Katrina Live Thread, Part XIV

Various ^ | 2 September 2005 | Various

[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

[Will_Zurmacht]

there was one earlier with a guy who honestly believed that the buses were there, only they were reserved for "whites only"...

he apparently believed the rumor that transport out of town was for white folks first, said something like "here we are, in 2005, and we are resegregating the buses...it's a tragedy"

i didn't know if i should laugh or cry, but then i remembered this guy is desperate, hungry, and would probably believe anything....

[LikeLight]

span, I don't know you and I very seldom get drawn into personal arguments on FR. But you are making the most bizarre assertions re the sniper situation. Obviously, these gangsta snipers are not trained marksmen - but that's not the point - they are shooting frequently, hitting their targets sometimes, and killing occassionally. What more do you want? The gangsta snipers are a real part of the landscape of this week in N.O. And they have cost innumerable lives and suffering because of the delay in rescue/relief operations they have caused. I've proven you wrong. Others have proven you wrong as well. Please let it go, buddy.

[Arizona Carolyn]

I'm really wishing I was in Texas tonight. That poor girl Larry King was trying to interview tonight and she was alone and struggling with a small squirming baby (so many of these people with small children)... I would love to volunteer to help with some of the babies so they can rest -- even if only for a few hours...

[hummingbird]

That boy is a lwesson for all of us - don't wait for the govt to save your butt

Amen. I found him to be very inspiring!

[Txsleuth]

Okay---I thought someone was joking when they commented that Halliburton was getting the clean-up contract...

NOPE...there is a thread...

Oh, man...the dems will NEVER, EVER shut up now!

[Arizona Carolyn]

Is anyone turning out for her cross country trek?

[zot]

I may be naive, but why aren't military A-130's airdropping supplies?

C-130 air-drop isn't the answer under these circumstances. If the supplies aren't on pallets, they spread out along the path of the aircraft for a mile or so. If the supplies are on pallets, the pallets kill anyone they land on. If there was a dry spot large enough to use as a drop-zone, it would be full of people. Supply by helicopter is the way to go in these circumstances, because they can place supplies precisely without killing anyone, and that is what is being done.

[kingu]

Mary Landrieu on WWL just talking about how she told President Bush that she wants a CABINET LEVEL position made just to deal with New Orleans and the surrounding parishes...the rebuilding and such...

Department of the Bucket? No offense intended towards survivors and their family, but such concepts need to be mocked.

[Tobor]

FOX is pretty much in self destruct mode
with their coverage of this.

I still watch them almost exclusively because
the alternative is pure commie spin, but, their
work is shameful.

I may have to just turn off the tv.

[LadyBuzz]

I think the Navy gave contracts to Haliburton & KBR

[Steve_Seattle]

"I think we better let Chris Matthews & Aaron Brown in on the coverup!"

Can you elaborate? I'm not sure what you're replying to.

[Will_Zurmacht]

why would i lie about that?

i think it's gonna send the left into full scale twilight zone....!

[txdoda]

So it connected to 90? Very interesting!

90 WEST..IIRC...it's been a few years

and I just saw Shep again saying *if* authorities would have let them, people could of walked out.....to Jefferson Parrish.

[DrewsMum]

I'm really wishing I was in Texas tonight. That poor girl Larry King was trying to interview tonight and she was alone and struggling with a small squirming baby (so many of these people with small children)... I would love to volunteer to help with some of the babies so they can rest -- even if only for a few hours...


Several of us here in HOuston have tried to help w/astrodome efforts but there are so many volunteers there they turned people away today to go help in the other shelters,,,those shelters telling people no more volunteers just give supplies

[rolling_stone]

Boy - I'd hate to take these rescuers to opening day of doe season in Pennsy- you wanna hear some shots zipping overhead.

IIRC NOPD a few years ago conducted an experiment and fired 700 rounds of blanks in various locations.....nobody called the police to report gunshots....

[LadyBuzz]

the real facts about the Red Cross and why they were not in NO

[jveritas]

Embarrassing beyond belief!

[Arizona Carolyn]

Only two companies capable and the other if French. Those a$$es haven't even offeredd condolences... so why should we give the clean up to them????

[Txsleuth]

I hope you didn't think I was questioning you...

to tell you the truth, I didn't even remember who posted it...I was kind of scanning the posts, trying to catch up..

sorry, if you thought I was...no way, not me!!!

[Shortstop7]

Thank you. Appreciate it.