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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.
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
Mississippi updates via Jackson Ledger
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.
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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.
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Tropical Storm 12
Out of NO? I missed it, but hope you are right. Where are the busses picking up folks. Are they rolling into the Superdome, and from where?
Are you from Louisiana? I have educated friends that have lived there all their lives telling me I was overreacting. "It will turn, it always does" was the same phrase I heard over and over. I think the officials in New Orleans should have placed a higher level of urgency on the situation. They were much more reactive than proactive.
ammo will be required for all future hurricane survival supplies.
I find it ironic that I am having to defend people I campaigned against but here I go. Blanco I can't fault yet. She has been busy relocating and trying to provide shelter for about a fourth of the state including those about to max out there cards at their hotels and shelter has to be found. plus coorindating a rescue effort after a major evac. Personally I glad she is not all pie in the sky now and in public relations reelection mode. Again we are a small not very wealthy Southern state and what we have done including what we have done under leadership so far is pretty amazing.
No, I am not kidding.
And she said it again on Larry King Live tonight.
http://www.nola.com/newslogs/breakingtp/index.ssf?/mtlogs/nola_Times-Picayune/archives/2005_08.html
In Uptown, one the few areas that remained dry, a bearded man patrolled Oak Street near the boarded-up Maple Leaf Bar, a sawed-off shotgun slung over his shoulder. The owners of a hardware store sat in folding chairs, pistols at the ready.
Uptown resident Keith Williams started his own security patrol, driving around in his Ford pickup with his newly purchased handgun. Earlier in the day, Williams said he had seen the body of a gunshot victim near the corner of Leonidas and Hickory streets.
"What I want to know is why we don’t have paratroopers with machine guns on every street," Williams said.
Like-minded Art Depodesta sat on the edge of a picnic table outside Cooter Brown’s Bar, a chrome shotgun at his side loaded with red shells.
"They broke into the Shell station across the street," he said. "I walked over with my 12-gauge and shot a couple into the air."
The looters scattered, but soon after, another man appeared outside the bar in a pickup truck armed with a pistol and threatened Depodesta.
"I told him, ‘Listen, I was in the Army and I will blow your ass off,’" Depodesta said. "We’ve got enough trouble with the flood."
The man sped away.
"You know what sucks," Depodesta said. "The whole U.S. is looking at this city right now, and this is what they see."
In the Bywater, a supply store sported spray-painted signs reading "You Loot, I Shoot" and "You Bein Watched." A man seated nearby with a rifle in his lap suggested it was no idle threat. At the Bywater studio of Dr. Bob, the artist known for handpainted "Be Nice or Leave" signs, a less fanciful sentiment was painted on the wall: "Looters Will Be Shot. Dr. Bob."
Whoa, what is it you were saying about personal attacks, that I was resorting to them? I think not. And I'm still not, but I guess it's okay for you. They have had a backup generator that only runs emergency lights, and even it was about to run out of gas sometime earlier today. It would NOT run the PA system for the SuperDome at any time.
You get more and more friendly as the night goes on ;)
Prayers to those in need.
Shame dammit!
"What does he think the President can do? Call down fire from heaven to stop the water from flowing?"
If he did, the ACLU would call it unconstitutional.
The airport was in beautiful shape on Sat, and Sun, and indeed, on Tuesday morning. Now it is under water. Pity. The early bird gets the worm.
Bla bla bla bla bla bla... ;)
just
speechless
Obviously even the looters do not see marshal law as a serious threat to their activities. Must be nice to be such a USELESS public official. (s)what next a blue ribbon panel to report back in 12 months?(/s)
Yes I live in Louisiana including for the time in the New Orleans area. Yes alot people said that and it was cliche is some ways. Perhaps we thought we would always be lucky. The problem and is related to what your friends said was that we had two recent major evac where New Orleans wasnt damaged hardly at all. The officials were recognizing that people might start ignoring them even though the past warnings were valid. The fact that they had to be sure plus the rapid way this storm came upon us whenit was apparentt we were at real risk gives the appearance every acted in a non carlant mannor but I know for a fact that as soon as this storm left Florida on its course the LA govt did start their preliminary plan. Again it was the lack of time not nola or LA govt that gives the appearance of reactive govt
People in Miami learned that lesson in 1992 after hurrican andrew.
An armed neighborhood is an UNlooted neighborhood.
In fact the radio should be ENCOURAGING citizens to be engaged in OPEN carry. This will give looters pause.
So you are admitting that the City of New Orleans put 36,000 people into an arena with NO WAY OF COMMUNICATING with them?
Good to know.
The airport is now underwater?
I saw it live and I am still up but I did not say I was seeing it live.I think we all need pancakes.:)
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