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

[chet_in_ny]

I'm just so angry. My aunt and her family live in Mandeville. NO is close to me. Throw liberalism into that dustbin.

[LikeLight]

You are exactly right - people were holed up, knowing how bad the dome/convention center & thug situations would be . . . they are coming out of the woodwork now . . . and I guarantee the 80% evacuated before the storm figure is pure b.s. - not even close to that left town pre-storm . . .

[Heatseeker]

What entity do FReepers do think is the most efficient place to donate? I'm wary of the Red Cross after the 9/11 'administrative' overhead expose. Moreover, I'm not interested in donating to any entity with an agenda (including leftist and/or missionary types), although the Salvation Army seems OK.

I had the same concerns as you during the tsunami disaster, did some research, and settled on Samaritan's Purse. It's Franklin Graham's organization and is big enough to do real good, not sectarian enough to alienate anyone, and isn't controlled by leftists types.

[Cedar]

Latest reports have about 10,000 evacuees scattered around Memphis area, and 2,000 inside the Mid-South Coliseum in Memphis.

Lots of the folks who left before the storm also had relatives in North Mississippi, Arkansas, and Alabama, so people are scattered everywhere in the surrounding areas -- staying with family, friends, etc., and in the local shelters also.

Churches all throughout North MS, and Arkansas are providing shelters, food, supplies. Local firemen are setting up tables outside Wal-Marts to collect donations for Katrina.

Local news organizations have set up donation drop-offs for the public to bring supplies -- and truckloads are being filled with these supplies at this very minute.

So much is being done at the local level in MS, TN, Arkansas, Alabama and north Louisiana that is not being shown on national TV.

[hoosiermama]

The Astro dome is gain temporary housing....They are starting to meet with each family on Monday to see if there is family or somewhere else they have connections to.....Brooms were passed out this afternoon and it's being reorganized into family areas, gereactric groups, couples,singles etc.....for multiple reasons...BTW did you see, where one family had brought their tents and had them set up in one area.

[PhiKapMom]

You obviously have no idea about the NFL. How many NFL stadiums are in the open? You going to put these people in Paul Brown stadium in Cincy with snow coming down or how about Giant stadium or Patriots stadium?

Texas didn't house these people in Reliant Stadium where the NFL plays. The Alamodome is going to be home for awhile to the NO Saints.

Why would the NFL cancel their season? You obviously are not a football fan. You have no clue that a lot of these people that were displaced are also sports fans. What better way to brighten their day then to watch their team like LSU play football or watch the Saints or any other college or pro team.

[McGavin999]

Seems they would have at least had emergency supplies and relocation areas more readily available.

The city should have had some pre-positioned in the various shelters. As for the federal supplies, they had to be far enough away to be safe from the storm. Too close and they would have been destroyed along with everything else.

[bonfire]

tx,

I'm afraid I'm going to deck one of my RELATIVES for the same crap. Spending the next few days with them and if ANYONE says one word about "it's Bush's fault" I just KNOW I'm gonna snap.

[Arizona Carolyn]

Does anyone have an email link for JJ?

[BurbankKarl]

haha...

the Scanner Hurricane Wiki

http://www.radioreference.com/wiki/index.php/Hurricane_Katrina

[wolficatZ]

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..has a lot of traffic right now..some of it is somewhat garbled and hard to understand.

[rolling_stone]

first they had to worry about the wind then the floods..

here is their "plan", notice they knew 100,000 citizens of orleans did not have personal transportation:

http://www.cityofno.com/portal.aspx?portal=46&tabid=26

PART 3: SHELTERING

(See ESF-6, Mass Care)

Emergency shelter operations are the responsibility of the Office of Emergency Preparedness Shelter Coordinator. Shelters are provided by the Orleans Parish School Board, while manager training and support activities and supplies are provided by the Office of Emergency Preparedness.

Reassessment of facilities is an on-going process conducted jointly by the School Board, and Emergency Preparedness Division. The shelter activation list is updated yearly, and takes into consideration new school construction, school closings and renovations.

A. Shelter Demand

Shelter demand is currently under review by the Shelter Coordinator. Approximately 100,000 Citizens of New Orleans do not have means of personal transportation. Shelter assessment is an ongoing project of the Office of Emergency Preparedness through the Shelter Coordinator.

The following schools have been inspected and approved as Hurricane Evacuation Shelters for the City of New Orleans: Laurel Elementary School

Walter S. Cohen High School

Medard Nelson Elementary School

Sarah T. Reed High School

Southern University Multi Purpose Center

Southern University New Science Building

O. Perry Walker High School

Albert Wicker Elementary School

It should not be assumed that all of the approved shelters listed above will be opened in the event of a hurricane or other major tropical storm. The names and locations of open shelters will be announced when an evacuation order is issued. This list is not for public information and should not be duplicated and distributed. In the event that shelters are opened, people who go to their nearest listed location may find, for one reason or another, that the facility is not open as a shelter, forcing them to seek an alternate location. It is also possible that people anticipating the opening of shelters may arrive before shelters are set-up and ready to receive them. For these and other reasons, shelters which are to be used will not be identified until they are ready to open and not until an evacuation order, related public announcement is made.

Last Resort Refuges and Super Shelters are described in specific SOPs covering their applications.

[OKIEDOC]

My parents were poor Okies.

They lost everything and headed out for the far West.

They picked fruit and did day labor to survive.

Gradually they put together a good life.

I remember reading in the Grapes about all the camps that these refugees were put into.

About all the things they had to endure.

Okies made California and this nation strong.

Okies were true patriotic Americans.

I just hope that these new refugees from New Orleans can do the same.

However, the Okies didn't have charlatans like Sharpton, Jackson, Lee, and other racists hate mongers for leaders.

Leaders telling them everyday that they were wards of a giant politically correct deep pockets government.

Leaders telling them they need not work as the government owed them a free handout not a hand up.

[Johnny Crab]

Can't run an AC unit on a gas generator for very long without blowing up the generator.

WHAT? Our 8000 watter($999 in 1999) saved us grief for nearly 2 weeks after Claudette killed power and for 2 days after a tornado took out an entire line of poles another time.

Powered: one 6000 BTU window unit in our largest bedroom, fridg, freezer, satellite, PC for internet, one box fan, three flourescent-bulbed lamps. No problems. All of the above are swapped when the water well is neededd(disconnect home, use 220 plug for water well). It has more than paid for itself many times.

A must-have out here....plus about 5 ~ 10 five gallon gas cans.

[txdoda]

Finally someone from LA......;o)

Can you tell me if the I 10 overpass Shep reported from so much, going WEST, connects to 90 WEST & then on to Houma ??

[chet_in_ny]

They should move the prisoners at Gitmo to the Meadowlands for the month of December. Give the refugees Gitmo.

[Heatseeker]

CHEERS for East Texas !!

Meanwhile I have heard no large offers to take in people from west coast or northeastern states. Perhaps I've just missed them?

[LikeLight]

If true, then at least poetic justice was done. Doesn't always work out that way in this life.

[John Jamieson]

But where are all those liberal states? They just like to bit** but not help?

[rolling_stone]

Better yet, round up the looters and put them on an island. Pay-per-view survivor.

ALCATRAZ Is available!