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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: Howlin
I bet somebody starts yelling about Bush "taking over the country." Probably right here on this board.

Bush is taking over the country! Bush is taking over the country!

First the pumps, next the borders (I wish).

5,361 posted on 08/31/2005 11:08:44 AM PDT by Pearls Before Swine
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To: Protect the Bill of Rights

They are bound to be seeing the bodies; and I just do not know why, unless their editors have heard from the government asking them not to number the dead until they are more certain.


5,362 posted on 08/31/2005 11:08:57 AM PDT by Howlin (Have you check in on this thread: FYI: Hurricane Katrina Freeper SIGN IN Thread)
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To: NonValueAdded

lol, sorry. :<


5,363 posted on 08/31/2005 11:09:11 AM PDT by nwctwx (Everything I need to know, I learned on the Threat Matrix)
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To: dfwgator

CNN: Do you have a deep enough bench with all the deployments to Iraq?

Answer: Yes. As of late this morning, 60-65% of the LA and Mississippi memebers of the Guard are available for state active duty.

Hah! That'll kill the left's argument this is out of control because of the war in Iraq.


5,364 posted on 08/31/2005 11:09:19 AM PDT by Peach (South Carolina is praying for our Gulf coast citizens.)
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To: libtoken

Officials said 60% of the LA members of the state guard are available for duty here, and they are using 11000 of them under the control of the governor.


5,365 posted on 08/31/2005 11:09:38 AM PDT by libtoken
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To: Spktyr

I hope the looters don't get there first.


5,366 posted on 08/31/2005 11:09:52 AM PDT by Krodg
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To: JellyJam
Here is the track map for TD 13, no threat to land: http://maps.wunderground.com/tropical/tracking/at200513_5day.html. You are correct that the potential storm is a new one, only carried in the discussion so far: http://maps.wunderground.com/tropical/AXNT20.html
5,367 posted on 08/31/2005 11:09:56 AM PDT by NonValueAdded ("Freedom of speech makes it much easier to spot the idiots." [Jay Lessig, 2/7/2005])
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To: steveegg
I'll take a permanent elimination.

Me too. But it just seems like doing this for only 2 weeks is like putting a Band-Aid on a bullet wound.

5,368 posted on 08/31/2005 11:10:35 AM PDT by OXENinFLA
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To: nwctwx

I'm glad you took my comment as the humor that was intended :) Yes, we must not lose sight of what's coming next. Sheesh!


5,369 posted on 08/31/2005 11:11:04 AM PDT by NonValueAdded ("Freedom of speech makes it much easier to spot the idiots." [Jay Lessig, 2/7/2005])
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To: OXENinFLA

Just wait; this could be the first move to get around the "no more refineries" people.

You KNOW that has to be coming.


5,371 posted on 08/31/2005 11:11:27 AM PDT by Howlin (Have you check in on this thread: FYI: Hurricane Katrina Freeper SIGN IN Thread)
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To: NonValueAdded

It's a bit odd, TD 13 isn't new; they just stopped advisories for several days. It actually was new roughly around when Katrina was around Florida.

Zero chance of hitting the US of course.

91L and 92L are far too far from the US to make a judgement regarding whether they would hit.


5,372 posted on 08/31/2005 11:11:54 AM PDT by Strategerist
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To: Peach

Secretary Chertoff is doing an excellent job.


5,373 posted on 08/31/2005 11:12:24 AM PDT by advance_copy (Stand for life, or nothing at all)
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To: Peach; Miss Marple

HAHAHAHA!

Chertoff to Gregory: "This shouldn't be news because it's in a plan that has been public for months.!"

Yes, sir, the boys are back in town.


5,374 posted on 08/31/2005 11:12:42 AM PDT by Howlin (Have you check in on this thread: FYI: Hurricane Katrina Freeper SIGN IN Thread)
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To: Howlin
They will certainly extend that.

Wanna bet? If you win...you get a Chicago style pizza...I win....I get real southern style (the yankee version sucks BTW) biscuits and gravy.

5,375 posted on 08/31/2005 11:12:48 AM PDT by BureaucratusMaximus (The function of socialism is to raise suffering to a higher level.)
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To: MplsSteve
They got a bit ahead of themselves. Futures trading was up to $2.89/gallon and still going up just before the relaxation of the boutique gas requirements.

It also depends on exactly where in Chicagoland that gas station was. There are some places that, for whatever reason (there are, IIRC, local gas taxes in Illinois, and gas is also subject to varying local sales taxes there), are always $0.10-$0.20/gallon higher than the rest of the area.

5,376 posted on 08/31/2005 11:12:51 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: Peach

"It IS coming together, isn't it?"

Yes, it sure seems like it. These folks give a strong sense of KNOWING what they are about. They are competent, and know how to work a problem, on as many levels as necessary.

pattyjo


5,377 posted on 08/31/2005 11:12:59 AM PDT by pj_627
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To: Howlin
I bet that is exactly what is going to happen.

This "National Response Plan" sounds like a good thing to me, and I am SO glad to see Chertoff up there implementing it.

5,378 posted on 08/31/2005 11:13:04 AM PDT by Miss Marple (Lord, please look after Mozart Lover's son and keep him strong.)
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To: advance_copy

He will kick their butts from here to Crawford.


5,379 posted on 08/31/2005 11:13:08 AM PDT by Howlin (Have you check in on this thread: FYI: Hurricane Katrina Freeper SIGN IN Thread)
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To: Peach
Hah! That'll kill the left's argument this is out of control because of the war in Iraq.

No it won't! You know liberals are deaf and blind to facts. They believe what they want to believe.

I haven't been able to keep up with all of the posts--have all of the Freepers in the affected areas been heard from? I'm sorry if this has already been answered elsewhere.

5,380 posted on 08/31/2005 11:13:21 AM PDT by American Quilter
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