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Katrina Live Thread, Part XI
Various ^ | 30 August 2005 | Various

Posted on 08/30/2005 1:34:04 PM PDT by NautiNurse

The situation in New Orleans continues to deteriorate due to rising water levels and desperation. Search and rescue continues via boat and air. Authorities have announced the goal to evacuate all the remaining residents of NOLA. The New Orleans Mayor has reported numerous gas leaks throughout the city. Sporadic fires occurring. Attempts to evacuate hundreds of hospital patients from Charity Hospital and Tulane Medical Center are in process. Patients are being transported to other hospitals as far away as Florida.

The Army Corps of Engineers is at the NOLA levee breaks with current plans to drop 3000 lb sand bags in an effort to stop the flow of water. NOLA hospital evacuations continue for thousands of patients. Reports indicate all evacuees are being taken to the SuperDome, which is now surrounded by water. The generators at the Dome are now in jeopardy. The Governor of Louisiana has called for a day of prayer tomorrow...

Elsewhere, search and rescue continue in Mississippi and Alabama. Biloxi reports indicate catastrophic damage.

Links to various news and local government websites:

WLOX TV Biloxi, Gulfport, Pascagula has link to locate family and friends (very slow load)

2theAdvocate - Baton Rouge Includes Slidell, St. John Parish, St. Bernard Parish updates, and other locations.

NOLA.com

Inside Houma Today needing boats, volunteers, lists gas station openings, water, etc.

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

Streaming Video:
WWL-TV (via KHOU/Houston): http://www.wwltv.com/cgi-bin/bi/video/makeadplaylist.pl?title=beloint_khou&live=yes

WKRG/Mobile: mms://wmbcast.mgeneral.speedera.net/wmbcast.mgeneral/wmbcast_mgeneral_aug262005_1435_95518

WDSU/New Orleans via WAPL/Jackson: mms://a842.l1291238841.c12912.g.lm.akamaistream.net/D/842/12912/v0001/reflector:38841

All are Windows Media Player links.


Related FR Threads:

FYI: Hurricane Katrina Freeper SIGN IN Thread

Discussion Thread - Hurricane Katrina - What Went Wrong?!?

Post Hurricane Katrina IMAGES Here

Looting Begins In New Orleans

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
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.

Previous Threads:

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


TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; US: Alabama; US: Florida; US: Louisiana; US: Mississippi
KEYWORDS: aftermath; hurricane; hurricanekatrina; katrina; livehurricanekatrina
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To: Aggie Mama
I agree with you.

It was as if they were talking about a third world country - not the US! I thought we were one country.

1,121 posted on 08/30/2005 4:24:22 PM PDT by ncpatriot
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To: cajungirl
My sister, the llama is pouting...

Your sister the llama is pouting? ;OD

1,122 posted on 08/30/2005 4:24:38 PM PDT by Petronski (I love Cyborg.)
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To: Revel
Does this mean we can all have unrestricted one hour food fight! ???

There are more than just one of us and we're everywhere! ;-}

1,123 posted on 08/30/2005 4:24:49 PM PDT by Admin Moderator
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To: RobFromGa
And I think even most liberal Northeasterners feel that we are all in this together.

I'd like to think that, Rob, but judging from so many of the comments made today by the media and the Dim politicians, I can't help but think that a huge number of them are telling themselves that the people in LA, MS and AL got what they had coming for electing George Bush, and that they'll be very vocal in letting us know that they don't want to lift a finger.

1,124 posted on 08/30/2005 4:25:00 PM PDT by CFC__VRWC ("Anytime a liberal squeals in outrage, an angel gets its wings!" - gidget7)
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To: Entropy Squared

I'm sure someone can do that but I admit, I don't know which site would be best.


1,125 posted on 08/30/2005 4:25:13 PM PDT by queenkathy (Dear God, I have a problem; it's me.)
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To: dennis1x

I think she meant that lake water is better than seawater. Seawater would tend to sterilize the earth roundabout.


1,126 posted on 08/30/2005 4:25:26 PM PDT by ThanhPhero (di hanh huong den La Vang)
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To: RobFromGa

nope...

I hand-jammed it....


1,127 posted on 08/30/2005 4:25:27 PM PDT by MikefromOhio (Ohio State (-15) vs. Miami of Ohio, September 3rd)
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To: Fraxinus
Do you know if the Alabama is still able to move under her own power?

No idea. But since a few freepers have said it's impossible for ships to get in there.......I reckon I am out of solutions & will give up the ships.

1,128 posted on 08/30/2005 4:25:48 PM PDT by the Deejay (THE LADY DEEJAY)
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To: July 4th
We are running out of gas in Wisconsin. The local news just broke the story, but gas stations have been running out all day, and it's been kept hush-hush so as not to cause massive lines. The pipelines that come up from the Gulf just aren't pumping.

Did they give a time table for how long before gas became available?

1,129 posted on 08/30/2005 4:26:02 PM PDT by DouglasKC
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To: Jeff Head
I pray the NG gets in their quickly and does just that...the sooner the better.

Does anyone have current info on the Martial Law declaration that was reported this morning?

Can regular army troops be rolled. like in Watts and Detroit in the 60's?

What is happening on the ground. A post reported that a large column was riding in around noon.

1,130 posted on 08/30/2005 4:26:14 PM PDT by don-o (Don't be a Freeploader. Do the right thing and become a Monthly Donor!)
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To: A.Hun

Amen. With the pumps down I would think even ordinary rainstorms would aggravate the situation significantly.

>> We should all pray that we don't have another hurricane in the northern gulf in the next month!


1,131 posted on 08/30/2005 4:26:16 PM PDT by Mago
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To: don-o
In the tradition of the recently departed Freeper, Lazamataz,

What happened to Laz?

1,132 posted on 08/30/2005 4:26:16 PM PDT by buccaneer81 (Rick Nash will score 50 goals this season ( if there is a season)
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To: cajungirl

So it was a "sleep with me, sleep with my llama" moment?


1,133 posted on 08/30/2005 4:26:21 PM PDT by Not A Snowbird (Official RKBA Landscaper and Arborist, Duchess of Green Leafy Things)
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To: Revel; NautiNurse
"Does this mean we can all have unrestricted one hour food fight! ???"

No!

Cool it folks. We are here on this thread to try and help Katrina's victims in any way we can.

(/rant)

1,134 posted on 08/30/2005 4:26:24 PM PDT by Michael Goldsberry (an enemy of islam -- Joe Boucher; Leapfrog; Dr.Zoidberg; Lazamataz; ...)
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To: July 4th

I didn't realize the gas problem would start that fast.


1,135 posted on 08/30/2005 4:26:32 PM PDT by queenkathy (Dear God, I have a problem; it's me.)
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To: cajungirl

Quentin Tarantino could do a whole movie script on just one of your posts, but the llama would likely end up with the key to the gun box, and the goat would be in the chili.


1,136 posted on 08/30/2005 4:26:47 PM PDT by RobFromGa (Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran-- what are we waiting for?)
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To: Diddle E. Squat

"To: cajungirl

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1473615/posts?page=30#30

In that photo the lake is to the north, the river is to the south. The section that is being flooded, Arabi, has been flooded for at least 33 hours, and had the water up to the rooftops for almost that long. Reports
for 30 hours have been that the there was an overtopping from the Mississippi River that was flooding this section of Arabi, including reports from the mayor's office and the Army Corp of Engineers.
"

If what you are saying is true, the Lake is "up" the river "down", then the flooded neighborhood has breached the seawall and water from the neighborhood is flowing into the canal. I have the image up full screen on the PC ext to this one and I am at least 80% sure that the water is flowing right to left in that image.

Nope, 100%, the whitewater is to the left of obstructions and the area to the right of the seawall is full to the top of the wall.

If all the above is true, your post and mine, all I can figure is that the river is draining into the parish, and the parish is flowing into the canal.


1,137 posted on 08/30/2005 4:27:48 PM PDT by jeffers
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To: Petronski

I have a sister

My sister has a llama

The llama wasn't allowed in the house for the storm by my brother in law

My sister was mad at my brother in law

The llama has a companion, a goat, who was the main problem for my brother in law

So the llama weathered the storm outside

The llama is pouting

My brother in law is triumphant because my sister failed to kill him because of his meaness to the llama and the goat and he won the argument over the llama/goat spending the night in the house.

That is all


1,138 posted on 08/30/2005 4:27:49 PM PDT by cajungirl (no)
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To: Diddle E. Squat
There have been reports of shooting and there have been reports of sporting good stores looted.

Sorry...but a certain amount of order does need to be established. Two reasons...for the security of the rescuers, and equally importantly, because it is definitely going to take time and if lawlessness is not curbed, the types of things I mentioned in 1060 will begin to occur.

It is not my intent to get into a drawn out debate or arguement...or to be rude or demeaning. I made a statement. I stick by it four-square. You disagree with some (or all) parts of it. That's fine.

1,139 posted on 08/30/2005 4:27:56 PM PDT by Jeff Head (www.dragonsfuryseries.com)
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To: SandyInSeattle

Right, you got it!!!


1,140 posted on 08/30/2005 4:28:34 PM PDT by cajungirl (no)
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