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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
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To: wolfcreek
I thought it was real interesting how her assistants were constantly feeding her(Blanco) words to say.

The same thing happened when she had her press conference with Mary Landrieu; then somebody said that Landrieu's husband is the Lt. Gov., is that right?

She's like a puppet.

4,941 posted on 08/31/2005 9:38:35 AM PDT by Howlin (Have you check in on this thread: FYI: Hurricane Katrina Freeper SIGN IN Thread)
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To: NonValueAdded

AF1 over New Orleans NOW!


4,942 posted on 08/31/2005 9:38:53 AM PDT by steveegg ($3.00 a gallon is the price you pay for ANWR! Start drilling or stop whining! - HT Falcon4.0)
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To: gopwinsin04

Which TV station shows "Waterworld" tonight?


4,943 posted on 08/31/2005 9:38:53 AM PDT by ken5050 (Ann Coulter needs to have children ASAP to pass on her gene pool....any volunteers?)
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To: advance_copy

On the contrary, with the new blending regulations, the increase for the cost of transportation, epa regs,union demands, etc have all played a part.You think you can buy pipe to drill with for the same money you could 5 years ago? Dream on fella.


4,944 posted on 08/31/2005 9:38:54 AM PDT by eastforker (Under Cover FReeper going dark(too much 24))
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To: Petronski; Denver Ditdat; TonyInOhio

There are numerous reports coming out of New Orleans area that incompatiable radios are contributing to major public safety problems.

Quoting The Times-Picayune:

" On Tuesday, looters could be seen carrying away whole shelves of merchandise from stores in New Orleans with no police in sight. A shortage of boats left people stranded on their roofs a day after the storm passed. State, local and federal rescue workers, all supplied with different radio equipment, were having trouble communicating with one another."

and..

"The problem is being compounded, officials said, by a breakdown in the ability of public agencies to communicate with one another, said New Orleans City Council President Oliver Thomas.

“The most frustrating thing about this whole thing has been communication,” Thomas said. “We have to devise a better system. "





posted by batdude

let's see... the state is on a statewide smartzone (motorola) and the city of NO is on a mixed EDACS provoice system... most likely that system is completely destroyed....fema is going to show up with a smattering of UHF/VHF gear.. other cities sending teams (jacksonville fire is enroute) with a mixture of 800/VHF/UHF gear... I don't think the US Gov't owns any Provoice radios (thank god) but i have no doubt that they are having communication problems.

it's too bad that the idiots at the FCC don't seem to understand that a VHF radio can't talk to an 800 radio regardless of the modulation type used.

this is no time for patchwork Linkcomm or motobridge either...

more fuel to the fire that ALL PUBLIC SAFETY SHOULD BE ON A SINGLE BAND - NATIONWIDE. No if's and's or but's... what band that is doesn't matter...clear 700Mhz and put everyone there whether they like it or not (read: no federal funding if you don't switch)

to those who stuck it out in New Orleans and the gulf shores of AL/MS... you have more guts than I do... or less brains... whichever... good luck!


4,945 posted on 08/31/2005 9:39:24 AM PDT by BurbankKarl
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To: radiohead

Re Tulane: As of today, www.tulane.edu links to http://emergency.tulane.edu. They say the skeleton crew is all safe.

The campus doesn't sound too bad off, yet, but its an island in a s**tswamp. It will be a long time before they'll open up, and an even longer time before I'd want to attend school there.


4,946 posted on 08/31/2005 9:39:26 AM PDT by Pearls Before Swine
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To: NautiNurse

Where is Gerarldo Rivera?
Before the hurricane struck he was going to the Superdome.
Has he been giving reports since then?


4,948 posted on 08/31/2005 9:39:39 AM PDT by owl37
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To: MrsCinAZ

Cool - you got the good pics!


4,949 posted on 08/31/2005 9:40:00 AM PDT by don-o (Don't be a Freeploader. Do the right thing and become a Monthly Donor!)
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To: NonValueAdded
Yep, you're so correct, Florida friend.

Those of us who live in the Sunshine State know this all too well.

Leni

4,950 posted on 08/31/2005 9:40:10 AM PDT by MinuteGal
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To: Warren_Piece

I am sorry if I made you uncomfortable, really....

I have been praying...I pray all of the time, so I have nothing against praying..

BUT, when a hospital is calling for help, because their generator is not working anymore, I expect the ELECTED officials of the state to have a better answer than, "let's pray."


4,951 posted on 08/31/2005 9:40:18 AM PDT by Txsleuth (Arlington Texas --- Next home of the Dallas Cowboys...going more broke every second.)
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To: radiohead

"I wondered what would happen to the colleges down there. Is LSU in NO? What about Tulane? I have been trying to get the Tulane and University of Southern Mississippi (friend works there) websites for 2 days and haven't been able to bring up a thing. "

Well, since those websites are run and hosted on computers on campus, it's not surprising that they're down. As far as I know, the colleges are OK, or have relocated students.


4,952 posted on 08/31/2005 9:40:20 AM PDT by MineralMan (godless atheist)
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To: strongbow

I kept my original fixed stock. Not only does it make it easier to use, you can buttstroke people with it if need be - and if you run out of ammo, you can still use

WWL: Jefferson Parish EOC is now requesting private air and sealift (including small boats) to be pressed into service. Persons who have the ability to transport food and water into the area, or have transport craft that can be used to support the effort (hello, Dunkirk?) should contact (504) 349-5360 ASAP.


4,954 posted on 08/31/2005 9:40:50 AM PDT by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: All
Long update from Times-Picayune:


Wednesday, August 31, 2005

Help for businessesThe Louisiana Department of Economic Development has initiated efforts to aid New Orleans businesses.

Mary Jo Hanover, economic development analyst, said Wednesday the department is looking for sites to relocate New Orleans businesses outside the affected metropolitan area.

The department also has been in contact with an expert on economic incentives who is familiar with federal assistance programs.






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Half of Slidell-area homes swampedWednesday, 11:20 a.m.

The number of people in evacuation shelters in St. Tammany Parish rose to 2,168 Wednesday morning, according to Mayor Ben Morris.

Although western St. Tammany was largely spared devastating flooding, offficals estimate that at least half the homes in Slidell and the surrounding areas were inundated with water.

Morris said restoring electricty to Slidell and the surrounding areas won't be restored for 6 to 12 weeks.

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Airport to allow humanitarian flightsWednesday 11:10 a.m.

KENNER (AP) - The New Orleans International Airport has reopened
to allow humanitarian flights in and out, officials said Wednesday.

The flights at Louis Armstrong International Airport will take place only during daylight hours. The airport gave no indication of when commercial flights might resume.

Officials said the airport has no significant airfield damage and had
no standing water in aircraft movement areas. The airport sustained
damage to its roofs, hangars and fencing, officials said.

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East Jeff flooding worsening; west bank deluged with evacueesWednesday, 11:05 a.m.

By Matt Brown
West Bank bureau

Jefferson Parish Director of Emergency Management Walter Maestri said Wednesday morning that the flooding situation in East Jefferson was worsening.

Officials said water from the breach in the 17th Street Canal levee was flowing across I-10 at the Orleans-Jefferson parish line and flowing into East Jefferson.

Maestri said the parish was scrambling to build temporary levees at various Metairie locations to try to stop the flow.

On the West Bank, where flooding was less prevalent, Jefferson Parish officials were grappling with a different crisis: Refugees from New Orleans were streaming over the Crescent City Connection in search of food, shelter and water.

Maestri said the population at three west bank shelters was increasing by 200 people per hour. He put out a call for large food distributors that might be interested in donating food to the shelters to call the Emergency Management Center at (504) 349-5360.

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Emergency generators at Charity and University hospitals out of fuel
By Jan M oller
Staff writer

The emergency generators at Charity and University hospitals in downtown New Orleans ran out of fuel and shut down at 8 a.m. today, worsening an already intolerable situation for about 350 patients and more than 1,000 doctors, nurses and evacuees who sought shelter there.

Donald Smithburg, who heads Louisiana State University's Health Care Services Division, said he's been told that fuel is available a few blocks from the hospitals' downtown New Orleans campus, but that authorities have not yet figured out how to transport it through the flooded streets to the hospitals.


"It's my understanding that the fuel is nearby, it's just a problem of getting to it,'' Smithburg said. "I think the state is as frustrated as we are in findings ways to get it transported just a few blocks.''

The hospitals, which host the only Level 1 trauma center in southeast Louisiana and also serve as teaching hospitals for LSU's medical school, lost power during Katrina and lost use of their main emergency generator due to flooding. Since then, they had been receiving power from a number of smaller generators that have been used to support essential medical equipment.

It has no water, sewerage or air conditioning and the lights have not been used in an effort to conserve electricity, Smithburg said.

Although the trauma center was moved from ground level to a higher floor at Charity before the floodwaters set in, the waters are too high for the hospitals to admit any new patients, Smithburg said. Instead, the hospital is hoping to evacuate its patients to public hospitals in Alexandria, Lafayette, Shreveport, Lake Charles and Monroe.

Smithburg said disaster medical teams are en route to Louisiana from Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas, and that the charity system has enough physicians and other staff to handle the job. "I think it's not a question of having enough doctors and medics (in New Orleans). It's a question of getting the patients out of New Orleans,'' Smithburg said.

About 20 patients on ventilators were evacuated Tuesday around nightfall, Smithburg said.

Office of Homeland Security spokesman Mark Smith said Wednesday morning that Coast Guard and Department of Wildlife and Fisheries rescue workers are also focused on evacuating about 1,000 patients from Methodist Hospital.

The LSU hospitals in Bogalusa and Houma also suffered storm damage and will not be receiving evacuees, Smithburg said.

-Jan Moller

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Floating the city's deadWednesday, 10:46 p.m.

WWL-TV reporter Karen Swensen related a particularly sad tale from a region overflowing with sad tales.

One New Orleans woman waded through the streets of the city, trying to get her husband to Charity Hospital. He had died earlier and she floated his body through the inundated streets on a door that dome off their home.

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N.O.-booked conventions look to AtlantaWednesday, 10:40 a.m.

ATLANTA (AP) - Organizers with a number of conventions that had been
planned for New Orleans are now looking to Atlanta as a possible
backup after Hurricane Katrina devastated the Big Easy.


Representatives from at least five groups have called the Georgia World
Congress Center and the Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau over the
last few days to see if the city could handle their business on short
notice if needed, said Pattsie Rand, director of sales and marketing at
the Georgia World Congress Center.


"The calls we are getting are not that they want to move the
conventions,
but what are the possibilities of us accommodating them if they have
to," Rand said Tuesday without specifying which conventions have
contacted them. "Right now they are in the investigative stage."


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Some Port Fourchon docks to reopen todayBy Mark Schleifstein
Staff writer

At Port Fourchon, Louisiana’s sprawling oilfield service port just west
of Grand Isle, storm surge pushed water 10 feet high through the docks
and warehouses, according to Port Director Ted Falgout.

He said some docks will reopen today, as oil companies attempt to
begin re-staffing offshore facilities, but the supply line to the coast for
truck traffic has been severed.

“Vessels are now moving in and out of the port, but our inland supply chain through Bayou Lafourche is blocked by several sunken vessels and
powerlines and bridges that can’t function without electricity,”
Falgout said.

“I camped out in our administrative offices and it was quite a ride,”
he said. “We are utilizing our airport in Galliano as a heliport for
impacted companies.

Staff writer Mark Schleifstein can be reached at mersmia@cox.net

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Mississippi damages detailed
(AP) - Town-by-town report of Mississippi coastal damage from
Hurricane Katrina.

Overall: U.S. 90 buried under several feet of sand ...
communications down, transportation systems demolished ... medical
services crippled ... high-water marks set by Camille shattered.

Bay St. Louis: Whole neighborhoods washed away ... highway and
railroad bridges to Biloxi demolished.

Biloxi: Legacy Towers condos survive ... Ryans, Red Lobster, Olive
Garden washed away along U.S. 90 ... Lighthouse still standing....

Ocean Springs Bridge gone ... bottom floor of the library and the home
of Jefferson Davis home, Beauvoir, destroyed ... . Sharkshead Souvenir
City gone ... Edgewater Village strip shopping center gutted ... Also
gone: the steeple of historic Hansboro Presbyterian Church; Waters Edge
II apartments; Diamondhead Yacht Club, the old neon McDonald's sign
on Pass Road ... Massive damage in east end of city ... almost total
devastation primarily south of the railroad tracks near Lee Street,
Point
Cadet and Casino Row

Beau Rivage still stands ... Hard Rock Casino,
originally scheduled to open this week, suffered 50 percent damages ...
At least five casinos out of commission ... St. Thomas the Apostlic
Catholic Church, which sits on U.S. 90, is gone.

D'Iberville: New addition to Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church of
D'Iberville destroyed; damage to sanctuary ... structural damage to
D'Iberville High School ... hundreds of homes destroyed.

Gulfport: Gulf Coast Medical Center lost power and evacuated patients
to Alabama hospitals ... Mississippi State Port lost its lifting
facilities and cranes ... Historical Grass Lawn building destroyed ... Fun Time USA
left with only bumper boats, pool and go-cart track ... numerous businesses
and homes on Pass Road damaged or destroyed ... dozens of homes
missing on Beach Boulevard ... fire chief estimates 75 percent of
buildings have major roof damage, "if they have a roof left at all" ...
the storm surge crossed the CSX railroad tracks ... heavy damage to
Memorial Hospital ... first floor of the Armed Forces Retirement Home
flooded ... 3 of 4 walls have collapsed at Harrison Central 9th Grade
School in North Gulfport ... at least three firehouses with significant
damage.

Hancock County: Emergency Operations Center swamped ... back of the
county courthouse gave way.

Harrison County: Old courthouse building destroyed ... damage to
virtually all shelters ... Lyman Elementary lost two buildings ...
Woolmarket Elementary lost its roof ... West Wortham Elementary has
significant roof damage.

Hattiesburg: A number of businesses and homes damaged in the area ...
U.S. 49 and Highway 11 shut down ... Wind speeds of 95 mph.

Jackson County: Open Springs Hospital remained open for emergency
treatment ... Roof peeled off Emergency Operations Center.

Long Beach: Most buildings within 200 yards of U.S. 90 disappeared ...
Stately homes and apartment complexes that lined the shore are gone ...
First Baptist Church is leveled.

Moss Point: Floodwater surrounded two hotels full of guests ... Much of
downtown destroyed ... 20 feet of water flooded most of the city.

Pascagoula: Six blocks of Market Street destroyed ... Jackson County
Emergency Management Agency had to relocate to the courthouse after
the roof came off their building downtown ... roof came off the gym at
St. Martin High School ... reports of flooding in the Chipley area.

Pass Christian: Bridge to Bay St. Louis destroyed, along with several
other bridges ... Harbor and beachfront community gone ... in eastern
part of city, water rose to more than 20 feet above ground level ...
flooding on Beatline Road at the 90-degree turn ... . House in the
middle of the road on Second Street.




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Oil reserves to be releasedWednesday, 10:15

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Bush administration will release oil from federal
petroleum reserves to help refiners affected by Hurricane Katrina,
Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman said Wednesday.

The move, which was expected later in the day, is designed to give
refineries a temporary supply of crude oil to take the place of
interrupted shipments from tankers or offshore oil platforms affected
by the storm.

The U.S. Minerals Management Service said Tuesday that 95 percent of
the Gulf of Mexico's oil output was out of service. Oil prices surged
back above $70 in European markets on Wednesday but slipped quickly to
$69.56 after disclosure of the decision involving the release of
supplies from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. Eight refineries were shut down
because of Katrina - half of them producing gasoline.

The government's emergency petroleum stockpile - nearly 700 million
barrels of oil stored in underground salt caverns along the Texas and
Louisiana Gulf Coast - was established to cushion oil markets during
energy disruptions.

The production and distribution of oil and gas remained severely
disrupted by the shutdown of a key oil import terminal off the coast of
Louisiana and by the Gulf region's widespread loss of electricity,
which is needed to power pipelines and refineries.

President Bush was returning to Washington on Wednesday
to oversee the federal response to Katrina. He planned to chair a
meeting of a White House task force set up to coordinate federal
efforts, across more than a dozen agencies, to assist hurricane victims.

Bush also was expected to visit the ravaged region by week's end, but
details on that trip were in flux as the White House worked to make
sure a presidential tour would not disrupt the relief and response efforts.


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Pope issues statementTuesday, 10:15 a.m.

Pope Benedict the XVI said he was praying for victims of Hurricane Katrina and urged rescue workers to perservere in bringing comfort to survivors.

In a telegram to the world, the Pope said he was "deeply saddened to learn of the catastrophe caused by the storm.''

The telegram, sent by the Vatican's secretary of state, Cardinal Angelo Sodano, said Benedict was praying for the victims and their families.

"His Holiness, likewise, prays for the rescue workers and all involved in providing assistance to victims of this disaster, encouraging them to perservere in their efforts to ring relieve and support,'' the telegram said.

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Lake level falling, official says
State Department of Transportation and Development Secretary Johnny Bradberry said crews Wednesday were in the process of trying to close a 200-foot-long, 25-foot deep hole in a levee on the 17th Street Canal.

Bradberrry said that helicopters could not work on the project Tuesday night because the helicopters that were supposed to maneuver the barriers in place were lacking the proper slings. But, Bradberry said the level of the lake is falling at a rate of a half-foot per hour and is likely to continue to that for the next two days.

"That makes it better for us to work,'' he said.

Meanwhile, as search and rescue operations continue in flood-ravaged New Orleans, state emergency officials Wednesday asked citizens with boats to stay away from the area.


"We're being inundated with calls from citizens who want to help the rescue effort and (are) bringing boats,'' said Lt. Lawrence McLeary, a Louisiana State Police Spokesman. ''We're asking you not to do this at this time. There's just no place for you to be staged safely. At some point we may ask for your help.''

Mark Smith, a Department of Homeland Security spokesman, said 3,000 Louisiana National Guard members are helping with the rescue effort and that more guard troops are on their way from other states. The main focus Wednesday morning is to evacuate patients from hospitals and to evacuate the Superdome, where conditions are deteriorating for the estimated 15,000 people sheltered there.

Lt. Gov. Mitch Landrieu confirmed that the state is "seriously considering'' busing people from the Superdome to the Houston Astrodome. Some 10,000 evacuees are now housed in the Dome.

-Jan Moller and Ed Anderson, staff writers

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Terrebonne updateWednesday, 10:04 a.m.

Terrebonne Parish has apparently experienced only minor damage from
Hurricane Katrina, according to Terrebonne Parish Public Works Director Al
Levron.

Levron said there have been some fallen trees in drainage collection
canals that parish crews will begin clearing today.

However, the loss of electricity in some locations has reduced pumping capacity in some drainage basins, he said.

“Portable pumps are being mobilized at those limited locations,”
Levron said.

A debris-removal contractor was mobilizing on Wednesday morning and will begin removing trees and limbs later today.

Levron asked residents to clean storm drains near their homes.

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A heavy sighWednesday, 10:03 a.m.

It's an emotional time for everyone in south Lousiana - the media included.

During a reading of odds and ends on WWL-TV this morning, Eric Paulson noted that St. Bernard Parish is entirely "gone.''

It brought a moment of almost stunned silence among him, Meg Farris, and Sally Ann Roberts - followed by a heavy, aubible sigh.

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Evacuees to be sent to AstrodomeWednesday, 10 a.m.

Some 25,000 evacuees from the New Orleans area, most of whom are being forced out of the Superdome due to rising floodwaters, will be bused in convoys to the Astrodome in Houston, officials said.

FEMA is providing 475 buses for the convoy and the Astrodome's schedule has been cleared through December for housing evacuees, a spokeswoman for Texas Gov. Rick Perry said.

Other evacuees might be put up in the Ford Center in Beaumont, Texas, the Associated Press said.

Although the number of people said to be gathered in the Superdome has fluctuated over the past three days, Gov. Kathleen Blanco said Wednesday the number is 9,000 to 10,000.

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4,955 posted on 08/31/2005 9:40:55 AM PDT by cgk (We'll have to deal w/ the networks. One way to do that is to drain the swamp they live in - Rumsfeld)
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To: MrsCinAZ

at least there are public safety people up there now


4,956 posted on 08/31/2005 9:40:58 AM PDT by BurbankKarl
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To: foreign devil
Bayou_King: If you're there I need the street address of the bank. I can't send the wire transfer without it. Bank needs the info not me. Quick! email it. I've sent you two already. Waiting....

I think you pinged the wrong person, however if you are wanting to send money to my account......

4,957 posted on 08/31/2005 9:41:02 AM PDT by DollyCali (Don't tell GOD how big your storm is -- Tell the storm how B-I-G your s God is!)
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To: radiohead
I just heard that it might be 12 weeks before they get anywhere near to normal in NO.

Might be 12 weeks before there is electricity - if ever.

4,958 posted on 08/31/2005 9:41:16 AM PDT by Cboldt
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To: cgk; All
Looting out of control in the French Quarter.

Looters commandeer a forklift at a Rite Aid to get into the pharmacy.

4,959 posted on 08/31/2005 9:41:31 AM PDT by gopwinsin04
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To: steveegg

many of the stations here in cleveland area are over 3.00 according to morning news. Think I will be doing more bicycling!!!


4,960 posted on 08/31/2005 9:42:10 AM PDT by DollyCali (Don't tell GOD how big your storm is -- Tell the storm how B-I-G your s God is!)
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