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

[txdoda]

There is a local director for disaster relief in every municipality – that person is called the Mayor.

Yep, we had a thread on this today, someone looked up the NOLA's evacuation plan (*if* you could call it that).

Last line, The mayor is in charge of it.

[STARWISE]

Did you hear that the reason for that tragic bus rollover that caused at least one death I heard of, was because of an unruly passenger harrassing the driver? We not only have to worry about the brutal terrorists, we have unbelievably dangerous sick and savage beasts walking this country ...spilling out right now from their nest in NO.

Pics from a chopper rescue pilot:

Gallery

Look at poor Waveland and Pass Christian (the west of Gulfport pic ... just so sad)

[bonfire]

Watch "Everyday Italian" and download the recipes. Easy and soooo yummy!

[Texasforever]

You are great and so are the folks you just mentioned.

[buickmackane]

I'm curious about the allegation that some of Houston's homeless people are mingling with the New Orleans refugees -- didn't the people have to be taken off of buses before they are allowed inside the Astrodome? I'm wondering how a local homeless person might have gained entry on foot.

[Heatseeker]

15% public transportation in NO.

Thanks John!

[Arizona Carolyn]

Yes, very and all the whacko, eco-kooko enviro's would love nothing better than to pull a monkey wrench gang stunt on the dam.

[LikeLight]

A few more unruly passengers have been reported on planes due to land soon.

I guess those reinforced cockpit doors President BUSH ordered are saving some lives right now. Good call, W.

[Spktyr]

They still have fingerprints, and computers can check that in seconds now.

I understand a number of arrests have been made of wanted people who were getting off the buses in TX. :)

[wolficatZ]

Good synopsis; I've heard all the things you are talking about with the scanner traffic also.

[tcrlaf]

Seems like most of our Indiana assets are being directed to Mississippi..

TF1, CAP, NG and Air Gaurd have all been sent there...

[rolling_stone]

It sure looks like him and it would explain the large number of people at the convention center, they went there to get food and water...

[REDWOOD99]

While our home-grown reparations and welfare moochers sit around complaining "Where's mine?"

[bonfire]

Were the Vietnamese screaming about the government not helping them? Of course not. They go about their business and make the best of things. When I lived in TX I was always amazed at the Vietnamese and their perserverence.

[Born in a Rage]

It would be a great relief from the "racial" talking points they are gushing out with today, don't you think? Or do you just like to make fun of people's posts?

I think the idea that any news organization would make a big news story out of some guy holding a few pets for refugees is ridiculous when a million people are dead, dying, or homeless. I guess it's just me.

[hipaatwo]

I'm a decent cook I just don't enjoy doing it anymore. I love Paula Dean though. Her recipes are really simple.

I'm yawning here, going to bed. Nite

[Arizona Carolyn]

I think they should give people the bold facts about how many people they have to find homes for....

[John Jamieson]

Let us know if you can pick and choose.

My wife and I have discussed it too, but decided only to do it through our church with good personal recommendations.

[Mo1]

Easy and soooo yummy!

Trust me .. I am a lousy cook

Just ask my hubby *L*

[fatima]

God bless you.