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

[Arizona Carolyn]

I only know it because the administrator of Little Charity was on the phone with FOX this morning -- said her cell would go any time -- and explained how the two are mixed up all the time. They are closer to Bourbon Street but still very close to Charity.

[PA Engineer]

I am using itunes on a powerbook G4. I plugged it directly in. It comes up as "LSP (Baton Rouge".

[John Jamieson]

Looks like Florida is taking Mississippi.

Where's the Red States???

[Cboldt]

To be charitable, perhaps he is just not up-to-date with the correct info (lack of communication abounds!!

He gave the report while he was standing at the Convention Center, with people milling all about, and noting that his men were inside maintaining order. He had to know the food and water situation.

[Texas_Conservative2]

My cable provider (diect tv) has a special news channel where I can watch all 6 news stations at once. I click between the different pictures when I see something new come on.

I saw pictures a day or 2 ago with literally hundreds of inmates on a bridge in their orange jump suits...

I later heard that all the prisnors were let free cause the cops watching them were needed elsewhere...

I'm just getting bits and pieces of the story, and lots of stuff isn't being covered heavily..

Wierd stuff like proclamations from the president himself that the convention center is being evacuated... then tonight geraldo standing there saying thousands of people are there with no food no water and no authorities of any kind .. no buses have come and the people have been there for 5 days !

I just dont get what's happening.

[mom3boys]

Is the civic center the same as the convention center? I've heard. Does Hysterical Geraldo say he's at the civic center? I've seen pics of food and water being distributed at the convention center.

[Born in a Rage]

I'm definitely NOT for high gas prices, but it may be the only thing that will keep people from wasting it when it is needed right now more in the south. In other words, if the price keeps some people from making their usual 6 hours both ways drive for the holiday weekend...then so be it.

[Arizona Carolyn]

Ray Kelly on MSNBC right now... also photos taken by some photographers that are astounding. Ray is comparing this to Lord of the Flies mentality among the small minority.

[BurbankKarl]

You saw PRISON prisoners on the freeway for two or three days....

The JAIL prisoners were set free....meaning their sentences were less than a year.

[hoosiermama]

Yes!..... another 200-300 alive.....That many fewer body bags to fill.

Has anyone heard if the Houston area is full? Where will they take them next.

[Arizona Carolyn]

She won't get a dime from me!

[md2576]

But of course, that's not where the cameras go. The cameras go to the places where the people refused to leave.

Refused? Or were too poor to leave?

[DrewsMum]

I am very familiar. I lived in rural south missisippi all my life and moved to texas 5 years ago. My family survived Camille and are very storm savvy (at least on one side). That doesn't take away fromt he fact that these people are suffering and have shared their water/food with neighbors/strangers who didn't have any and now they are low. That is how people in Miss small towns are.

[mabelkitty]

Cleveland's crime has increased.
Only thing is, the only tragedy we have is we elected a Dem female as mayor.
Local news is reporting the crimes the cops won't put to paper.

[John Jamieson]

Whoops! Wife says I got Red and Blue mixed up. I'm color blind.

[kingu]

Central business district and Carrolton will also survive mostly intact, as well as the western portion of the 'city' also known as Jefferson Parish. Eastern and northern portions of the city will be replacing the Love Canal in the minds of many as they try to figure out what to do.

Personally, I'd suggest condemning the whole area there, put in stiff restrictions, and sell the property to developers who are willing to foot the bill. I'd doubly love it if this became the new favorite of our liberal community here in Los Angeles. 'Oh, look, see how cheap the property is there? And it is by a lovely lake...'

[OKIEDOC]

I remember during the 9-11 fiasco that Bush received tons of criticism from the left wing hate America first crowd.

I remember in the days before and after the Iraq invasion that Bush received lots of , Well, left wing hate America first criticism.

I remember the posts from FReepers and they were really down in the mouth about Bush and his election chances.

He survived that and will survive this.

Thinking common sense average American people will come around as soon as the emotions of the current situation subside.

The liberals always make the same mistake and that includes Michael Mooron.

Just look at the amount of time the MSM invested in Cindy Sheehan.

At first everything Sheehan said was quoted in large headlines.

After a while common sense America woke up and figured out that Cindy Sheehan was nothing more than and ignorant Moon Bat and a puppet for the far left.

When common sense America wakes this time their going to realize that Bush actually is the hero in this disaster.

Bush has once again shown guts in the face of adversity.

If Kerry had been elected he would have been waiting on poll results.

While Blanco would still not have made a decision to bring in the Federal government.

People would have died and conservatives would have been blamed once again for not being politically correct and sensitive to the current situation.

I have made this prediction before on FR and will now say this again.

Things don't look good now but wait and it will turn around again.

The Democrats can not maintain a common front on any issue affecting America.

The Democrats have to many radical hate America first groups to appease and pacify to remain united for long periods of time.

[BurbankKarl]

everyone should have three days of food in their house...I looked today and had three days of water in my trunk of my car...

[JerseyHighlander]

The rumors I've read say about 100 prisoners were released. Now on any given day in a city the size of New Orleans, more than 100 prisoners would be in lock up immediately following their arrest, but before they made an appearance before a judge for a preliminary hearing. And many of those who were in holding cells would not be violent felons. Governments have to provide protection for anyone in custody during mandatory evacuations, so it would be easier to release about 100 of the non violent alleged offenders in holding cells, than try to transfer them. Or something along those lines. Judgement calls were made on the fly by over worked, under prepared police officials who had lawyers breathing down their necks.

[Johnny Crab]

The warnings about gas this weekend are either 1) true or 2) giving station owners carte blache to gouge.

Gouged? Report it here:

http://gaswatch.energy.gov/

We're at $2.89 for regular at the cheapest places. It was $2.59 last week. 110 miles SW of Houston.