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

[Miss Marple]

Something is going to have to be done about Joe Scarborough.My greatest disappointment in life is that I have never risen to the level where I could dispatch minions to do my bidding.

[tomkat]

btw, there is a 'tomcat' on here somewhere, but whoever it is is but a pale imitation of the real tomkat !

< /humility >
< bedtime >

[Arizona Carolyn]

Ummmm... why send money to fix the levees when the levee commission spends it to buy casinos instead of fixing the levee's?

[NautiNurse]

Re: Joe Scarborough - we are grateful he declined to run against Katherine Harris in FL.

Historic note: Was perusing the initial Katrina threads tonight, and ROFL almost as hard as I did upon reading the Sean Penn story today...--->Click

[Cboldt]

I just want to get it clear in my own mind that the Federal gov't. did do things right.

I'm sure it could have been better, but here's another thing to keep in mind.

The term FEMA is incorrectly taken to mean federal control. It is not. FEMA is a state/federal compact, wehre both sides have roles and responsibilities. It is typical for a "state FEMA official" to be in control of spending federal money and directing efforts. When it is said that FEMA denied entry into NOLA, the order came from a state authority, not a federal authority.

[Tarheel]

Look at what I found. --

NEW ORLEANS -- Two more Jefferson Parish officials are being drawn into the corruption probe dubbed Operation Wrinkled Robe, according to a newspaper report.

The Times-Picayune reports that investigators have issued subpoenas to Parish President Aaron Broussard and 24th District Judge Kernan "Skip" Hand. (article continues)

Source--WDSU-TV

http://www.wdsu.com/news/4866083/detail.html?subid=10100245

[myprecious]

I have soaps and shampoos from various hotels and casinos I have visited (and those of friends who think they are funny, as well).

Thank you so much. That is a great idea. Lotions would help too, if you have them. You have freepmail. This is just the kind of ideas that make FReepers special.

[Cedar]

So sorry! In my rush to post before the next hundred ........:)

[Txsleuth]

I get the impression that he is in a job and situation over his head and is afraid...therefore, he has to cuss and yell to cover for his fear...and appear tough.

Not gonna do any of the NO citizens any good now, though.

[Peach]

Oh, it was clear after listening to Fineman on MSNBC. I think it was Friday.

[Not A Snowbird]

Well, now you've done it.

I have a copy of the National Response Plan on my desk at work; I had to review it to see if we would have any action if it was implemented.

If the entire document is read, in context, I believe you'll find that it does not give the federal government authority to barge into a sovereign state before an emergency has taken place.

Very dry read. I will have to reread now. Thanks alot.

[kcvl]

Closer scrutiny reveals the lies surrounding Katrina evacuation and recovery

By Linda Prussen-Razzano
web posted September 5, 2005



http://www.enterstageright.com/archive/articles/0905/0905evac.htm

[quantim]

Perhaps I shall rename my little vineyard here...

We'd rather have a sample!

[Peach]

I get the days thing on the clock, but the hours? Is the time supposed to be from when the eye passed over or something?

This is reminiscent of when the networks kept a nightly tally of the days since our hostages were held in Iran.

[myprecious]

10,000 families now being sheltered in Alexandria/Pineville

A wonderful woman from our little church is there with the Red Cross. She is suffering from heart condition herself, but refused our pleas to stay home. Keep Sue in your prayers.

[Cedar]

"When it is said that FEMA denied entry into NOLA, the order came from a state authority, not a federal authority."

Well now, stuff like that helps to know! Thanks.

(Just to really settle my curious mind, is there a reference for that fact?)

[NautiNurse]

It is all Bush's fault.

If I never see that line again in any setting, it will be too soon. I blur out the rest of the post after seeing those words. Otherwise, great post.

[plushaye]

"What husbands? I think I can count on the fingers of both hands the numbers of families I've seen ... mostly single moms and kids."

From a Knight-Ridder article today:

Single mothers headed 65 percent of New Orleans families living below the poverty line.

"If you're a single mother and poor, and you have a very low education and have trouble finding a job, getting back on your feet is harder than it is for married couples or people with more resources," said Sheila Zedlewski, the director of the income and benefits policy center at the Urban Institute, a non-partisan think tank in Washington. "They're going to need some significant support for quite a while to make a new life for themselves."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/krwashbureau/_wea_katrina_poor
Katrina devastates all but leaves many of the poor in free fall

[kcvl]

Overwhelmingly, anger turned on government officials.

"All I want to say to Mayor Ray Nagin is thank you for helping us," Yolanda McZeal, 43, said calmly, sarcastically and bitterly. "Governor Blanco, thank you for helping us. President Bush, thank you for helping us."

For a few minutes, the crowd chanted, "No more Nagin."

For Carey, the young mother walking away from the center, the disaster was divine retribution for the city's legendary corruption and crime. "The city is corrupt ... God is punishing New Orleans for all the (expletive) they're doing, killing each other."

But she had even less warmth for the police, whom, she said, she barely saw.

"The thugs and the criminals are the heroes. They're the ones that were saving us," she said. Stolen speedboats took her from her flooded neighborhood; stolen moving trucks brought her to the convention center. "The police were nowhere."

While many in the crowd spoke of their love for the city, Carey was having none of that.

"I have to pick up and start somewhere else," she said. Would she consider coming back? "Hell no."


http://www.louisianaweekly.com/weekly/news/articlegate.pl?20050903b

[Miss Marple]

Did you guys just see that Geraldo now has BACKGROUND MUSIC to his stories?

I am getting pretty tired of this kind of silliiness.