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

[RDTF]

I agree and the time will come for blame. Right now we need positive reinforcement to get thru this and get it accomplished.

[mystery-ak]

HOOAH

[Cboldt]

Looks to be a huge military mobilization within 24 hours of Bush's visit. Coincidence?

Not really. Likely started contingency planning a week ago, and firmed up starting on Tuesday. It takes a few days to execute.

[Uncle Ike]

"Looks to be a huge military mobilization within 24 hours of Bush's visit. Coincidence?"

If they're getting on-scene now, that means that the actual "mobilization" was 24-48 hours ago. It takes TIME to move assets and get unpacked/setup/organized.

24-48 hours is really pushing it, and shows a heroic effort on the part of our military.

[Cboldt]

Lots of Chinook and other helicopters moving people from the COnvention Center to the airport. Massive relocation relief underway.

[RDTF]

Actually you are wrong. I am not on here 27/7 = I have a life. But I did go to sleep reading your complaing and to see you still at it is way too much. Stop with it already.

[Don'tMessWithTexas]

Brown is saying people who want to lash out, let them lash out. That's okay with him. He's on mission. Sounds alot like the POTUS and that he clearly has the support of the POTUS.

[MMkennedy]

COOL, thanks

[ShorelineMike]

Well, he's from Mississippi and much of what he knew of the State has been trashed.

Yes, the Gulf Coast of MS got horribly brutalized. I'm sure there's damage and destruction further upstate, as well.

Shep is from Holly Springs (up north, near Memphis) and it would have been nice to see him report on some of the happenings up there. Would have lent some more credence to his " … what used to be Mississippi" comment.

But that's just carping at this point.

[ican'tbelieveit]

Thank you for your response to NittanyLion. I know that people will insist that it took the President to actually show up for the assistance to show up. Someone on the news last night complained why we could get troops into Iraq in 24 hours, not into NO. I challenge anyone out there to load up the supplies that the NG has loaded up and get anywhere in 24 hours (well, except outside their own home base, :-)).

[Types_with_Fist]

BurbankKarl was posting photos of the supplies brought in, they had food and water. medical and sanitary was another story.

You are right. I saw the photo... but it looked liked supplies for a few thousand. There were up to 20-30 thousand at the Convention Center. They started getting things there yesterday but the situation was just so horrid and there were so many dead and dying the only thing that would help them was to get them out of there. Praise God that is finally happening.

[ohioWfan]

There is a massive evacuation from the Convention center of Armed forces helicopters, clearing the area out completely.

They first brought food and water, and now they are airlifting everyone out.......all filing in an orderly manner, many smiling.

It's just AWESOME! Praise GOD for this country, and for our incredible military!

[Don'tMessWithTexas]

This is awesome!!

[SunnyUsa]

So I think the "no food no water" comment has to be taken as OUT OF the material that was earlier provided. They had some, but needed more.

I'd like to see footage today of them getting food, water and information. I haven't seen it yet and I want to - I watched this everyday, every channel.

[LadyBuzz]

The guys & gals of the Coast Guard have also done one hell of a job - I decided sometime mid week not to give to the Red Cross but to double my monthly donation to the USO

[RDTF]

Can you just imagine how they must be feeling? Thank God someone is finally in charge and getting this done.

[oceanview]

you need to start patronizing other restaurants.

[NittanyLion]

If they're getting on-scene now, that means that the actual "mobilization" was 24-48 hours ago. It takes TIME to move assets and get unpacked/setup/organized. 24-48 hours is really pushing it, and shows a heroic effort on the part of our military.

Yeah, perhaps they were already mobilizing prior to yesterday's visit. My thought was that Bush saw the disarray on the ground and really "motivated" some folks to get their butts in gear.

[Ellesu]

Only a few still here. They are waiting to get back down there and see if anything can be saved. My aunt and uncle from Metarie think there house may be okay, a neighbor called and said they had no water and no damage. I think they are concerned about looters, but what can they do?

They all are getting so upset when they see the news coverage and the Bush bashing that they don't want the TV on any news channels. So I am getting everything from here. I'm talking anger to the point of tears. The race card, our inept officials, seeing the babies and people still down there, the rapes and murders. It really is an added stress on them emotionally. They are confident in Bush and are hoping he just takes charge and Blanco and company stand down.

[ohioWfan]

btw, write a GOOD sermon! ;)