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

[Letitring]

You are soooooo sweet and thanks, very much, for caring.

[oceanview]

he is putting it up again. I am not sure that this is the 2005 "you are on your own" letter. its something from 2002.

[Letitring]

Thanks for caring. It's been a wild ride, that's for certain.

We'll never be the same and our new influx of citizens are totally mind bending.

[Letitring]

Gasp! Smooches and Heyyyyyyyyyyy TomKat Kitty. :) It's good to see you.

[Howlin]

Putting it up again?

[mystery-ak]

What town are you in....hubby is heading in your direction?

[getmeouttaPalmBeachCounty_FL]

"The local and state officials won't wiggle out of this one. Are you reading Ellesu's posts about the millions of dollars FEMA sent LA, that can't quite be accounted for. 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."

You and I are on the same page re: the Clintons.

[Yellow Rose of Texas]

Has anyone noticed Democrats are no longer asking for an investigation?

[bitt]

'The majority of people who stayed there did so out of stupidity or because they wanted to loot'.
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The majority of stupes yelling "where's mah water!" seemed to have forgotten their teef, didn't want to leave the dogs, or were TOO FAT to walk or even be trundled to a shelter. They were even too fat to be brought up in baskets. Where is their pride?

best article on the net
http://tiadaily.com/php-bin/news/showArticle.php?id=1026

[Ellesu]

Oh I keep up with it and it makes me so mad. The one good thing from this disaster is the fact that Louisiana politicos are now getting national coverage. So much of this state just expects to get the shaft from govt. and they are apathetic. I can't tell you how much I am enjoying reading all the comments from everyone on these threads. With every post I read I am like YES! That's right! etc... I have so much more I could post, but it would take up 10 threads, lol. It will be so wonderful to hear Rush mention this crooked state on national radio for all to hear.

[OKIEDOC]

Thanks for the post.

I keep forgetting that not everyone posting on here has followed this thread from day one.

I have said some tough things about these smug elitists racists creeps and at this time can not think of any excuse to take back one word.

I am ashamed of what some liberals have tried to do with this disaster.

Only backs up what has been said by many FReepers that peoples lives don't mean doodle squat to liberals so long as they achieve their narrow minded political agendas.

Best of Luck and pray for our brothers displaced by the disaster.

[Letitring]

You are so sweet. It's GOOD to be here.

Not so sure about the sunshine, though I'm trying. :)

[oceanview]

yes, as a discussion point with this author regarding the predictions of what would happen if a hurricane hit new orleans.

[TheSpottedOwl]

The libs will still hate WalMart.

I dislike WalMart for several reasons, but I know when someone is doing a good thing. They've come through big time. Might have to shop there once in a while.

[ChadGore]

This NG member died trying to get there early. He's a hero.

We need to find out all that can be known about a guy named Josh E. Russell of MS.

This from:
http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050905/NEWS0110/50905021/1260
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• Josh E. Russell had spent a tour in Iraq, then switched to the National Guard from the Marine Corps so he could spend more time at home. The 27-year-old was killed when the Humvee he was riding in hit debris on a highway in Pearl River County, Miss.
  
  Russell was nervous about being called into action, sent into the teeth of the hurricane, said his widow, Jamie Russell.
  
  "He didn't want to go, because he knew it was going to be a bad storm. But he went, because that was his duty," she said.
  

[Republic]

Our local news in Indianapolis did a story on the hurricane victems that have arrived here and are being taken care of by the Red Cross..they are staying at a dormitory that can house up to 500.

It has wonderful beds, TV's, a full supply room of EVERTHING and a volunteer gets for each victem, whatever they need, whenever they need it.

They interviewed a man, a black man who had lost everything, and he was so sweet, so humbled by the generosity and comfort and care he was receiving...he has fallen in love with Indy (of course, winter hasn't arrived yet...lol) and I hope Indy falls in love with him.

In fact---I hope these people who have lost so much see an entire new world as a result of their displacement. I hope they see kindness and feel hope and safety and realize that life does not have to be full of dope runners, thugs and brutality.

[Soul Seeker]

Well, the politically tone deaf when released from her handlers Hillary, asked for one not too long ago. :-)

[Letitring]

Meridian, Ms.

[CedarDave]

Huh? Where did you get that? Are they just letting the MSM press carry the water?

If that is true the media would drop it, though they would continue to bash Bush.

[mystery-ak]

Mike's first stop is Baton Rouge, he doesn't know where he'll be after that...says he wants to go to Ms...LOL