property of its citizens from natural or man-made disasters as well as emergency planning for the City of New Orleans. Our primary responsibility is to advise the Mayor, the City Council and Chief Administrative Officer regarding emergency preparedness activities and operations. We coordinate all city departments and allied state and federal agencies which respond to city-wide disasters and emergencies through the development and constant updating of an integrated multi-hazard plan. All requests for federal disaster assistance and federal funding subsequent to disaster declarations are also made through this office.Our authority is defined by the Louisiana Emergency Assistance and Disaster Act of 1993, Chapter 6 Section 709, Paragraph B:
"FOR CERT INFORMATION ONLY" CONTACT Lt. Col. Tom Miller, AC5TM At 504 715-7185 (For CERT Info. Only)
New Orleans Community Emergency Response Team
CERT Divisions:
Updated Information Coming Soon
Member Information:
Members exercise medical skills during a CERT class.
Capt. Mike Smolek CERT Class.
NOTHING HERE
2003 CERT Graduation
NO CLASS OF 2003? No other Members listed on the site. Updated Information Coming Soon????
NOTHING ON THE SITE ABOUT HURRICANES.
I certainly wouldn't want to be a white woman in the superdome or the convention center. This story doesn't surprise me. I could see the men telling these people this just to scare the hell out of them and never intending to kill them. It is also possible they know that lawlesness reigns and Let's Kill Whitey.
Hannity was trying to say that the 10K people were sent to TX today,and they have food and water. The thing is - those were the people they already were helping and have control over- what have they done to all those people standing outside the Dome, and Convention Ctr who thought that was where they could go for help.
So many head should roll for this, and I can't believe George Bush can watch this and not be sick and angry about it.
Last I heard, Mayor and Governor are in Baton Rouge. There is a report or a rumor that the mayor evacuated his family via helicopter, on Friday.
"Bastardi clearly stated "they did not dodge a bullet" and then he explained for the thousandth time that raising pressue by 4 mb and pulling to the east does not mean everyone should stay.
Hell, the entire thread on FR that morning would have put TWC to shame it was so scientific."
True, but irrelevant. The people in New Orleans didn't have any power. They weren't watching Bastardi, or logging into Free Republic. They thought they dodged the bullet.
It's horribly irresponsible and cruel to Shep to leave him in there. It's like a brave officer or non-com who's done a great job but has had it -- don't let everyone see a brave man melt down when he's pushed past his limit. Fox Executives need to step in NOW!!
Anybody on the scanner???
What is the sutuation they are waiting for the NG commander to decide?
They were told to go there.
I remember reading those comments on FR and being totally flabbergasted that the highways were clear after it was obvious that evacuation was the only sane response.
Sure a lot of folks couldn't leave; any number of reasons, more or less valid. But with half a million people warned, the roads should have been jammed by early Sunday morning. And by Sunday dinnertime the roads should have been all one way: outbound.
The figure given, 80 percent of NO evacuated, does sound suspicious.
You didn't get the implant at the last RNC?
*Tisk!*
WHY DIDN'T YOU DEPLOY THE BUSES DURING THE MANDATORY EVACUATION, MAYOR?...
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