Katrina Live Thread, Part XI

Various ^ | 30 August 2005 | Various

[EverOnward]

"People might think Voodoo and Harry Potter are neat..."

Work with a wiccan that loves both Voodoo and Harry Potter. This morning co-worker was sure it was voodoo that saved french quarter. Wonder what co-worker is thinking now....

[jeffers]

"To: RummyChick

If there is a news blackout, it will be because the levees have totally gone. Keep hearing that the levees are getting in worse shape.

What I just heard on WWL said they are trying to rescue everyone they can but they cannot tell the beginning and end of the Mississippi River right now because of all the holes and breeches."



Important to note, the Mississippi passes all three of New Orlean's levee basins. Without a location on those levee breaks, the river levee breaks referred to might well be in the eastern bowl, which has already flooded all it is going to.

At this point, all we know about flooding in downtown for sure is that it sources to Lake Ponchartrain via the 17th St. Canal.

Maybe a hair splitting point, but so far the River isn't loose into downtown....not yet anyway.

[Peach]

Are we talking about the article that the pumps in the east part of NO are expected to fail?

[BurbankKarl]

An Orleans Parish boat carries victims to higher ground along N. Broad St. in New Orleans, Louisiana on Tuesday, August 30, 2005.

[rolling_stone]

last i heard a few minutes ago they were going to try and drop concrete "j" barriers like on freeways into the gap and follow up with huge sandbags..must be getting dark soon..?

[KJC1]

Where would any rescue planes land? Anyone know if any airstrips are intact enough for landing?

I imagine conditions are not suitable for landings or they would be doing it. Maybe someone else knows.

[maquiladora]

WWLTV : "Camps on Highway 11 in Slidell are gone."

[Wacka]

The airport is under water.

[Cedar]

Amazingly, some of the TV reporters are still in their "entertainment" voice.

[reformedliberal]

I heard the same, on FNC. The reporter also said, IIRC, that the cops actually opened the doors for people to take what they needed. The journo joked to someone at the hotel, that if everything was free, maybe they should all go on down. The employee seriously replied that no, this was for those in need, only.

No functioning roads/streets, not enough police cars, no jails, no courts....and the perishables need to be used or just be bulldozed and buried later on.

If they want the thrill of running thru chest high water w/a 72" TV.....well, good luck with that, with no electricity and no home. Some one will always take advantage.

[Knitting A Conundrum]

Then this is the one step away from Doomsday scenario.

[hoosiermama]

Typed in Orleans Parish Prison on Google map search but couldn't get it to link to this page....Looks like it close to where the water was pouring over the levi at the bridge.....I'd want out of there too.

[cajungirl]

I think the feds were in charge of the River levees and if the Mississippi changes course it is a bigger issue than new orleans having a flood. I don't know for sure but that is my guess.

I have a memory of people talking about Miss flooding NO and a decision to break the levee at Baton Rouge to protect New Orleans being discussed. It has enormous implications. The state Capitol is in BR and that is who would make that decision.

I don't know much about the 1927 flood but this may have been an issue then,,maybe someone else remembers.

[Fitzcarraldo]

Headline at http://www.nola.com

"Breached Levee Cannot be Closed"

[rwfromkansas]

YES.

Frankly, he must be waiting on how to handle the situation.....he has left Texas to go back to DC.

But, THIS IS AN ADDRESS TO THE NATION SITUATION.

This is really serious.

He needs to get all our attention on this.

[aft_lizard]

Federal troops are not allowed to by law to perform policing activities. Only the NG can under these circumstance or the can repeal the Posse Comitatus Act(sp?).

[bjs1779]

Bourbon street is flooding from what I am hearing. That is 2.5 feet above sea level and 1.5 feet above Lake P. Where is it coming from?

[NonValueAdded]

I'm listening to the local news using the links at the top of this post ... it's a lot more informative than the network stuff. Their point about the water is the raw sewage in it means ANY cut will get infected. And chances are good you will get a cut as you can't see what you are stepping on. Once you get infected, what are you going to do? where are you going to go? That's their point.

[RobbyS]

I stayed up until the thing turned slightly to the east. Little did I guess what it would do to the Floria Parishes and the Gulf Coast eastwards. A tsunami!

[DocRock]

The officer shot will survive...