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Posted on 08/31/2005 4:00:15 PM PDT by NautiNurse
President Bush: "We are dealing with one of the worst national disasters in our nation's history." Push has appropriated vast federal resources to assist with the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
78,000 people are currently in shelters. New Orleans evacuation continues. 10,000 additional National Guard troops have been called to service.
Hospitals are running low on supplies, and public health concerns include water borne disease, poor sanitation, food and drinking water contamination and shortages, mosquitoes, carbon monixide poisoning from electricity generators, lack of childcare, and the special needs of the elderly.
Links to various news, local and state 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 includes shelter and volunteer updates
WLBT.com Jackson MS
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
St Bernard Local Government
Alabama Homeland Security Volunteers can sign up online
Alabama DOT
Alabama.gov
Louisiana Homeland Security
Louisiana State Police road closure info
State of Mississippi Website has traffic alerts, emergency contact numbers
Streaming Video:
WWL-TV: http://www.khou.com/perl/common/video/wmPlayer.pl?title=beloint_khou&props=livenoad
WDSU-TV: http://mfile.akamai.com/12912/live/reflector:38843.asx"
WPMI-TV: http://www.wpmi.com/mediacenter/default.aspx?videoId=113739
WKRG-TV: mms://wmbcast.mgeneral.speedera.net/wmbcast.mgeneral/wmbcast_mgeneral_aug262005_1435_95518
WTOK-TV (follow the link on the home page): http://www.wtok.com/
WJTV-TV: mms://wmbcast.mgeneral.speedera.net/wmbcast.mgeneral/wmbcast_mgeneral_aug262005_1435_95563
Gulf Coast Storm Network (radio): http://www.stormalert.net/main.html#
Related FR Threads:
FYI: Hurricane Katrina Freeper SIGN IN Thread
Discussion Thread - Hurricane Katrina - What Went Wrong?!?
Post Hurricane Katrina IMAGES Here
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 XI
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
"Whoah! Is the entire lawless street of New Orleans hijacking school buses and heading to Houston? This is surreal."
Unbelievable, that guy going on national tv and lying about his experience IN the Super Dome. I thank God that for every one of these liars, looters, or "renegades", there are 100 heroes.
And they should all be searched before being allowed in to make sure no one has a gun. They are idiots to boot, because showing up with all that media there - there was still no way they wouldn't have been let it.
It sounds to me like this group is not your normal group of refugees. If you want to give them a home then you should check with your state prisons and see if they have some extra beds.
What, exactly, was racist about that comment? I miss your point.
I'm not hearing racism. I personally am appalled at bad behavior, regardless of race, and especially in a time of crisis.
***the racism is thick here tonight...***
It's not racism, it's irony....
And an ABSOLUTE case study in what 30 years of Liberalism has done to an inner-city minority poulation....
The rapid breakdown of law, order, damily and community brought on by the nanny-state...
I think you inferred incorrectly, but believe what you will.
It's unused becuase Gov and Mayor obviously didnt't use it pre-storm to get the people out.
That would help explain why an able bodied fellow like Shep wasn't lifting a finger to help anybody. Otherwise, this reeks of Geraldo tactics. btw - where is Geraldo?
CNN, citing the same judge, said that the bus was "stolen".
CNN didn't elaborate beyond that, only to say that those on the "renegade bus" would be allowed into the Astrodome.
I'm not even sure if those on that bus said they were from the Superdome or CNN simply made that assumption.
I saw that. I hope that it is short term.
I wonder how many democrats made the same "next rudy" calculations?
"Trying to commandeer buses for the Crescent City Connection" - per scanner - says to stop sending buses - trying get 1000 buses "to eliminate what's at the Dome" - [I get the feeling this is another govt agency that wants these buses, and the guards or troopers need them for some other purpose]
Thanks. They've been contacted, and we're waiting to see what happens.
Different family memebers are dividing up who they'll contact. I'm the Freeper, so I'm here.
the driver running off....
maybe a case of American "coyotes" doing the people smuggling work Mexicans won't do...
sorry, just an idea. But people would pay a lot to get out of that hell hole in New Orleans...
Respectfully, after seeing the interview with that guy, I disagree with you!
Well, I do give them credit for being creative. But the hard fact is that lawlessness is a serious problem in New Orleans. The message cannot be that looters are rewarded. They should be prosecuted for their crime. When they end up in a Texas jail, they won't be hungry or drowning.
On John Ziegler's show, the Coast-to-Coast guy did his promo, saying that he was having someone on who would report that the levees should have been fixed before, but couldn't be because the money allocated went to Homeland Security and the War in Iraq instead. After the promo, Ziegler said that Cindy Sheehan would be thrilled at that topic. So I switched stations.
Why would that result in banning?
well, his homepage is already back up.
Whether he will come back again is in doubt of course.
You're another hard-hearted one.
Were they LA plates on the bus or no? Were they evacuating as demanded or no?
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