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

[spectre]

I'm LMAO...Whorealdo rescued Floritta...I can't stand it anymore..I just can't!!!

I mean, I'm glad she's rescued..but he's EVERYWHERE!!!

sw

[Arizona Carolyn]

Did you all see these statistics? Mary Landrieu on ABC this morning blaming the President for this and the levees, but here is the real levee information that we need to spread far and wide:

even if we were sending more money, looks like it would go down a rat hole. Those Parish Levee Boards are as corrupt as the rest of the state. Here's some stats from the morning talk show thread:

over the last 10 years, the Levee Board has:

1) Bought a casino

2) Bought a private marina

3) Bought a private plane

4) Invested several 100 million with friends

[CedarDave]

She sounds just precious. Conditions there are bad according to Geraldo. Film at 11:00 (or sooner, no doubt).

[buickmackane]

This picture of Jesse Jackson just published online in the Alexandria newspaper. What intrigues me is that he's brought several hundred people from urban New Orleans to rub shoulders with suburban families who were among the first evacuees from the southern parishes. This is gonna get ugly, folks.

[plushaye]

Geraldo is such a ham, but if he has saved a human being from death, then he's a hero too.

[Friend of thunder]

Fox: Texas has now accepted over 250,000 refugees!!

OMG

God bless them and give them strength.

[DrewsMum]

you should be banned from putting his ugly face on here,,,i'm gonna lose my lunch,,,,

[DrewsMum]

j/k

[Salvation]

 

PRAYERS FOR THE VICTIMS OF HURRICANE KATRINA

For those who died in Hurricane Katrina and the aftermath:

Lord, as we mourn the sudden death of our brothers and sisters who died in Hurricane Katrina, comfort us with the great power of your love, and strengthen us in our faith that they are with you for ever. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Eternal Rest grant unto them O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them, may they rest in peace. Amen.


For those suffering due to Hurricane Katrina:

All powerful Father, God of mercy, look kindly on those who suffer due to Hurricane Katrina. Ease their burden and make their faith strong, that they may always have confidence and trust in your fatherly care. We ask this through Christ Our Lord. Amen.

Father of mercy, You always answer your people in their suffering. We thank You for your kindness and ask You to free us from evil, that we may serve You in happiness all our days. We ask this through Christ Our Lord. Amen. 

 

(Statue of the Virgin Mary still standing by a destroyed home.)

 

[CTGOPPER]

Geraldo rescued Floritta and Dusty!! Gotta love it. What a country!

[Don'tMessWithTexas]

Jesse at presser says that NA is the Port of the Gulf of New Mexico! Now he's complaining about scattering people around the country.

[DrewsMum]

j\k

[CTGOPPER]

Geraldo rescued Floritta and Dusty!! Gotta love it. What a country!

[Yellow Rose of Texas]

There are a group of higher ups that would like to have her ejected from the office immediately and are looking at the means to do so.

Fantastic!!!!! The people will speak at the ballot box. The gov. is still in charge of the National Guard, the Pres., the active duty military. She refuses to give up control.

[buickmackane]

Sorry, didn't think of that. I'm just annoyed that the guy comes into our area in the middle of the night, grandstanding and making demands. The City of Alexandria had already announced that it was at capacity, but lo and behold, here comes Jesse Jackson making all sorts of pronouncements that the rescue effort in Rapides Parish isn't "family-friendly" enough to suit him. Why did he bring the buses here then??

[sfimom]

Now someone tell him to go get snowball lol

[TexKat]

Thank you Salvation. A much needed post.

[Trust but Verify]

Floritta was probably safer in her home than she will be down at the convention center. She sounded like quite a self-sufficient lady. I wish her well.

[DrewsMum]

I know I know,,,and I know that our church campgrounds are located there and they have taken in many many many,,,,he's a blooming idiot----

[spectre]

Hush, don't encourage him..LOL.