Katrina Live Thread XII

Various ^ | 31 August 2005 | Various

[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.

NOLA.com

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

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
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

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 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

[fairtrader]

ROFLMAO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yeah Baby !!!

[freeperfromnj]

So true. Bring in Franks, Giulani and Kerick

[jayef]

Check out these FEMA Damage Assessments:

http://www.gismaps.fema.gov/2005pages/dr1603.shtm

[Howlin]

I just left the thread about Bush's press conference.

The Malcontents and Unappeasables are bashing Bush just as much as the liberals ever could.

[buickmackane]

OK, KALB is full of it -- look at this new article from the Alexandria Town Talk:

New Orleans evacuees arrive in Cenla

By Billy Gunn
bgunn@thetowntalk.com
(318) 487-6378

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Complete Local Coverage

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Alexandria police Chief Daren Coutee asked Gov. Kathleen Blanco today to try to arrange weapons and drug searches of people fleeing New Orleans before loading them on to buses and shipping them to Central Louisiana.

That request is in the wake of arrests made in Pineville early today on two occupants of three filled buses that showed up
unannounced at the closed Wal-Mart building, which was converted into a shelter Wednesday afternoon.

Today, Pineville police Chief Jay Barber said two men were arrested, one on a weapons charge, another on possession of about one pound of cocaine.

Coutee also asked Blanco to “decontaminate” before they’re bused by washing the New Orleans refugees, who are “covered in debris.”

This morning, Barber said firefighters were ready to help “decontaminate” the new Wal-Mart shelter after the early morning arrival of the three buses.

By noon, Pineville’s fire department set up showers in the rear of the Wal-Mart building, Barber said.

Pineville officials this morning also tried to return Hurricane Katrina evacuees to the small shelters they left Wednesday after they were ordered to take shelter in the bigger building of the closed Wal-Mart.

Some in crowds getting off the buses clashed with those who have been in other area shelters since early this week but were transferred to the Wal-Mart building Wednesday afternoon on orders from local Red Cross officials.

“It’s real bad in there (the Wal-Mart building),” said Merlin Wiley of New Orleans, who with five children, his wife and sister were going to try to get to Baton Rouge today.

“It don’t look like they want to take showers,” Wiley said.

Wiley and his family were being housed in Kingsville Baptist Church, where accommodations and the people “were real nice.”

Rich Dupree, mayoral chief of staff for Pineville, said evacuees who previously had been housed at buildings in Keys Park and the Main Street Community Center would return to those buildings.

Dupree said he was trying to contact Donahue Baptist Church for permission to return evacuees who were made to leave Wednesday.

Town Talk reporter Bill Sumrall contributed to this report.

[Broker]

Gasoline supplies will be disrupted.

[Mo1]

Sounds like the public is in a panic about gas

[bwteim]

Uncle uncle uncle ;)

[cajungirl]

Wrong,,I am getting first hand reports of some of this but not of the carjackings and such. But the city center was in lockdown, the situation at the center for refuges in town is tense and they are telling us to be careful on campus. And we can see the problem in the afternoon.

Some rumors are false, that is true.

[Smogger]

Bush/Bush & Clinton New Conferenece:

Col Whitehorn State Police:

Sending 200 police officers.

Chief Lawless (that's the police chiefs name?) Has an additional 1100 police officers in NO.

Requesting special vehicles from FEMA from NO.

Already have deployed 200 officers.

Receiving tons and tons of rumors of hospital takeovers. Sent SWAT teams 2 and three times and found nothing!

[TonyInOhio]

WDSU is showing the President's statement along with a second window showing evacuees shouting "HELP".

Not very subtle.

[NautiNurse]

Which hospital?

[advance_copy]

President Bush: Disruption in distribution of gasoline is temporary. Colonial pipeline (to east coast markets) is operational at 50% capacity. Increasing capacity daily. No need to rush out and stockpile personal gasoline tanks. "Don't buy gas if you don't need it."

[SeaBiscuit]

"Bush's voice sounds very wavery. Is he beside himself?'

Not really, but he does look very tired, understandably so.

[bwteim]

WWL

Updates as they come in on Katrina

01:48 PM CDT on Thursday, September 1, 2005

Tom Planchet

1:47 P.M. - Blanco: I've requested 40,000 troops.

1:47 P.M. - Governor Blanco: Superdome now under control, evacuations resume.

[OXENinFLA]

I don't like his comments about the gas supply.....What he just said is going to exacerbate the problem.

[jwalsh07]

Stupid laws being waived. How about repealing them.

[Smogger]

Col Whitehorn State Police:

Receiving tons and tons of rumors of hospital takeovers. Sent SWAT teams 2 and three times and found nothing!

Mostly needs vehicles.

Feel that law and order restored in very short order.

[Pyro7480]

That's shameless.

[BurbankKarl]

There was looting after the Northridge Earthquake too. I had to point my mossberg at some gang members to get them to leave....wore my Sig Sauer on my hip for a week, and went through two checkpoints...LAPD said they didnt care.