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

[Spktyr]

I don't think anyone will particularly care, at least not for a while. Maybe later, when everyone is safe, the ground crews will curse them for creating the work, but they *know* what's more important.

[kcvl]

I just saw what I've heard called a duck.

Call Bill Clinton. Those are all over Hot Springs, AR. I think the people who own them are "friends" of his. They even took some to D.C. when Clinton (& Hillary!) became President.

May 1, 1999

LAKE HAMILTON, Arkansas (CNN) -- An amphibious tourist boat sank Saturday after taking on water, killing 11 people as passengers frantically searched for life preservers, authorities said.

The World War II-era craft -- called a "duck" because of its use on land and water -- picked up passengers in Hot Springs and had just begun a scenic tour of Lake Hamilton.

"The (boat) operator told us that all of a sudden the front started coming up, almost vertical. It started taking on water and submerged in about 30 seconds," said Garland County Sheriff Larry Selig.

Eleven of the 20 people on board drowned, including three small children. A cloth canopy may have trapped the victims as the boat sank in 50-foot deep waters, said Hot Springs Mayor Bob Mathis.

[OneTime]

I love cats. (well, really like them?)

If it is female it should be named CATrina.

Really nice picture.

Thanks for posting it.

[A. Morgan]

Bump

[oceanview]

CNN has been unwatchable for 3 days now. to listen to them, they are still covering the story as if it were Wednesday and Thursday - like no progress has been made since then. everything is not perfect to be fair, but CNN is trying to hold their audience to the idea that nothing has been done.

Celine Dion was a madwoman last night on LKL.

[Dont Mention the War]

I thought I was done prayin' today until I read your post.

Hehehe!

[oceanview]

see upthread. earlier today, a woman calls into FNC and describes her condition. it was unreal, she wasn't even trying to exit her house to wave at helicopters or boat teams. its was as if she didn't want to, or didn't know to, evacuate her house. she gave her address, and Geraldo moved in.

[buickmackane]

Your story is wonderful -- this is the kind of reporting we won't get anywhere else, the first-person stuff!

This is precisely why I kept saying earlier that, rather than making a donation to one of the large charities, I believed that it would be much better to get a small-denomination Wal-Mart gift card into the hands of these people. Cheaper to drop in the mail than a carton, too.

Each person's needs are different, something to make them feel whole again. A baby needs diapers, a mother needs feminine hygiene products, a grandparent needs medicine...and the intriguing lady you mentioned needed some press-on nails!

Keep us posted on your activities at the shelter!

[Howlin]

Oh, I saw that; PUKE. She look damn good to me.

[oceanview]

everyone knew exactly why Witt was brought into this. he's the DNC and Clinton representative for this event.

the more I see of this, the more I believe my tin-foil assertion from days ago that Blanco did this on purpose - she went slow on maintaining civil order to make FEMA's job harder, so the DNC could blame Bush for everything afterwards.

[Txsleuth]

bttt

[Howlin]

Okay, I am serious: I'm going to have to GET OFF TV for today.

Dr. Phil is going to the AstroDome on LKL!

This is UNSEEMLY.

[kcvl]

Celine Dion on Larry King Live Saturday, Sept. 3.

"How come it's so easy to send planes in another country, to kill everyone in a second, to destroy lives," at a time when Americans need to serve their own country, she said. "We need to serve our country, and be there right now to rescue the rest of the people. We need the cash, we need the blood, we need the support, right now we need the prayers."

Dion, speaking from Las Vegas, said she's been finding it devastating. "I'm not thinking with my head, I'm talking with my heart," she said.

[LadyBuzz]

OMG - the only guy worse than Geraldo

[Mo1]

I'm telling you ... SNL will have a field day with all these reports

It is pathetic

[Tarheel]

The only woman more hysterical than Geraldo!

[twntaipan]

I agree 100%.

[OKIEDOC]

The reporter from Dallas says this hurricane was like being in an F4 tornado for hours.

Says people have really turned to God for solace.

[Txsleuth]

That is a wonderful story....thank you for sharing!!!

My husband had a very good friend from work that lives in Forney.

A small town is perfect for helping these people out...for some reason, small towns do "helping" very well!!!

[ncpatriot]

CNN is trying to hold their audience to the idea that nothing has been done

Sounds like their reporting in Iraq.