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Posted on 09/02/2005 3:03:06 PM PDT by 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
What happened to the reporter that was at the superdome the night of the hurricane? Did he REALLY freak out and need to be pulled?
" The situation is worsening every minute. It is a catastrophe beyond any we have seen as a nation on our soil."
One of the women in my office finally made contact today with her family in NO.
I trust her completely and she reports that her family stayed in their home and while they did not get much flood damage-they are afraid to leave their home and search for rescue.
Nightfall brings gangs of armed thugs who ransack every house. They are protecting their home with a shotgun and are terrified.
Her brother is a paranoid schizophrenic , living in a group home in NO.
The home released all the residents without their meds- they have no idea where the brother is and are very worried about how he will act without medication.
Earlier on the thread someone stated it was Usher. I was not watching the telethon. It has later been reported it was West.
Thanks for making the distinction, but just to note, only going by what the original poster reported until corrected.
Actually i bought it at first too. Til i went to the source doc and saw that there was absolutely no credible source for that info. They only said it came from a Civil rights leader or something like that. No names. I assume it JJ's people. Since this coincided with his involvement in this situation.
BTW, why is JJ going to N.O. with all his entourage? Why doesn't he volunteer his bodyguards to help keep order in the streets of N.O.?
Yes. The evacuation and relocation of a city of over a million, wehre a significant fraction is thugs, is a long-term problem.
Ok gals and guys, I'll buy the next round.
...and Chardonnay sounds excellent. :)
It is an emotional time, so I think I understand why you would post this to me. There is a time and a place to argue with you the meaning of history and what constitutes a historical record, but I won't argue that with you academically at this time.
This Square is one of the centers of identity of this City. It is an icon of the best of New Orleans in so many ways. The Square is patterned on the Place des Voges in Paris. It is a place where I have walked with my sister and father in the beautiful sunlight and sometimes got caught in the pouring rain. I have received the Holy Eucharist and worshipped the Real Presence of Christ in that Cathedral on that Square.
I have had luxurious days where my sister and brother-in-law watched our kids so my husband and I could go down there and have coffee and beignets and some of the sweetest time together. So in part my love of the Square is personal, so personal it hurts.
Beyond myself its continued existence tells me that some day others will be there again. It tells me the city will live. I celebrate this survival because it gives me a holy hope for the future.
It won't be six days until Sunday morning.
yes, i've watched Jerry for years---this is the real deal, i've never seen him lose it like this. I hope people are capturing this video for later.
Just the media trying to act like it's the 60's again with the civil rights act
I really resent this
The rescuers down there aren't only helping white people .. they are helping ALL Americans
I didn't donate my money to help only the white people
I donated money to help ALL Americans
I simply don't think it is helpful to see Geraldo pick up a perfectly serene child and cause the baby to cry hysterically with his drama.
In the past few days, Shep has acted like he is on the verge of breaking! Fox needs to get him out
I tend to disagree with that assessment. We'll see....
I thought they broke into the Convention Center to begin with? If so, I'd be surprised if someone was locked in, unless it was in a room or something.
no, to be fair, he did not say "locked inside" - he said that roadblocks prevent them from leaving the area via the roads.
According to FOX, they are locked in, the folks are going, walking, swimming, to where they were told to go.
Shep was on national television Monday at 6:00 a.m. talking about how New Orleans "dodged a bullet" WHEN THE EYE WAS STILL OUT IN THE GULF!
I'm sure he's wondering how many folks stuck around because of his non-scientific analysis.
These hotrod journos need to be held accountable for their free speech. Yelling "no hurricane" is akin to yelling "fire" in a theatre, IMHO.
I agree......they have both lost it. Has Shep ever done any actual reporting from the field before? He's much too emotional.
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