Glance at National Guard Deployment (Katrina Timeline)

National Guard Bureau ^ | 09-03-05 | Associated Press

[Racehorse]

Good, fairly detailed information summarizing movement of the Texas National Guard into Louisiana on 1 and 2 September:

Texas Guard assistance to Louisiana continues to grow

[PISANO]

Thanks......G.Mason!!

I was about to be much more UNDIPLOMATIC about aspiring.hillbilly's post than thee.

[Sisku Hanne]

Their information on PA is wrong. P ANG was in Mississippi on TUESDAY with communications equipment, and others flew a cargo plane of 20,000 sand bags & supplies to assist helicopter rescuers in Alabama, IIRC. I listened to Sgt. Jay Ostrich talk about the trip on the radio. They were going back down again the next day. 2,500 are being deployed.

[Tall_Texan]

where are the other 3,275 ?

Joining the looters perhaps? Stuck in traffic? Hiding in attics?

[11x62]

Again I found this about NG.

http://www.usatoday.com/weather/stormcenter/2005-08-28-katrina-gulf_x.htm

Stuck in the middle is this statement:

Terry Ebbert, New Orleans director of homeland security, said more than 4,000 National Guardsmen were mobilizing in Memphis and will help police New Orleans streets.

This was written Sunday night by AP for USA Today. What happened to those 4,000? I suspect it was just a paper plan, no substance.

g

[Tall_Texan]

Thanks.

[Tall_Texan]

Thanks. You wouldn't happen to have a link, would you?

[Tall_Texan]

Thanks.

[elc]

I know there are websites with timelines, but I've been working on this one for work. It's still a draft, with lots of info to be filled in. I have links to each item, if you have questions.

Katrina Timeline
Fri. 8/26
Blanco declares state of emergency

Sat. 8/27
1000 Hurricane watch issued for NOLA (Cat 3)

2200 Hurricane warning issued for NOLA (Cat 3)

1600 Contraflow established (Blanco)

1700 Voluntary evacuation of NOLA (Nagin)
Superdome established as shelter (told to bring food/water for several days)

Time? Gov Blanco submits disaster relief request to Pres Bush for debris removal

Time? Pres. Bush appeals to Gov Blanco for mandatory evacuation

Sun. 8/28
0800 Superdome opens to evacuees

1000 Cat 4 Hurricane
Mandatory evacuation ordered (Nagin)

1600 Contraflow ends

Mon. 8/29
0630 Katrina makes landfall as Cat 4 (Grand Isle)

0800 Katrina hits NOLA
Industrial Canal levee breached?

Afternoon/evening - Reports of people out on Bourbon street celebrating French Quarter being unscathed by Katrina

Tues. 8/30
0100 Reports of 17th St levee breach

Pentagon creates domestic task force

Wed. 8/31
AF begins support operations for Katrina
125,000+ National Guard troops activated (?)

Mon. 9/5
17th St levee plugged