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

[BurbankKarl]

Actual TFR
FDC 5/7966 ZHU PART 1 OF 2 FLIGHT RESTRICTIONS NEW ORLEANS, LA. EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. PURSUANT TO 14 CFR SECTION 91.137(A)(1) TEMPORARY FLIGHT RESTRICTIONS ARE IN EFFECT WITHIN AN AREA BOUNDED BY: 300622N/0902611W THE RESERVE (RQR) VOR/DME 080.0 DEGREE RADIAL AT 8.0 NAUTICAL MILES THEN TO 301017N/0895411W THE RESERVE (RQR) VOR/DME 080.0 DEGREE RADIAL AT 36.0 NAUTICAL MILES THEN TO 295406N/0895324W THE RESERVE (RQR) VOR/DME 105.0 DEGREE RADIAL AT 38.0 NAUTICAL MILES THEN TO 295157N/0901503W THE RESERVE (RQR) VOR/DME 125.0 DEGREE RADIAL AT 22.0 NAUTICAL MILES THEN TO 295100N/0902232W THE RESERVE (RQR) VOR/DME 140.0 DEGREE RADIAL AT 18.0 NAUTICAL MILES BACK TO ORIGINAL POINT AT AND BELOW 5000 FEET MSL TO PROTECT PERSONS AND PROPERTY ON THE SURFACE OR IN THE AIR FROM HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE EFFECTS OF THE HURRICANE, CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE LOSSES, AND EMERGENCY OPERATIONS; TO PROVIDE A SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR RELIEF AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS AND TO ADDRESS THE LOSS OF RADAR, AIR-GROUND COMMUNICATIONS, AND AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL (ATC) SERVICES. ONLY HURRICANE KATRINA DISASTER RELIEF AIRCRAFT SUCH AS MEDICAL EVACUATION, LAW ENFORCEMENT, FIRST RESPONDER, AND OTHER EMERGENCY OPERATIONS RELATED FLIGHTS IN DIRECT SUPPORT OF FEDERAL STATE, AND LOCAL AGENCIES ARE AUTHORIZED TO END PART 1 OF 2
FDC 5/7966 ZHU PART 2 OF 2 FLIGHT RESTRICTIONS NEW ORLEANS, LA. OPERATE WITHIN THIS TFR. ALL CIVIL AIRCRAFT REQUESTING TO OPERATE WITHIN THE AREA MUST CONTACT THE FAA RECOVERY DESK AT 703-904-4547 (PRIMARY), 800-333-4286 (SECONDARY), PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. ALL FIXED WING AIRCRAFT, CIVIL AND MILITARY, REQUESTING TO LAND AT MSY MUST CALL THE FAA RECOVERY DESK FOR AN IFR SLOT RESERVATION TIME. ALL CIVIL AIRCRAFT ONCE AIRBORNE, MUST CONTACT AIRBORNE EARLY WARNING (AEW) AIRCRAFT CALLSIGN OMAHA 44 ON FREQUENCY 134.9/282.425, WHICH IS SUPPORTING RELIEF AIR OPERATIONS IN THE TFR AREA PRIOR TO ENTERING THE TFR AIRSPACE. ALL AIRCRAFT WILL REMAIN IN CONTACT WITH OMAHA 44 FOR FLIGHT ADVISORIES. THE AEW AIRCRAFT WILL ONLY PROVIDE ADVISORY SERVICE TO FACILITATE SITUATIONAL AWARENESS AMONG THE PARTICIPATING AIRCRAFT AND WILL NOT PROVIDE ANY AIR TRAFFIC SERVICES. ALL AIRCRAFT OPERATING IN THE TFR AIRSPACE MUST EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION. ALL DOD ASSETS IN SUPPORT OF KATRINA OPERATIONS SHOULD CONTACT THE ATO CELL AT 850-283-5864/5840 OR 5841 FOR INCLUSION ON THE JOINT TASK FORCE KATRINA AIR TASKING ORDER. END PART 2 OF 2

[BushCountry]

Haven't seen this mentioned yet, so I will join the discussion. This storm was a Eastbank event for New Orleans, not an Westbank event. There was very little wind damage from the storm on the west wall, flooding was the problem. Since we are looking at possible transportation issues for those stranded at the Dome, see the image below.

However, besides hundreds of buses, there were many water towers that were unaffected, tons of trucking centers with available trucks (hotwire if you need too) and plenty of supplies in warehouses that had a dry route to the dome. Why didn't the Mayor/Governor use the resources available?

[ohioWfan]

Saying the President was 'slow to react' flies in the face of the facts.

How can you be SLOW, when you act BEFORE a disaster in an unprecedented manner??

How can a guy like Forbes completely ignore the facts? What's to gain??

[Michael Goldsberry]

Welcome to FR.

[Brad’s Gramma]

Me? I'll start praying for Alabama. How's that? Mobile to be exact...

[oceanview]

great comments from Honore.

[A Citizen Reporter]

"Write off Steve Forbes"

This is unreal. Boy would my Dad have been disappointed in that. He really loved Steve Forbes.

[mystery-ak]

Yes, his unit will command and control....big shots....

[Soul Seeker]

What we're learning is that the majority in D.C. are Poll contructed rhetoric regugitating nitwits.

The few that aren't on a certain line of thought are the ones I'm making note of.

[Peach]

I just heard Steve Forbes and was equally disgusted.

Can not ONE single Republican speak about some of the very things we're talking about. We're not ALL nuts.

[ohioWfan]

never believe a timetable in the military

LOL! How well I know that now! Eric's 6 months was 15 as well...

[John Jamieson]

There wasn't much "high ground" on the first 3 days of last week.

[Peach]

Oh, no. I know you'll miss him.

Can he e-mail you and we'll get good updates from someone we know and trust?

[oceanview]

its because they ALL have been listening to the mainstream media all weekend - they have no other perspective. talk radio is ramping up the counter-attack this week.

[Txsleuth]

Whoa Peach, that is awful.

My husband and I were discussing the other day that part of the problem in NO, is that they made residential areas out of swampland and that should NEVER have been used...and that is just one thing wrong...

BUT this article is scary for the future--long time future of the whole Gulf Coast..

[Soul Seeker]

Damn it. And I liked disliking Lott. :-)

Well, always figured Lott for his own man. Had to give him that. Guess he's now off my list. I don't trust him politically, but to buck the beltway and defend the president reveals something good about the character of the man.

[Peach]

Maybe because freepers are right about things so often?

I can't think of a solid good reason to let those people in today. Maybe there is a good reason, but I've yet to hear it articulated by the "leadership" in NO.

[mystery-ak]

Just got another call...looks like Baton Rouge for a start..

[fr33p3r]

Thanks. It's good to be among FRiends!

[Miss Marple]

One thing we cannot know about a candidate or an officeholder, until they are tested, is whether they are loyal or fair-weather friends, whether they are courageous or cowards.

Steve Forbes is obviously a coward. Dittos for Jindal and Gingrich.

I have no more use for any of them. They know the facts; they are simply unwilling to take heat from the press.