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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
Big words from a group that does nothing to actually help people
Why don't they go down there .. roll up their sleeves and actually help the people in need?
"oh jeez - if you're keeping a cuss jar I owe you "big time" bucks - can we arrange an installment plan"
LOL - I owe myself big time bucks after this last week, too.
How about you start yours and I'll start mine - after a month or so we can give the proceeds to the Salvation Army, Catholic Charities, or another Katrina charity of choice.
Missed F&F, too early for me here. What happened?
I spoke to someone yesterday who evacuated from New Orleans to Houston. She referred to herself as a "refugee".
My special sources tell me that most of Brit's production crew is in the New Orleans area right now.
I personally know at least one producer who is. He was outside in Gulfport during the entire hurricane and the hotel he was staying in was destroyed.
"These people WANT a racial riot/confrontation."
There's a lot of people in this country whose nerves are on the ragged edge about this disaster. (as evidenced by some of the spats among long-time friends on this thread, alone)
I HOPE the race-baiters come to their senses before they ignite something they can't control.
WLL: 9500 people saved by Coast Guard so far. Army Corps of Engineers is working to drain some parishes already.
I'll go check that out.
Yeah - I heard that and double checked it too. That's what he said/distorted.
And when the base turns into total squalor and there is not enough food, let me guess, it will be the feds' fault again or as Carol Mosely Braun put it earlier, "racism by omission"
All major credit cards are accepted! ;-)
And as of right now, that is NOT to be found at England Industrial Airpark!
Normally a city will have a charter, or documented incorporation. As the city council is designed, and constructed (as in strong mayor, or strong council); there is normally a succession clause. Such as the illness or death of the mayor, or a substantial portion of the city council. Continuation of executive functions. I doubt that New Orleans planned on all of the wage-slaves (taxpayers) being evacuated from the city, let alone the state. Therefore, he is now Mayor of the Mudpuddle.
I would say that if they hadn't had those guns, the people that have been rescued the last couple of days would still be waiting!!!
We have the Jesse Jackson and Sharptons and their years of race baiting to thank..
I swear there is a contingent in this country that WANTS to start a civil war between the whites and black people.
I just don't get it...it is so maddening, and yet so sad!
I think that just set a new world record, along with "world's longest uninterrupted convoy".
Thanks, I heard that too, then wondered if I heard right. Unbelievable!
Mayfield called both Nagin and Blanco Saturday night. That was the night Nagin said during an interview on tv that he was checking with his attorneys to see whether he had the legal authority to issue a mandatory evacuation. Believe it was WWLTV.
23,000 in Astrodome!
Surely that is too many. Perry needs to call up some blue state govs.
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