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Posted on 09/02/2005 3:03:06 PM PDT by 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
The Monroe murders of volunteers story debunked?
"Rumors of murder and general mayhem among evacuees in Monroe have been swirling amid the confusion of Hurricane Katrina.
The rumors run the gamut — from the murder of volunteers in their homes to infant kidnappings. Local law enforcement said that's exactly what they are — rumors."
http://www.thenewsstar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050903/NEWS05/509030313
Heh.
I suspect that what we'll find is that a good percentage of the welfare drones in NO were locked into that cycle - no employment, not enough funds from the state to go look for employment that pays more than welfare in other places than NO, etc., etc. Bringing them here, where we have lots of jobs and lots of opportunities to better yourself, with little corruption, will probably let them become productive members of society again.
Some, I expect, will not - we'll send those back when NO or the replacement city is rebuilt.
Our hospital here in Ohio........in fact, every hospital in the country..........is being involved in the medical side of this rescue effort.
This interconnection and organization has only happened SINCE 9/11, and due to the leadership of President Bush in getting HS in gear.
The infrastructure is now in place to deal with all kinds of disasters. But it depends on the local and state authorities to do what they are instructed to do to prepare.
And in this case, tragically, the local and state authorities did not do so.
Thanks...it was an awesome song.
Try the streaming feed at www.wwltv.com or www.wdsu.com. Both stations keep making an effort to get out info on the other parishes.
That's basically what the mayor of Baton Rouge (who is black) also said. No racism involved, just acknowledgement that there are criminal aspects to some of those that may be leaving NO.
On the other hand, I think most of the "thugs" will stay and see how much more looting they can get away with.
I did hear that Baton Rouge is asking for more security forces this morning, so you wonder if things may be getting tense there.
Herman Cain is the millionaire Owner of "Godfather's Pizza". He is a Pubbie and ran for Senate from Ga and lost in Primary to the current GOP Senator from Ga. He is a great guy with a great story and lots of money to tech others how to be great entrepreneurs like him.
I love his pizza!
WTF, they are reading Michael Moore's crap on WWL. WTH would they do that.
I voted for Bobby Jindal! And to all those that did not, shame on you!
Anyone else see Jim Rogers on Fox on Neil Cavuto's show totally blame the Levey Commission of New Orlearns for this disaster. He's from the area and said the Levey Commission spent their money on casino's and yacht's. The truth is finally getting through. I'm sick of people blaming this on President Bush.
me too!!! COming from Nebraska where it all started...it's either Godfathers or Valentinos for me. The rest is just junkfood.
HALLIBURTON? Hmmmmm.....
Thanks!
It is a shame how much the decent citizens will end up suffering for what the thugs in their neighboorhood did and are doing.
I hope the gangs stay and are slaughtered.
But it would be kidding myself to think some criminals and gang members arent in those buses.
From WDSU: Some FEMA badges and IDs have been stolen in New Orleans. They are warning citizens to be on the lookout for people posing as FEMA employees.
Good grief. And the people who need to know, probably aren't hearing the warning.
You know what? SO WHAT!!! A hurricane lasts what, maybe 12-24 hours, max??? SO WHAT if there's no f'in HOTEL to stay in while you ride out the storm! Drive 400 miles away from the storm, sit/sleep in your car for 24 hours, then drive back!! No hotel is no excuse for not evacuating! Get the hell out and don't become part of the problem afterwards by being one of the people needing to be rescued!!
(And for the smart-asses who need to have it spelled out: In THIS case, they wouldn't have been able to drive back the next day, but AT LEAST THEY WOULDN'T BE NEEDING RESCUE... and they could keep driving west/north until they find housing. But MOST of the time, for MOST people, homes are not completely destroyed in a hurricane, so MOST of the time you could drive back the next day.
PS: I am not necessarily directing this at you, but to everyone who thinks "no hotel" is a valid reason not to evacuate when a cat 4-5 hurricane is bearing down on you.
He should be able to win the next race for governor, I would think. His district is wiped out, he'd be running against Blanco (if she isn't strung up) and the voter base in NO is somewhat... um... hampered.
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