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

[conservative cat]

Well, I wouldn't want my kids exposed to kids with dysentery. It may not be airborne, but my kids (despite my germ phobia shoved down their throats) like many other kids are just stupid about sanitation. I know they must be because they bring home every frigging bug that hits their schools.

[madison10]

Another Texan in the White House would absolutely put the Dems out of their minds.

Don't know why...the Dems put one there once. ;)

[PureSolace]

According to an NPR story yesterday, "Many who fled flooded New Orleans for shelter in Houston's Astrodome are already eyeing potential jobs and considering making Houston their new home. Will evacuation turn into immigration?"

Of course it will. I've been saying this since day one. These people are lazy! It's Texas' problem now.

[BurbankKarl]

They are using those Dole banana trailers for cold storage..

[DrewsMum]

Don't jump the gun,,,i'm not sure he's the man for the job,,,,remember he doesn't do much about the illegal immigration here in tex,,,,

[Carolinamom]

Thanks for the link to the NO blog. Did you read down as far as when the blogger wrote that the NO mayor and Opra Windfrey would be flying over NO sightseeing?

[Uncle Ike]

Flash NEWS??

Just flipped to FOX in time to catch the end of an announcement about some kind of gunfight - 8 gun-totin' civilians killed.

Did anybody hear the whole thing?? Any details??

[spectre]

Her name is Floritta Greve, age 71 with an aged dog named Dusty.

She prepared, but stayed behind to care for her old dog, which is all she has of family in this world.

She is a survivor with a great attitude, and for any age, has a mind as sharp as a tack. I love this woman, and pray someone who needs a Grandmother with a positive influence takes her in... close to her home :)

sw

[TexKat]

Per Fox News police shot 8 people that were carrying guns on a bridge in NO, killing 5 or 6 of them

[plushaye]

You're welcome. Yes, I saw that about the mayor and Oprah flying over NO. Someone had already mentioned on this thread so I didn't bring it up. I can see the mayor doing this, but Oprah too?

[No Blue States]

"Where are you?

amom is within spittin distance of BRLA to help the Red Cross."


I am in Fort Worth. Quite a few evacs in the area now.
Our church plans to adopt some families.
On my days off I hope to volunteer at one of the shelters.

[Howlin]

BY THE POLICE............NOT BY THE UNITED STATES MILITARY.

[TexKat]

Did anybody hear the whole thing?? Any details??

Yes I heard it.

[Yellow Rose of Texas]

DrewsMum, Good for you! I too am searching hotels and motels.

To all, amom just called back with questions to give the truth about this disaster. It appears the volunteers are blaming Bush so she is going in informed.

She needs the time of the first new conference President Bush gave on Friday, August 26, 2005 declaring the Gulf Coast a disaster area, allowing FEMA to set up staging areas.

[TexKat]

AP: Police in New Orleans have shot 8 armed people.

[Spktyr]

I've seen those systems all over the country (guess which kinds of states) and they're all more or less the same. They make it impossible for someone who wants to get out and get ahead to do so. It crushes those that want to excel and get ahead, like Socialism and Communism do. Hmmmm......

This event will be the boost out that most of those people needed. Texas has lots of jobs and our welfare system (for the most part) is oriented towards getting people off of it and back into society.

[spectre]

I heard that! Here we go..ughh.

sw

[Howlin]

Can't wait to see how this plays out.

[Darnright]

Fox is interviewing an officer named, "Hunt Downer".

LOL, only in America. That is the most appropriate name for a man directing rescue operations.

[DrewsMum]

that is true,,,,,


In other news,,,check out FOX police shot 8 armed peeps in NO yayayayayayyay yipeeeeee