"Towards the end of Day 2, people were in the streets, curious to see the destruction."
Posted on 09/10/2005 10:34:29 AM PDT by Miss Marple
While cable news and the networks have concentrated their criticism on FEMA for the most part, I thought it would be helpful to concentrate our attention on the state and local actions during Hurrican Katrina and the subsequent flooding of New Orleans.
To that end, I have assembled a collection of links which document the lack of action by the state and local authorities, as well as some deliberate efforts to obstruct federal action.
This thread is meant to document the actions, and not to speculate on the motives of the State of Louisiana or the City of New Orleans. I intend for this thread to be useful as a resource for Freepers as they discuss the situation with those who have been fed the MSM spin and are not aware of the facts. Clogging the thread up with speculation will not be helpful.
I MAY start a speculation thread separate from this one. But until then, on this thread, let's stick to the facts.
Any additions of links or reports from the networks would be gratefully appreciated. Please attribute all sources and follow posting guidelines.
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NATIONAL GUARD
As detailed in these two articles, the governor was the person responsible for the few numbers of guardsmen deployed. She refused to sign the paperwork that would bring in guard units from other states until the Wednesday AFTER the storm.
State Rebuffed Bid to Put Louisiiana Troops Under U.S. Command Amid New Orleans Chaos
DENIAL OF ACCESS TO RELIEF AGENCIES
In addition to the low numbers of National Guard troops activated, relief agencies were denied access to New Orleans by the Louisiana authorities. The following articles explain why we saw no Red Cross, Salvation Army, or other groups on the scene.
FNC's Major Garrett: Red Cross Blocked by Order of the Louisiana State Government
Major Garret new blockbuster---Salvation Army efforts at supplying the evacuees BLOCKED
Louisiana officials accused of blocking rescue volunteers
I would appreciate whatever links anyone has being added to this thread, so that we can consolidate all of the information in one place.
I would also like it if non-working links (of which I hope there are non) are pointed out so that they can be fixed.
Good post. Great work. Thank you.
Post your links here. I have to shut down and de-frag. I will be back after while.
What about the Gretna Sheriff blocking the Crescent City Bridge thereby trapping the people in New Orleans?
bump
There are several similar timeline threads.
Look for 'timeline' under the search feature on FR.
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| Posted by IM2MAD On News/Activism 09/08/2005 10:59:54 PM CDT · 7 replies · 380+ views It occurs to me that we need a Katrina timeline in spreadsheet form to track who said/did what when. As I visualize it, it would have the first column with the date and subsequent column headings of something like White House, Nagin, Blanco, LA Nat Guard, US Nat Guard, FEMA and so on. I think this would be useful in pointing out to everyone what actions were taken when and by whose authority. Perhaps even quote the LA disaster plan at the head of the chart to point it out to anyone who is not aware of it. Unfortunately, I've... |
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| Posted by Wolfstar On News/Activism 09/06/2005 10:45:18 PM CDT · 464 replies · 24,340+ views Yahoo News Photos ^ | 9/6/05 The near total evacuation of the major American port city of New Orleans, Louisiana was accomplished between Tuesday afternoon, August 30 and Friday afternoon, September 2, 2005. This evacuation occurred while other search, rescue, relief and evacuation operations were simultaneously being conducted throughout the Gulf Coast between approximately Lafayette, Louisiana, on the west and the Florida panhandle on the east -– an area of about 90,000 sq. miles, or the size of the entire nation of Great Britain. I'd say this amazing achievement is the opposite of slow. I'd say that it's a stunning accomplishment and one that demonstrates superb... |
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| Posted by airedale On News/Activism 09/04/2005 4:30:29 PM CDT · 17 replies · 1,417+ views American Daughter website ^ | Virginia Doctor [Virginia Doctor] has compiled a wealth of source material on the Katrina hurricane disaster, showing clearly that the blame for the terrible aftermath lies squarely at the doorsteps of New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin (Democrat) and Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco (Democrat). We have itemized the important events along Katrina's timeline. Has lots of links to the source material. The homepage of this website has a lot of other good info: http://www.americandaughter.com I was also able to find at this site NOAA's Katrina Graphics Archive though this site. This website is: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov |
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| Posted by coffee260 On News/Activism 09/04/2005 3:00:05 PM CDT · 85 replies · 7,408+ views RightWingNuthouse ^ | September 04, 2005 | Rick Moran The following is a timeline that details the response of local, state, and federal authorities to the disaster in New Orleans. I have not included any information for other areas hit by the storm. I used one source almost exclusively – the online editions of the New Orleans Times-Picayune (hereinafter referred to as TP). I daresay the paper will receive a Pulitzer Prize for their coverage. IT IS NOT MY INTENTION TO PLAY THE “BLAME GAME” BY PUBLISHING THIS TIMELINE.. In fact, if you have a link to a story that contradicts or adds to this timeline, I urge you... |
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| Posted by Tall_Texan On News/Activism 09/04/2005 11:49:50 AM CDT · 28 replies · 1,330+ views National Guard Bureau ^ | 09-03-05 | Associated Press Sep 3, 4:57 PM (ET) By The Associated Press A day-by-day look at when National Guard troops from around the country arrived in Louisiana and Mississippi, the two states hit hardest by Hurricane Katrina: TUESDAY, Aug. 30: In Louisiana: - 4,725, all from Louisiana In Mississippi: - 2,747, all from Mississippi WEDNESDAY, Aug. 31: In Louisiana: - Ohio: nine - Oklahoma: 89 - Texas: 625 In Mississippi: Arkansas: 350 Delaware : 68 Florida: 350 Maryland: 130 THURSDAY, Sept. 1: In Louisiana: Arkansas: 446 Colorado: 4 Kansas: 12 Missouri: 40 Nevada: 12 Ohio: 210 Oklahoma: 283 Texas: 972 In Mississippi: Alabama:... |
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| Posted by Wolfstar On News/Activism 09/03/2005 10:44:11 PM CDT · 335 replies · 7,392+ views White House.gov; multiple news & other sources ^ | 9/3/05 After days of being harrangued by media reports to the contrary, this may seem like a radical notion, but... THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S RESPONSE TO KATRINA WAS NOT SLOW!FACT: Coast Guard, U.S. Navy and other search and rescue units were in New Orleans, elsewhere in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama on Monday, after the storm passed out of the area. FACT: The full extent of the devastation to the Gulf Coast region, and the levee breaches in New Orleans, were not known until Tuesday. FACT: A convoy of about 500 buses reached the Superdome late Wednesday. FACT: The first of 500 busloads... |
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| Posted by rhetorica On News/Activism 09/03/2005 10:03:04 AM CDT · 45 replies · 1,097+ views OK folks, let's get this thing under control. We need to build a timeline of (1) events relating to Katrina (e.g. landfall, levee breeches, flooding, etc)(2)events relating to LA, MS and AL and Fed government responses to Katrina (e.g. evacuation orders, activating guard, etc) (3) events as reported by major media outlets (e.g. hurrincane hits and misses, breeches, flooding, evacualtions, looting, etc.) Let's see if we can put a timeline together that chronicles all these events. I am willing to assemble all the information if Freepers will help me locate the evidence. It will be very important that we have... |
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BTTT! Great work!
BTTT
Major FYI ping to starting a thread series, that needs to be documented and readily accessible to those who can get it out around the nation.
A BTTT thanks
Katrina timeline in spreadsheet form needed. ^
Posted by IM2MAD
On News/Activism ^ 09/08/2005 10:59:54 PM CDT · 7 replies · 380+ views
It occurs to me that we need a Katrina timeline in spreadsheet form to track who said/did what when. As I visualize it, it would have the first column with the date and subsequent column headings of something like White House, Nagin, Blanco, LA Nat Guard, US Nat Guard, FEMA and so on. I think this would be useful in pointing out to everyone what actions were taken when and by whose authority. Perhaps even quote the LA disaster plan at the head of the chart to point it out to anyone who is not aware of it. Unfortunately, I've...
Katrina, a photographic timeline: Powerful proof federal response was NOT slow (warning, many pics) ^
Posted by Wolfstar
On News/Activism ^ 09/06/2005 10:45:18 PM CDT · 464 replies · 24,341+ views
Yahoo News Photos ^ | 9/6/05
The near total evacuation of the major American port city of New Orleans, Louisiana was accomplished between Tuesday afternoon, August 30 and Friday afternoon, September 2, 2005. This evacuation occurred while other search, rescue, relief and evacuation operations were simultaneously being conducted throughout the Gulf Coast between approximately Lafayette, Louisiana, on the west and the Florida panhandle on the east -– an area of about 90,000 sq. miles, or the size of the entire nation of Great Britain. I'd say this amazing achievement is the opposite of slow. I'd say that it's a stunning accomplishment and one that demonstrates superb...
Katrinia Timeline with links ^
Posted by airedale
On News/Activism ^ 09/04/2005 4:30:29 PM CDT · 17 replies · 1,417+ views
American Daughter website ^ | Virginia Doctor
[Virginia Doctor] has compiled a wealth of source material on the Katrina hurricane disaster, showing clearly that the blame for the terrible aftermath lies squarely at the doorsteps of New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin (Democrat) and Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco (Democrat). We have itemized the important events along Katrina's timeline. Has lots of links to the source material. The homepage of this website has a lot of other good info: http://www.americandaughter.com I was also able to find at this site NOAA's Katrina Graphics Archive though this site. This website is: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov
KATRINA: RESPONSE TIMELINE ^
Posted by coffee260
On News/Activism ^ 09/04/2005 3:00:05 PM CDT · 85 replies · 7,408+ views
RightWingNuthouse ^ | September 04, 2005 | Rick Moran
The following is a timeline that details the response of local, state, and federal authorities to the disaster in New Orleans. I have not included any information for other areas hit by the storm. I used one source almost exclusively – the online editions of the New Orleans Times-Picayune (hereinafter referred to as TP). I daresay the paper will receive a Pulitzer Prize for their coverage. IT IS NOT MY INTENTION TO PLAY THE “BLAME GAME” BY PUBLISHING THIS TIMELINE.. In fact, if you have a link to a story that contradicts or adds to this timeline, I urge you...
Glance at National Guard Deployment (Katrina Timeline) ^
Posted by Tall_Texan
On News/Activism ^ 09/04/2005 11:49:50 AM CDT · 28 replies · 1,330+ views
National Guard Bureau ^ | 09-03-05 | Associated Press
Sep 3, 4:57 PM (ET) By The Associated Press A day-by-day look at when National Guard troops from around the country arrived in Louisiana and Mississippi, the two states hit hardest by Hurricane Katrina: TUESDAY, Aug. 30: In Louisiana: - 4,725, all from Louisiana In Mississippi: - 2,747, all from Mississippi WEDNESDAY, Aug. 31: In Louisiana: - Ohio: nine - Oklahoma: 89 - Texas: 625 In Mississippi: Arkansas: 350 Delaware : 68 Florida: 350 Maryland: 130 THURSDAY, Sept. 1: In Louisiana: Arkansas: 446 Colorado: 4 Kansas: 12 Missouri: 40 Nevada: 12 Ohio: 210 Oklahoma: 283 Texas: 972 In Mississippi: Alabama:...
Katrina: A timeline -- proof the Federal response was NOT SLOW ^
Posted by Wolfstar
On News/Activism ^ 09/03/2005 10:44:11 PM CDT · 335 replies · 7,392+ views
White House.gov; multiple news & other sources ^ | 9/3/05
After days of being harrangued by media reports to the contrary, this may seem like a radical notion, but... THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S RESPONSE TO KATRINA WAS NOT SLOW!FACT: Coast Guard, U.S. Navy and other search and rescue units were in New Orleans, elsewhere in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama on Monday, after the storm passed out of the area. FACT: The full extent of the devastation to the Gulf Coast region, and the levee breaches in New Orleans, were not known until Tuesday. FACT: A convoy of about 500 buses reached the Superdome late Wednesday. FACT: The first of 500 busloads...
Let's put together a timeline ^
Posted by rhetorica
On News/Activism ^ 09/03/2005 10:03:04 AM CDT · 45 replies · 1,097+ views
OK folks, let's get this thing under control. We need to build a timeline of (1) events relating to Katrina (e.g. landfall, levee breeches, flooding, etc)(2)events relating to LA, MS and AL and Fed government responses to Katrina (e.g. evacuation orders, activating guard, etc) (3) events as reported by major media outlets (e.g. hurrincane hits and misses, breeches, flooding, evacualtions, looting, etc.) Let's see if we can put a timeline together that chronicles all these events. I am willing to assemble all the information if Freepers will help me locate the evidence. It will be very important that we have...
Well we posted the same thing.... lol
A double dose ought to make things better....
Thanks for posting this. We need it all in one place like this.
New Orleans ignored its own plans
http://www.washtimes.com/national/20050909-121037-6314r.htm
Very good, consice report on Blanco and Nagin
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