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

[publana]

The Gulf is already extremely polluted. When you fly into the United States from the south, the water is a beautiful aquamarine... until you get close to the US. It turns to an ugly brown with the shimmering green and blue on top. It looks much like the toxic soup bowl of NO right now. This would make environmentalist's hair stand on end, and I'm not expert, but I can't see this bit of water harming the Gulf worse than it already is. Just pump it and be done with it.

[epaul]

Reference: HALIBURTON

Or BJ Titan,, however Haliburton would probably get some good press out of this if they volunteered a few blenders and about 20 pump trucks.

[DocRock]

"I believe in trying to escape from a storm, but as in Charley last year, people that fled inland from the Tampa Bay area, say to Polk County, ended up right in the path of the storm because it turn in at Charlotte County and tore a path of destruction up the middle of the state."

I live in Polk County and told everyone to stock up on supplies and gas. The common response was, "Why, the storm is going to Tampa". I told them that the evacuees would clean us out as they would all come here. Afterward, I had a lot of people telling me "Thanks for the advice". We didn't have any looting here either.

[Txsleuth]

Thank you---I am totally impressed that you knew that.

I was just going to see if I could find out if it was habitable...it doesn't seem so long ago, that I was taking friends of my children's back and forth from there.

[WoodstockCat]

I saw that. I wish the warning had been more specific. Such as "if you live in the 9th Ward and the storm surge is "x" the water will be "y" and you will be sitting on your roofs waiting for rescue. A direct hit will mean a storm surge of between "x" and "z".."

[Seattle Conservative]

"I'm listening to Bobby Jindal and he is just another prig as far as I'm concerned"

I have to agree w you. I read about him before the election and was pleased he got elected. IMHO as I've listened to him over the past few days, he has not been at all supportive of the Pres and the Admin - if I didn't know there was an (R) after his name, I'd think he was a Dim (though, he hasn't been quite as obscene as most of the Dims have been).

[Ellesu]

http://wjbo.com/audio/katrina/AlSharpton.mp3

WWL interview Al Sharpton


http://wjbo.com/audio/katrina/GarlandRobinette-RayNagin.mp3

WWL interview Ray Nagin

[plushaye]

"Watching live feed, The area at I10 and the causeway looks deserted. I guess they got all those people out there. :)"

That's great! Help for the stranded is getting results.
Hopefully no-one will be left on the causeway or convention center or dome for geraldo to cry over tonight.

[Ellesu]

Maybe she is going to resign.

MEDIA ADVISORY: GOVERNOR KATHLEEN BABINEAUX BLANCO WILL MAKE A NEW ANNOUNCMENT

BATON ROUGE, LA - Governor Kathleen Babineaux Blanco will make a new announcement at her 12:00 PM press briefing Saturday, September 3rd, 2005 at the Office of Emergency Preparedness (OEP).

WHERE: OEP Media Room
7667 Independence Boulevard
Baton Rouge, LA 70806

WHEN: 12:00 p.m., CST

[Types_with_Fist]

Maybe she is going to resign.

Don't hold your breath.

[LadyBuzz]

Now that the feds have taken over she's going to crawl back out to speak? Gimme a break

[Spktyr]

Unfortunately, no. I wish it was, it was a rather neat station.

I know this because there was a discussion about what Dallas was wasting their money on a few months back in the press, did some investigating and went out to go look at it (it's in Grand Prairie, next to the junkyards on Jefferson).

[grey_whiskers]

It doesn't matter whether SHE was one of the starving/thirsty ones - My point was that SOMEONE where she was IS starving/thirsty, and SHE WASTED VALUABLE CLEAN WATER by pouring it over herself instead of either drinking it herself or giving it to someone who needed it. In an hour, she'll be asking for more water from "the government" because she wasted the water she was given!!

I was responding to a different portion of the prior post. Your point is completely valid--and well taken.

Prayers for ALL!

[queenkathy]

Ok sure...Now that the President came down there and started kicking some butt, the governor now has a new statement!?

Has she been around and I just haven't seen her or is she just coming out from under her desk?

[Uncle Ike]

Just turned FOX back on and no TONY.

Britt disappeared without notice or explanation, and now Tony.

Where, oh where have all the conservatives gone?

[Txsleuth]

I got the impression from watching some interviews last night...that there are still quite a few people stranded all over the city...individual houses and such.

They have showed what looks like a high rise apartment building on Fox today that has people on the balcony, waving a white towel...wonder how many people might be in that building?

[zot]

It's frustrating to watch at home and be able to do NOTHING except scream at the TV or post on FR. I think we are all still in shock particularly by the outrageous statements, blame game, etc.

Yes, indeed, it is frustrating, and yes, I am thoroughly angered by the blame game. The leftist media is spinning this the same way they spin the war in Iraq and for the same reason -- all bad news, even if they have to invent it, to turn public opinion against President Bush and his administration.

[Miss Marple]

I don't think she will resiign, either. I think this will be another whining presser without much concrete information.

[sheikdetailfeather]

I asked my brother (retired army) this morning if he thought scanners are being jammed by the military and he said no. He said they would be interfering with other emergency personnel and that jamming could only be directed specifically.

[conservativebabe]

First, he said that is all that is being talked about..but then said that Europe, from the leaders to the media, to the citizens ALL are saying what a lousy job Bush has done... AND, how can the richest, most powerful nation in the world, let this happen, and most of all treat their black people like the do???

Gosh, I really hope that isn't true. Ivan, what are you hearing?