Coast Guard sailors carry an injured evacuee off the ferry in Algier's Point in New Orleans, La., Saturday, Sept. 3, 2005. the evacuees were moved by helicopter to a evacuation staging area and then put on buses for points West
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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/
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Tropical Storm 12
If what he said is true, someone needs to do something about it. Glad they got everyone out of the city. But that is no reason to ignore the burbs.
If one of the Baldwin boys is in it, I doubt it. I signed up primarily for tutoring (retired teacher) but they are enrolling in Longview ISD, or maybe in Pine Tree.
Man! That's something I would have loved to have seen. YES!
I could be wrong, but I believe I heard he's been out of country and just back. That said, he's got his own company and a smart cookie. I bet he's negotiating a contract, not so much for the $s (though I'm sure they're included) but making every T is crossed and i is dotted to try to assure no repercussions from the Dims or the LSM when he throws his hat in the ring).
Identity theft. Good warning. May I recommend you make this a BRAND NEW THREAD -- Others might find it more easily, and possibly pass the word on.
< I just saw a Fox News interview of a woman and a child who actually danced at the end singing "Thank you all! We're getting out of New Orleans! Thank you all! We're getting out of New Orleans!" >
I saw that too. With her and the girl on the copter with a big smile, my heart was lifted. Finally we see some smiles.
I would venture a guess that a whole lot of these people are going to a better living arrangement than they've had.
Anybody know if there is news of Jackie from Sunday night? I would give Jackie and her family a home in a minute. She was such an inspiration.
I have been considering it since 9/11.
10,000 people airlifted today, largest evacuation in US History
The only people thanking Shep are the democrats because he managed to make the entire world think this was Bush's fault. If he had bothered to go to the hotel right behind where he was standing, the mayor had his command and control center right there. But did Shep do that? Did he even mention that? No, he gave everyone the impression that the US government was failing people.
You missed the point. Baton Rouge is a refugee haven right now. The local citizenry is arming itself.
Surely you jest.
Coast Guard sailors carry an injured evacuee off the ferry in Algier's Point in New Orleans, La., Saturday, Sept. 3, 2005. the evacuees were moved by helicopter to a evacuation staging area and then put on buses for points West
Wouldn't have taken as long as it has if more of the folks who were able to leave had had the sense to leave. And if the locals had made provisions for those who were unable to go.
No speakers for this computer. I'm technically between homes myself. I wonder if the folks evacuated from Louisiana like dry heat? The problem is that thanks to the enviroweenies, we don't have much of a job base.
Heck, send them to the desert if they want to go.
I just keep hoping that when I wake up the next day this will all be some horrible nightmare
It's been the same for me all week. I wake up.. and within seconds I remember. It comes back. It's not a nightmare. It's real.
NBC live showing extensive fires in NO.
Extensive as in block after block, fully involved along the riverfront.
Could use any long range aerial stills people have, looking to see how close we are to the knuckle in the curve.
A good long break - say 8 weeks or so. That'd be a start.
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