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

[76834]

Biden - coroner told to expect 5-10,000 bodies. And that's just New Orleans.

And those are the ones that the gators, crabs and fish miss.

Remember:
Mother Nature has her own way of disposing of bodies.

[Letitring]

Isn't that the truth.

I guess I just have a bad attitude. I'd been away and came back to this mess. I just know it's not right when you have temporary shelters that become long term. It's not right when those shelters are in churches and they have to ask some refugees to leave because they are beating their wife and drinking alcohol! In church!!!!!!!

I tell you, we are just not used to that sort of thing here.

It's not right that some in those shelters just up and leave and wander about in the community. Noone has any idea where they went or what they are up to.

[Txsleuth]

jeez louise....Scarborough has been one of the WORST in making this political!!!

He has been hanging around the libs at MSNBC so long...he has become just as "blind" as they are!

[radiohead]

I just got disturbing word from my sister in DC. A college classmate of another sister lost everything in NO. She, her mother and some relatives evacuated. They still don't know where the rest of the relatives are.

The woman is in Houston. She went to the Red Cross office and asked for aid and was told there wasn't any!!! She was crying out on the street and a policeman gave her $100.

When my sister related this, another sister got on the line to the main office in DC (where my family is). She was incensed and said that she knew the RC was getting donations left and right and that they had money. A nice guy told her that the friend should have gotten a debit card for food, hotel, and spending money. Long story short, he gave her advice for the 'right thing to say' to the RC in Houston, what not to say to FEMA, etc. One of the things he advised was for her not to say she had evacuated herself, but that she was brought in on a bus. If she wasn't on a bus, she would get aid after everyone else.

This conversation started after I made some mention of not giving money to the RC. My sister went off like a maniac, recounting this poor woman's experience and her own experiance w/the RC main office. She is thinking of telling the DC media but is trying to find a way not to 'out' this guy who helped her.

Everyone who needs aid should get it as they present themselves to an agency. They shouldn't have to think of magic words to get it and they shouldn't have to go to the end of the line just because they were resourceful enough to get themselves out of town. Count my sisters and this other woman (who happens to be a newly graduated doctor and will have a job and money one day), as more people who will never donate to the RC again.

[SolomoninSouthDakota]

"Lost its structural integrity."

Thanks for listing the reason.

But I just find it implausible that the Superdome must be torn down. prior to the storm weren't they saying it was designed for winds greater than the 165 mph? I think an analogy to an old oak tree is fitting. It came through these winds (weren't the top gusts @ 150, steady winds at @110?). Sure it's a mess and would take much to clean and repair the roof. But that effort would be less than a drop in a bucket compared to first of all DEMOLISHING and the REBUILDING.
I would guess we will see two factions rising: one wanting to see the city restored to what it pretty much was--only better--and the other for just restoring the historical parts, the refineries and ports, and commercial parts.
I wonder if the faction for minimal restoration are making a quick push to demolish the landmark.

[BurbankKarl]

err...New Orleans had 400 officers for the entire city! When you figure they are working 12 on 12 off. Sounds like NO was working 18 on, six off to me.

[jeffers]

Yes, the Libs have no choice but to fall back on whining "why are YOU trying to politicize this disaster?" The facts will force them to.

My standard response: "You have been politicizing this all week, now you reap what you've sown. You were warned, you ignored those warnings, prepare for a well deserved defeat."

No mercy.

[mystery-ak]

I haven't donated to the RC in years,,,,never will again...

[WoodstockCat]

Salvation Army or National American Mission Board (NAMB).

[Txsleuth]

What a "snarky" (as Tony Snow would say) reply!!!

It is one thing for him to be defensive and try to blow smoke about blaming Bush...but,

to go personally after you, and say that he knows what he is talking about and you don't???

I had a really low opinion before you posted his reply...can you say lower than the bottom of Lake Ponchatrain? LOL

[Tarheel]

So he resigned in the middle of a term to spend more time with his family? OK, nuff said--always wondered what went on in Joe's situation.

[Knitting A Conundrum]

It used to smell even more interesting when the Jackson Brewery was still making beer...especially when you walked down Toulouse street.

[2rightsleftcoast]

That's what I like to hear, people who take care of themselves. I am so sick of the media showing us nothing but people moaning and complaining. I remember the one woman at convention center. She was mad cause all they gave them to drink was water.
On another note, if they still need boats, I think John Kerry was in Vietnam. Give him a call. I'm sure he's rested and ready to report for duty.

[TheSpottedOwl]

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

So am I. Can you imagine what other countries are thinking about our "leadership" right now? They might not understand our hierarchy when it comes to the Feds stepping in. This was NO, and LA's elected official's responsibility, not the White House. Bush will fix things, and I'm hoping and praying that heads will finally roll.

Liberals have once again shown their true colors. I hope the folks who suffered from their incompetence, see the light. I pray for that, because that is the means for their survival.

[CajunConservative]

mark

[SolomoninSouthDakota]

"XV, Roccus wrote:

Suspension o the tax would keep the price down and help prevent panic buying."

Better go back and reread supercat before you get worse posts!

[jeffers]

Since you raised the issue and I have time now, for future reference:

1. When central sanitation fails, septic systems still work. Toilets will flush with a gallon or two of water hand poured into the tank. Septic systems in flooded areas will not function properly, and will back up into residences.

2. If no septic system is available, liquid waste should be scattered and will generally not hurt plants.

3. Solid waste can be deposited in 5 gallon buckets, and many toilet seats will balance on top.

4. Solid waste can then be collected in 55 gallon drums and burned. Kerosene speeds the process, which should be carried out downwind of any field kitchens or sleeping quarters. Gasoline is risky but will substitute.

[buickmackane]

I've been giving that Salvation Army $100 donation package quite a bit of thought. Giving household cleaning supplies to people sleeping on the floor of a shelter seems like putting the cart before the horse if you ask me; they don't have a household to clean any more and who knows when they will?

However, in the two years that I have lived in the Alexandria area, I have witnessed firsthand that our local Salvation Army shelter does wonderful work helping the homeless. If you want to get donations directly to the victims and cut out the middleman, please send help here instead of the Jackson PO box:

Salvation Army
620 Beauregard Street
Alexandria, LA 71301

Thanks for your interest!

[mplsconservative]

Someone like Penn needs to be removed from the situation. He is not a reporter, elected official or a member of the military/official rescue groups. He is only there for his own personal political agenda over and above any effort made to rescue the victims.

Very true.

Seems there are a lot of grandstanders flocking there to raise their profile, so to speak.

Leave the work to our silent professionals, the people that care and know how to get the job done and actually save lives.

God bless our military and other first-responders that are getting the job done.

I can't imagine what they are encountering, corpses floating around, and the mess in the SD. It's heartbreaking and they are the strong souls that are dealing with this disaster. I wish them peace and a sound sleep when they are able to rest.

[TheSpottedOwl]

Lol, wait until the see their first snowfall! The kids will never want to leave : )

Not counting those who have died, or been brutalized, this could be a golden opportunity for so many people. May they prosper and thrive : )