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

[Types_with_Fist]

That may have been true once upon a time, but I doubt it, and certainly not in my lifetime.

Whenever I heard about Algiers on NO television as I was growing up... it was always bad.

[PleaseNoMore]

Yes they are. LOL.

Instead of the NO police this must be the NG or other military units???

[Cboldt]

The red thing, right? But it is still in the canal in that pic. It was there for repairs.

Hmmm -- leave barge in canal for repairs, with impending hurricane. I wonder who the genius was who permitted this.

[Types_with_Fist]

How are you guys hearing this?

[sheikdetailfeather]

Wow! Those images were telling a story more than words ever could.

[PleaseNoMore]

This link:

http://205.252.89.181:8000/live.m3u

[CTGOPPER]

So there are at least 3 of us who shop at Talbot's?

Make that 4. Although Chico's is my favorite. All kidding aside though, I think it would be a good time to clean my closets.

[RDTF]

Yep - a sure giveaway. Maybe NG - because of the food distribution.

[PleaseNoMore]

Well, regardless of who they are, they're interesting to listen to. They are working hard, that's for sure.

[76834]

Dove season opened up the first day of Sept.

If you like to go bird shooting you should be here now.

"Zippy", aint been called that yet but been called danged near everything else.

One that really amused me was being called "Number Boy"
Insult or compliment, dont know, but am 65+ and been many moons since anyone called me a "Boy"

LOL

[Types_with_Fist]

Wow! Thank you!

[NautiNurse]

I didn't part with my Chicos.

[RDTF]

Yep -

http://205.252.89.181:8000/live.m3u

[Torie]

It is across the river from NO I think. I think it is probably high and dry, since it is on the dirt the Mississippi put up. It is one of the oldest neighborhoods in NO. The moneyed folks repaired to the French Quarter and the Garden District, not Algiers, at least it panned out that way in my memory.

[RDTF]

I have a logistics background so I find it extra interesting. :)

[WoodstockCat]

Al Gore: I remain irrelevant hear me roar.

Expect a joint press conference tomorrow with JJ, Sharpton and Gore.

[OKIEDOC]

Two guys from South of New Orleans said on Fox that there are many people of white skin color still waiting on roof tops.

Says that after black leaders started playing the race card the rescue turned to the poor black neighborhoods inside the city of New Orleans.

Any truth to what these guys said?

Sounds logical.

[LadyBuzz]

I would need very strong medication to watch or even listen to that

[WoodstockCat]

add the Miss Gulf Coast and it could be 10-50.

[cajungirl]

Thanks,,got a better pic and it is clear the barge is in the city,,,wish we had a pic of it in the canal before it breached.

There is a newsman out there who was talkig about this the day after the storm. I don't know who.