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

[Arizona Carolyn]

May have. Did you hear his "my wife's Republican friends" comment last week?

[cgk]

Well Tom's an expert - he's read everything

He's read everything... backwards!

[Cboldt]

I think that article has the wrong Friday for Fed offer to consolidate police activity. It says the offer to have a fed takoevr was made before the evacuation began, and before the hurricane even struck. I think the offer was made after more Nat'l Gaurd was in place, after the hurricane, and after it was clear LA state was not up to coordinating restoration of civil order, rescue, relief and evacuation.

It would be presuptuous of the feds to offer to take over before there was a disaster, indeed, even before there was an evacuation order!

Otherwise a good read. I sent the author a note.

[Miss Marple]

I like the music with the still photos. But it was disconcerting to have Geraldo's story on with music. It sort of gave it a fictional aspect, like a movie.

[Tobor]

This is a failure of government.

People who depended on government for
their basic safety, the people of NO ,
were failed by their God of Government.

The government did not work well in NO.

Those that preach that government is God, like the
black reverend scumbags, should take a hit from this.

Government failed its dependents.

This should be a lesson to government dependents that they can't depend on government.

[milagro]

May God bless those poor fools and their little hearts!

[PAR35]

Well California has already taken millions of refugees from Mexico

So has Texas, but it hasn't stopped that state from showing compassion. Arizona and New Mexico are also stepping up to the plate.

[Cedar]

Great article...thanks for posting the link.

[Arizona Carolyn]

I think September IS a sweeps month. My question to Oprah... she has been traveling to Africa and giving millions, getting American's to give millions and all the while people in this country are in poverty and pain. Now that she can get some publicity does she suddenly care?

[Txsleuth]

What the libs and media STILL haven't gotten through their pea brain is this:

Whenever they smear the way the war is going in Iraq, or the treatment of prisoners, or the quickness of finding victims of the flood, or stopping up the levee, they can blame Bush, but in all reality, they are critisizing our military...

and in this case, the Coast Guard and National Guard in particular...because they are the ones doing the job.

They still can't figure out that Americans do not like hearing our police, fire, military etc...disparaged by a bunch of whiney babies!!!

[BurbankKarl]

You think I would Mess With Texas?

[Arizona Carolyn]

Doncha just love it? Any idiot knows you have to put the plug in.

[STARWISE]

Absolutely ... I pray for them all.

[Cboldt]

Just to really settle my curious mind, is there a reference for [ When it is said that FEMA denied entry into NOLA, the order came from a state authority, not a federal authority. ]

Not a neat and tidy one, no. But so-called FEMA activity is driven by local "FEMA deputies" for want of a better word. The state has control, FEMA is there to help, not to override, and in most cases, the FEMA person is in fact a state or local employee.

When the Red Cross was told not to enter NOLA to provide relifef, becuase of a lack of civil order, the direction came from LA state people, not federal people.

[Tarheel]

All your questions should go to Tony tomorrow.

[Dolphy]

Read what the Governor was begging for help with. She wanted reimbursement/loans for every extraordinary expense and help with debris removal. I don't see any mention that she wouldn't be able to secure the evacuation centers or provide food, nor do I see anything about those who remained at their homes.

[A Citizen Reporter]

"It sort of gave it a fictional aspect, like a movie."

Well, Geraldo is a movie. A bad one

And I just have to laugh and laugh as each FOX person has to prop up Geraldo. Now, the day that Brit Hume does it, I will eat my hat!

[Miss Marple]

I will be pinging him and radioproducer bright and early, belive me.

[kcvl]

I think I have seen it all now!

I think my English is getting as bad as, Fox News, Molly Henneberg's. roflol.