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

[TexKat]

Barbara Bush: Things Working Out "Very Well" for Poor Evacuees from New Orleans

By E&P Staff

Published: September 05, 2005 7:25 PM ET updated 8:00 PM

NEW YORK Accompanying her husband, former President George H.W.Bush, on a tour of hurricane relief centers in Houston, Barbara Bush said today, referring to the poor who had lost everything back home and evacuated, "This is working very well for them."

The former First Lady's remarks were aired this evening on National Public Radio's "Marketplace" program.

She was part of a group in Houston today at the Astrodome that included her husband and former President Bill Clinton, who were chosen by her son, the current president, to head fundraising efforts for the recovery. Sen. Hilary Clinton and Sen. Barack Obama were also present.

In a segment at the top of the show on the surge of evacuees to the Texas city, Barbara Bush said: "Almost everyone I’ve talked to says we're going to move to Houston."

Then she added: "What I’m hearing is they all want to stay in Texas. Everyone is so overwhelmed by the hospitality.

"And so many of the people in the arena here, you know, were underprivileged anyway, so this--this [she chuckles slightly]is working very well for them."

[michaelt]

I'd like to think that one of the LA politicians would like to break from the pack and distinguish himself by saying they need to do better in the future.

You know, act as a leader.

I guess that doesn't fit the Louisiana political culture though. They seem to be really good at circling the wagons, blaming others, living it up (Edwin Edwards) and acting as demagogues (Huey Long).

[ohioWfan]

Our evacuees aren't PC, apparantly! LOL

Sweet!!

[sodpoodle]

The Sodpoodle Award goes to....SODPOODLE!

_____________________________________
What about the Buckhead award?

Ok I'll take the Buthead award;)

sp

[TexKat]

This is why the Clintons and their operatives are out there. They're trying to cover up what amounts to grand theft and criminal neglect, if not outright manslaughter. I call it murder, but I'm just looking at what these bums can be charged with.

Did not the President request Clinton and Bush 41?

[publana]

I apologize. I've seen so many posts this week that have shocked me that I misunderstood yours. Of course, I don't want sick children in school. I would hope the doctors will check them thoroughly before sending them, but I'm sure some will slip through the cracks.

For those in the stadiums, I wouldn't think they'd get much of a rest there. If it were my child, I'd rather him be at school than in a stadium packed with thousands of people. I'm guessing... are the people in Plano staying in the stadium for the Minor League Baseball Team? Or are these children staying in homes where they could indeed rest and heal?

[Not A Snowbird]

Bookmarked! Thanks.

[TheSpottedOwl]

Thanks for the correct link. It's mind boggling : (

[FarmersFight]

JT & TC are going to NO to meet the mother ship that caused all this.

[SE Mom]

Believe it or not- Shep and B O'R are having a level-headed discussion about this- Bill points out the federal bureaucracy is nearly impossible to move in a HUGE event like this. Shep points out THERE WAS NO PLAN. Bill replies- yes there was- he's studied it- it's in his briefcase- and The Plan was ineffective and worthless (paraphrasing)...

[toldyou]

I just found this FR thread in regard to the 1996 election of LA Democrat Mary Landrieu for the Senate. It's easy reading. The first 5 or 6 very short paragraphs are a MUST read! I didn't even need to read the rest. Now we know how she was elected!

http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/796352/posts

[maica]

I have been transfixed by listening to a royal rant by the MSNBC guy, which I had switched to in a no-O'Reilly hour. He is amazing in his scathing blame of everything on the President Bush and his admin. Not one word about the mayor, the buses, the Governor, the LANG, etc. Phenomenal. I just hope his ratings are down around 100000 viewers. Wow, he just emitted a lot of his own toxic sludge. Wow! Pure vitriol!

[plain talk]

Louisisanans will want to blame somebody

Right. I saw a Republican politician from LA saying the same things the dems are.

[Types_with_Fist]

I guess that doesn't fit the Louisiana political culture though. They seem to be really good at circling the wagons, blaming others, living it up (Edwin Edwards) and acting as demagogues (Huey Long).

It may be difficult to see but they are looking out for themselves individually. Any one of them would throw another under the bus for self-preservation, witness Nagin blaming Blanco.

It's the pirate culture -- and, yes, Eddie Edwards-type politics. It all goes way back to the most honest, forthright and popular public figure in Louisiana history... Jean Lafitte.

[Soul Seeker]

No, I listen online from WA.

Generaly laura has three hours in the morning, and an hour-sometimes more-after Mark. Not all the time, but some of the time.

[GOP_Proud]

< Generaly laura has three hours in the morning,... >

Praying that Laura does not make your list. Somehow, I'm confident that she won't.

[Master of Orion]

She wanted to get in on the tax free shopping!

http://www.wimp.com/orleans/

Pretty sad video clip of some of NO's finest.

[Petronski]

An excellent post. I wish I'd written it.

[TheSpottedOwl]

What a mess. Thanks for posting this. Did you notice the funds that were allocated for road repairs/improvements?

[Jrabbit]

NPR? Oh well....I guess they wouldn't like to hear what I have to say, either. Our evacuees that haven't gone on to relatives in other states...are staying in Texas! The little family I was working with are leaving for Houston tomorrow. Dad has already been offered a job...he's a construction/house painter worker. They're very happy. Didn't want to return to NO.