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

[conservativebabe]

Amen to that!

Just logging on this morning. To long a thread to read it all, what's the latest in a line or two?

Thanks :)

[milagro]

Wow--God bless our military! I was just watching--tears flowing down my face. It's so easy to focus on the negative--but those people at the Convention Center have been through hell, and now our nation's finest are on the job.

Yesterday I felt so overwhelmed by the tragedy of Katrina, and I sought comfort from Him who gives us true Comfort. And my Bible opened to 1Corinthians 13--and read the Apostle Paul's beautiful definition of what true Love is:

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keep no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil, but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. LOVE NEVER FAILS!

What Heraldo just reported on shows our nation at its best and finest: giving hope and comfort to those who so desperately need it. God bless our President--who understands the words of Paul so well--and God bless our military!

[Cboldt]

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.

The footage today is of them being airlifted out! Hallelujah!

I'm off to the lake to take the kids swimming. Feeling a little better now, seeing what I did, and I am greatful for that.

[pamlet]

Of course the tragedy is overwhelming... and yes reality hurts. But even a tragedy the scope of this one has some "good news" as it were - and I don't think enough of it is being covered. Yes there are people dead and dying.. however MANY survived and that is not being covered enough.

[SunnyUsa]

No shootings at rescuers in the last 48 hours.

then we should expect to see the Red Cross moving in - this was their excuse last night.

[No Blue States]

This is unconfirmed, so it could be a rumor. I hope it isnt true. Just FYI. If any one can confirm please do.

"Let Dennis Prager invite them in his home.

Maybe he should check with the Monroe, Louisiana family who took in a few evacuees from Katrina. They gave them a safe place to sleep, showers, hot food, clean clothes, etc. The thanks they got...they were murdered in their sleep."

"I just heard about it today from some nurses from that area. I have been trying to find an article about it but I haven't seen anything so far."

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1475758/posts

[DocRock]

Thanks for the info about winamp.

FRegards,
DocRock

[oceanview]

its improving significantly today, even CNN is upbeat right now in their coverage (as shocking as that is to believe, I know it won't last, but I'll take it for now).

Bush needs to give a daily update to the american people on this - just like he did this morning with the televised radio address. we need to move on the PR side as well.

[ohioWfan]

per MSNBC- the president is going BACK to the Gulf on Monday

Good for him! Now that the thugs are being rounded up, I hope he goes into NO.

[hoosiermama]

AND Bush waited until Saturday to start the air lift, so it could be televised for all to see...../sarc

[Miss Marple]

My husband's comment:

"Geraldo is a natural born Senator."

[NittanyLion]

The NG troops that showed up with relief supplies yesterday said they had been driving for days to get to NO. Unless they show up with what is on their back, it truly takes time. But, I knew yesterday, that people were going to suggest this other possibility. I think it hurts the President not to put it into perspective.

Yeah, but it doesn't take these Chinooks days to show up (perhaps the staging areas weren't ready until today, though). My comment certainly wasn't intended to hurt the president; rather, I was trying to underscore the power of this man (and to a lesser extent his office) to get things done rapidly.

[LadyBuzz]

I heard she was throwing down Midol with white WHINE spritzer chasers - oh wait - I started that rumor LOL

[Peach]

I've been told that the mayor and his staff and policemen were staying at that hotel and were evacuated ahead of Super Dome people. I will try to find a link and post it.

In my mind, it is unconscionable to remove anyone from a safe, dry location ahead of people who were lying in urine with no food or water and in a place where there were rapes of infants and women and murders.

[NautiNurse]

God bless you for all you have done to give comfort to so many in your home. Have you heard data on the number of displaced currently sheltered in Baton Rouge?

[Spktyr]

Most of the NG units providing aid were deployed without weapons - and their vehicles won't go over about 55mph, so police and their cruisers are needed to escort the buses.

There are a LOT more armed NG units in there now, but they're busy suppressing looters.

[Don'tMessWithTexas]

Agree. Bush did what he said he would. Take what works and implement changes. FEMA Director detailing how the dead will be id'd.

Corps Gen. already talking about debris removal, temporary roofing, dewatering NOLA. Bringing in pumps to supplement existing pumps.

[Uncle Ike]

"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."

My take on it is that the guys-on-the-ground were already working their butts off to make this happen.

The only people that needed "motivated" were the politicians and others doing the whining/carping/complaining instead of helping.

[conservativebabe]

After the presser in NO yesterday, Nagin and the governor looked like whipped puppies. I suspect the President chewed their @sses. The hand shaking after the speech was very short and cool. He didn't even look them in the eye. You could tell he is totally disgusted. By contrast, he had nothing but good things to say about Haley Barbour and the mayor of Biloxi, they are the REAL leaders.

[Types_with_Fist]

Bush kicked some *ss and this is the result

I agree with that. He had some serious failures below him beginning at the local level, then state and even some fumbling in his own administration. You could tell he was concerned about this before the storm even made landfall. He's had to take one step at a time all the way down and up the food chain to get things moving.