Let's put together a timeline

[rhetorica]

OK folks, let's get this thing under control. We need to build a timeline of (1) events relating to Katrina (e.g. landfall, levee breeches, flooding, etc)(2)events relating to LA, MS and AL and Fed government responses to Katrina (e.g. evacuation orders, activating guard, etc) (3) events as reported by major media outlets (e.g. hurrincane hits and misses, breeches, flooding, evacualtions, looting, etc.) Let's see if we can put a timeline together that chronicles all these events.

I am willing to assemble all the information if Freepers will help me locate the evidence. It will be very important that we have documentation of all these events and reports of event, so links to wire reports, news stories and video will be essential. I won't be able to do assembly work today because (1) I'm helping to raise money for the hurricane victimes taking refuge in East Central Alabama, (2) I'm going to the AU-Ga Tech game tonight (WAR EAGLE!) and (3) It's my birthday and I'm going to squeeze in a little (just a little) celebrating! I can work tomorrow to get the timeline together if my good Freepers can find the information and documentation.

[rhetorica]

Who is willing to help with this?

[lysie]

read later

[bnelson44]

looking forward to it

[Andy from Beaverton]

According to Democrat Underground, you need to start with Bush having the Russians seed the clouds that started Katrina.

[Camel Joe]

ROFLMAO

[Sacajaweau]

Shhhhhhhh...The Mayor and Governor of Louisiana are sleeping.....at the Ritz.

[roses of sharon]

Don't forget to add to that timeline the DNC media's obsession with Cindy while a killer hurricane was in the Gulf.

They did nothing to pressure the mayor and gov of that state to evac.

Nothing.

[Mrs.Nooseman]

First of all happy birthday and second thank you for posting this thread.

Here is a link to an article, that was posted here last night, that has some of the info that you are looking for.


http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1475914/posts

[HoustonCurmudgeon]

1718 The city is founded on a bit of high ground on a site long used by fur trappers.

[rhetorica]

THANKS! I know some Freepers have already been working on this. I'm hoping we can put it all together into one comprehensive document.

[andyandval]

Backhoe has, as usual, an awesome collection of relevant links.

Calling Backhoe.

[mc6809e]

This link displays the history of the storm, showing that by Friday they knew it was going to hit New Orleans.

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/KATRINA_graphics.shtml

And the article here:

http://www.nola.com/newsflash/louisiana/index.ssf?base/news-18/1125239940201382.xml&storylist=louisiana

mentions that Bush himself called the governor to ask that a mandatory evacuation be done. The article has Sunday's date on it. I'm not sure when he actually called.

[rhetorica]

Well. . . maybe not THAT far back! LOL!

[BenLurkin]

Please make sure this is on there: (AUGUST 27 FEMA acts) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1476404/posts

[The Mayor]

Happy Birthday..

I would love to help where I can.
I will look around.

[ConservativeStatement]

And at some point the Hurricane was renamed Hurricane George.

[Leofl]

bump for later perusal

[eyespysomething]

From your second link:

Nagin said police and firefighters would spread out throughout the city sounding sirens and using bullhorns to tell residents to get out. He also said police would have the authority to comandeer any vehicle or building that could be used for evacuation or shelter.

What about the buses mayor? What about the buses?

[mtbopfuyn]

And then there was the young man who did more than the mayor and drove a bus load to safety.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1476351/posts?page=3#3