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

[OKIEDOC]

Was it in 1978 or 79 that Jackson had all those floods.

i remember driving down to Bay Saint Louis and having to cross the river.

Just as we crossed the bridge and expansion joint moved and the bridge was closed.

Still remember the policeman yelling to get the hell off the bridge.

As I exited the bridge looked downtown and hundreds of building were under water.

Were you there then?

[TexKat]

I know spectre, I keep searching for updates and there was nothing.

[OKIEDOC]

Thats OK.

I'm tired and have made way to many posts.

A person probably should not post when their angry.

Prayers for the people of Louisiana both black and white.

[debg]

She may not want to come to Miami and with the national coverage she has received, she may have many offers. If she chooses not to come here, I'll send money for her anyway. I asked Fox to determine how I could help.

There was a time in my life when I walked out with only the clothes on my back and had to rebuild from scratch. I know that ultimately we as individuals are responsible for ourselves. She's proved herself a survivor..and as a survivor, I'll help her out one way or the other. I have the resources to support her if she wants it.

[pitinkie]

Yeah Anderson says they will get answers tonight when they have Witt on CNN!!!

[Howlin]

And here we have Jamie Witt to clean up the governor's actions.

Let's not forget HE is the one who let Clinton reject the bill in 1998.

[Yellow Rose of Texas]

Contractors shot at but not killed, says FOX

[sheikdetailfeather]

Fox saying that someone shot at the contractors but the police took the bad guys out. Not the contractors.

[TexKat]

per Fox News: Now the contractors were not killed. The contractors were shot at and the police shot and killed the thugs

[pitinkie]

Witt is actually saying Blanco took her signed paper to get federalized...anyone else hear that??

[SamAdams76]

FoxNews now saying that no Army Contractors have been shot by New Orleans police. Instead, the New Orleans police were shooting at people who were shooting at Army contractors. This story is changing by the minute so we should all calm down for a while until all the facts are in.

[Howlin]

Wetlands wetlands wetlands wetlands wetlands

[debg]

Was she white or black?

Does it matter? Of course not.

[Howlin]

He's lying through his teeth.

[Arizona Carolyn]

Flagstaff would be a problem this time of year. Winter comes early in the high country and all the facilities are really outside facilities... once NAU is back in session the town is very crowded since the population doubles; so I can sort of understand.

Most will have to go further South. Phoenix has buildings at the fairgrounds, but they are pretty crummy and I would think depressing.

The LA Fair Grounds in Pomona would be good, but the fair is starting soon and I doubt Pomona would shut that down since it brings so much money into that area.

Now, if they could find some old Walmart stores that have been abandoned for the Super Walmarts.... I don't know if the old store in Kingman has been re-occupied yet, or not.

Problem with Arizona and Nevada, is we are growing faster than you can imagine as Californian's flood into the state.... along with illegal aliens.

[pitinkie]

Certainly is..scumbag. Anderson trying to get him to go all out on the blame of Bush.

[TexKat]

I don't know about you guys but this reminds me of the media reporting on the winner of the 2000 Presidential election.

Per Fox News: Now the contractors were not killed. The contractors were shot at and the police shot and killed the thugs

[CedarDave]

Yeah Anderson says they will get answers tonight when they have Witt on CNN!!!

Well, well, well. Recycled Clinton 'toons on scene to complicate things. Just what we need is multiple rescue commanders.

[pitinkie]

Whorealdo and Florita on tv

[Yellow Rose of Texas]

Contractors shot at, police responded