Katrina Live Threads, Part XV

Various ^ | 4 September 2005 | Various

[NautiNurse]

U.S. commercial air carriers continue transporting tens of thousands of evacuees from the New Orleans airport to destinations throughout the nation.

Rooftop air rescue efforts continue. One rescue chopper crashed late today. Crew members are reported safe. Gunmen who fired upon bridge repair contractors were killed by law enforcement.

To date, an estimated 70 countries and U.S. businesses have pledged hundreds of millions of dollars, supplies, food and equipment to assist the United States' efforts in Katrina's aftermath. Lt. General Honore described the damage to Mississippi today, "all infrastructure south of Jackson, MS is either damaged or destroyed." Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice visited the devastated areas, and attended Sunday church services in Mobile, Alabama.

Elsewhere, Sean Penn's rescue boat, sans plug and full of his personal entourage,reportedly sank during launch in New Orleans. Senator Mary Landrieu (D-LA) threatened to punch President Bush, and Jefferson Parish President Broussard decried that the bureaucracy of FEMA has committed murder.

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

New Orleans Emergency Operations Center - is now open:
504-463-1000
504-463-1001
504-463-1002

Streaming Video:

All information is subject to change. Many stations are relying on their corporate parents to configure and maintain Internet streaming. Because of the intense interest in the feeds, they may be unavailable at times because of network congestion or a problem feeding the video to the streaming servers.

WWL-TV New Orleans - 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. They have a secondary stream from Yahoo. WWL-TV is also offering a special low-bandwidth audio-only stream for dial-up users.

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).

WFAA-TV Dallas, TX - WFAA-TV is here because Dallas is one of the evacuation cities.

United Radio From New Orleans: WWL-AM, WNOE-FM, "KISS-FM," WRNO-FM, WYLD-FM, and WJBO-AM (Clear Channel & Entercom) who have joined forces as United Radio From New Orleans, and they are streaming.

Gulf Coast Storm Network (Clear Channel Radio) - Clear Channel offers radio listeners across the gulf coast access to a simulcast emergency radio service. This service seems primarily focused on Alabama and Mississippi, but does cover Louisiana to some degree.

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
Katrina Link Archives Nice work by backhoe
Mary Landrieu-"I'll Punch Bush"
Sean Penn's Rescue Bid Sinks
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 XIV
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

[Types_with_Fist]

Newt says that mardi gras 2006 should be our target to getting new orleans up and running again.

Totally out of touch with reality to try for this.

[JulieRNR21]

Listen to video link on post # 1620

[Coldwater Creek]

Newt is no longer even a useful idiot.

[Crawdad]

I was born and raised in Elba. The sound of a nearby helicopter always takes me home.

[oceanview]

Gingrich only talking about negative things - what happens to jobs, senior citizens, schools, this, that. no positive comments at all about the efforts conducted so far.

next up on Hannity - GERALDO RIVERA!

[gg188]

Newt's talking point is: all three levels of government, both parties, equally at fault.

Gosh almighty.

The LEFT makes the most low-down, outrageous charges, wall-to-wall on every newscast and every news venue. Then WE---Republicans---reply with, "That is wrong---it is EVERYONE's fault. Ours too."

WHY do we placate and equivocate and bend over and cowtow to the left!???

[Cboldt]

Just heard Gingrich talk on Hannity's radio program.

He're is a smart guy, who could do the responsible thing and express the truth - yet he doesn't. He blames the Feds because LA state authorities would let relief come in. Go figure.

Crap weasles, all of 'em.

[easonc52]

Here is a story about the problems with the Ivan contraflow.

Thank you for that.

I hope no one forgets the newly coined label 'lake nagin'.

[Peach]

Article New Black Migration after Katrina

The Democrats can't like this.

http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1477934/posts

[oceanview]

because the insiders are tied to what they hear from the mainstream media.

[oceanview]

please tell me Honore will be there!

[OKIEDOC]

I was led to understand that is was used as a floating hotel being retrofitted for PEMEX.

I've been on some of those platforms but mostly West of New Orleans.

Used to helicopter out of Morgan City but that was many years ago.

[Petronski]

You know, Mr. Hannity, I was willing to listen to Newt's vapid equivocations, but up next is Whorealdo?

Sorry, but the FNC rule applies: If Whorealdo comes on, FNC goes OFF.



[spit]

[LadyPilgrim]

Yes! He reiterated everything he said!

This cut off most of what he did say.
It was the "bs" part that impressed a lot of folks.

What I liked was his taking charge and putting them in their place! "Have you been in N.O.? If you haven't you don't know what the first responders have done and are doing!"

In other words, "Sit down and shut up"!

I loved it!

[GOP_Proud]

Has anyone been hearing the report that when the survivors get on planes and learn they are going to Utah, they want off? What's up with that? Whatever happened to "beggars can't be choosers"?

[oceanview]

bourbon street isn't flooded right now. mardi gras 2006 will be just fine. once they can get the electricity back on, you will see the parts of the city not underwater coming back quickly.

[cyborg]

It was only a matter of time bp.

[gg188]

Newt today speaking of the NO situation reminded me of Trent Lott during the Clinton impeachment...

[Yellow Rose of Texas]

The mayor is in charge of local police, the Parrish, county governments are in charge of those, the governors are in charge of the National Guard, the President is in charge of Active duty forces only.

FEMA relies on all those in a state to tell them what they need. FEMA was prepositioned in 3 states, but the HURRICANE did so much damage it took days to cut trees, rebuild roads, find ways around washed out bridges, etc. to get to those in the most need.

Look at Mississippi and Alabama, they are already cleaning up and rebuilding. The folks are receiving food, water, ice, and meds, as well as help to clean up.

Louisiana is still a mess as the Governor refuses to give the President the power to do it all. IMHO!

[jeffers]

West Point and other military educational institutions cover alot of useful information, but being taught the basics is only the beginning.

For the teaching to find root, the student has to live in an environment where mistakes cost him the lives of people he cares about for an extended period of time.

At that point the training becomes symbiotic with the personality and only then does it reach maximum effectiveness.

A political career, along with most others, isn't very fertile ground for a personality that understands the nature of absolute equations.