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

[MarMema]

or read about the care and handling of pets during a natural disaster.

Speaking of which I am going to try to maintain a thread with updates on the animal rescue work taking place in NO here for anyone who is interested.

[GOP_Proud]

< I saw that Mexico has offerred assistance. Does anyone know what form this assistance is taking? Money? Oil? 1 million Mexicans to form a bucket brigade to bail out the soup? >

Maybe the evacuees will take the jobs that the illegals do because no one else will do them? Hey, that would be interesting...illegals staying home becase they can't find work in the USA. That sounds good.

[Types_with_Fist]

Saints Relocate to San Antonio

[DocRock]

"I also saw an interview (replay) with Jesse Jackson..and he was talking some jibberish about slave ships landing in New Orleans, and that the black people were kept "down" right off the slave ships..."

Yeah, I heard that and turned to my wife and said, "Did you hear that?" She is from Australia and said, "Didn't the French own it then".

[LadyBuzz]

Not your imagination, & if they don't quit this crap soon it will backfire in the form of some folks refusing to continue to give $ to the needed charities

[Mo1]

He said he told Bush that if he and Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Babineaux Blanco did not "get on the same page as far as chain of command is concerned," New Orleans would continue to slide into anarchy."

What exactly does he mean by that ??

[WoodstockCat]

this a fantastic point that several people haven't gotten. You don't send in the calvary if they are going to be dehydrated and starving in 24 hours also.
You don't do an air drop of "some" food and water without creating a riot situation.
It's cold hard facts that rely on planning, staging and execution.

[RDTF]

I think your wife is right!! Someone PLeeeease embarrass Jesse Jackson with this.

[LadyBuzz]

hated because they assimilated into this country & are greatful to live here

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

I can't believe that stupid moron. The best part of the interview was when they closed out identifying her as a former Senator. She asked why didn't they let people cross the river to get out. If she's referring to the Mississippi, somebody needs to tell the dumb strumpet that the damage is worse there.

[Patriot from Philly]

I noticed that initally, the first few days, CNN's coverage was superior to Fox.

Now, CNN has gone into political, agenda-driven reporting, and I'm finding Fox's reporting better.

MSNBC is a joke.

[Uncle Ike]

"Someone PLeeeease embarrass Jesse Jackson with this"

Impossible

[milagro]

That needs to be a headline in a newspaper. I am SO angry at CNN! I just finished shouting to my chihuahuas your exact same sentiment. YOU ARE RACE BAITING! STFU!

[LadyBuzz]

she's a disgrace to ALL women

[milagro]

And who has run the state for the last 150 years. Not Republicans!

[LadyBuzz]

Col Hunt (scratch voice guy on Fox) pointed this out a few nights ago - if they are not fully prepared they will become part of the tragedy & need help themselves

[Dazedcat]

http://www.zippyvideos.com/8911023771013466/countdown-looting-in-walmart/

Social disorder? The breakdown of society as we know it? Well it seems New Orleans finest are........well, just watch. Amazing.

[Jrabbit]

There was a Vietnamese gentleman interviewed early on that had lost everything. He was in Miss., I think. He was very positive...said he came here with nothing and built a life and he'll do it again.

There is something so sad about the people that would sit on a bridge for 4 days, totally at a loss about how to help themselves. Just sitting and waiting for someone to tell them what to do.....

[publana]

Maybe the evacuees will take the jobs that the illegals do because no one else will do them? Hey, that would be interesting...illegals staying home becase they can't find work in the USA. That sounds good.

Too good to be true, but we can hope.

[BlackRain]

You don't do an air drop of "some" food and water without creating a riot situation.

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That is some bizzare logic.

Let the people die of dehydration, disease, and hunger rather than risk a 'possible' riot by worn out, tired masses.