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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
If you care about Newt's thoughts, read these then...
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1475770/posts
They can destroy all the evidence they want to.
The Governor and Mayor's comments throughout the storm and its aftermath are a part of the public record now, and they have already indicted themselves.
Additionally, the critical documents have also been archived in...many....locations, thanks to the internet.
Newt has been comprimised. To give an interview where he calls into question the entire homeland security effort since 9-11, is madness. the facts on the ground in NO hampering the relief effort have been well documented here. And it clearly gone much better in MS/AL, which is why the media doesn't focus on them.
I knew the effort was coming but it was frustrating to see people without water on television.
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On the positive side, I am amazed to learn how long so many people can go without water and still look in good shape. That is reassuring when considering future disasters.
Hmm. Have to look into that. "Berkey Water Filter".
Frist with geraldo. I like Frist as a doctor. It's as Senate Majority Leader I have problems.
speaking of nukes how is the nuke plant in NO any one know?
I emailed Fox and Drudge. Do you think I should even bother with CNN?
Baton Rouge residents buying 1000 guns a day, vs 15 pre flood.
Nahhhhh.......
3:31 PM --Interstate 59: One dead, National Guard soldier killed in traffic accident, reported by the Mississippi National Guard.
Yes. It's really something how resilient people can be when they have to.
soon they will be asking FEMA to give them free guns!
I don't want it to sound like I'm advising against volunteering there, but as for my schedule, their way of doing things was totally unproductive for me. That video may turn out to be one of the best things since Gone With the Wind.
Wake County, NC -- got about 125 med evac last night (er, night before?): More coming. Locally, we have ALL been asked to not travel -- so that emergency crews headed south from the NE corner, have gas along the ways. Talked with a family yesterday; son was taking "approved" BIG TRUCKS from my town to NO. Lots of "closed" gas stations will be providing the gas, along the way, all organized in advance.
Will someone please tell Geraldo that the Berlin Airlift did not happen during the Kennedy administration??? Please.
All day long he has been making an analogy between the Airlift during the Kennedy administration and the "air bridge" moving people out of the convention center area via helicopter.
For those too young to remember, the Berlin Airlift happened in 1947, during the Truman administration.
This event has taught us all to be prepared for anything. With New Orleans being the main Hub of shipping there will be shortages and possible gas rationing. Throw in a terrorist attack, an earthquake or a Cat 5 hurricane and more hurtin on the way.
I'm sure the Brady Family isn't too happy about that news. I suspect far many more will be buying guns now after witnessing how NO reacted, that ordinarily wouldn't think of doing so.
I don't have a gun, don't even know how to use one, but I'm reconsidering.
I rarely watch CNN but I have seen that little creep Error Brown recently and he reminded me of the Guy that played Fred Sanford's son on "Sanford and Son" Demond Wilson, he was a terrible actor. He was always looking at the wrong camera or forgetting his lines and having to be cued, and when he tried to show any emotion but anger it was so lame it was hilarious. It was hard trying to work with Red Foxx because he was so talented and a "Devil", but he was bad, and that is Error Brown to me.
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