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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
The ugliness of incompetence...
I keep having the thought ..there MUST be some grownups in NO and/or LA government that, by now, ought to have taken over..not like a coup..just gently, kindly telling the mayor and governor "we'll take care of this"...
I decided to fill my tank up yesterday because I knew it was going to be a HUGE jump. Filled my Sunfire with 'Plus' (the most expensive, which was actually a mistake on not paying attention to what I was doing) at a total of $35. Today the same amount of 'unleaded' would have cost me nearly $40. 25 cent jump here in Southeast Ohio for unleaded.
All the miltary units are HF, FM, and SATCOM. They have *no* problems talking to each other and coordinating.
Unfortunately, NO didn't see fit to invest in portable radios, apparently.
"Canada has offered aid and says it's a blank check for more if needed. Japan's said similar, but they have also offered their own strategic oil reserves if needed"
Thanks to them all--Canada, Japan, Russia, and Israel.
Where's Indonesia, Bosnia, France, Latin America, Egypt (gets $2 billion per year from the USA), Saudi Arabia (gives more to pay off Al Qaeda than to anyone else), China (hey, no Walmart, no Chinese economy), and anybody else in this bloomin' world?
Thanks for nothin' . . .
Nobody has been picking up the people on the I-10.
Look at them sitting there in teh blazing sun and nobody comes to their aid.
Yes, there are lots of rescues going on, but it is going to take a long time to rescue everybody.
Totally agree. People need to see exactly what has happened down there. No need to show the gruesome stuff 24/7 but it s/b shown perhaps 3 times in a 24 hour period--with plenty of notice to the audience so those that need to turn away have time to do so.
Somebody here gets it.
PC and affirmative action should be relegated to the dinosaur heep. Glad to hear that about the Navy Captain -- was beginning to wonder.
So far, we've heard nothing apocalyptic about the West Bank. I believe they had damage from the initial storm but none of this madness we are seeing on the other side of the river.
From the Louisiana Department of Education.
HURRICANE KATRINA DISPLACES STUDENTS AND TEACHERS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: 8/31/2005
Contact: Meg Casper, (225) 342-3600, Fax: (225) 342-0193
HURRICANE KATRINA DISPLACES STUDENTS AND TEACHERS
Baton Rouge, LAHurricane Katrina has destroyed or damaged schools in at least six Louisiana parishes. That means that more than 135,000 students must, temporarily, find somewhere else to go.
Superintendent of Education Cecil Picard said his number one priority is getting those children back in school, "I implore Superintendents around the state to take these children in. I have heard from many of them who are already doing so. To them I say Thank you. To the others, again, I implore you to take care of the children who come to your districts.
Superintendent Picard said he knows there are many issues that must be dealt with but that the most important thing is for parents to get their children signed up in the school system that they are taking shelter in right now, "We will worry about school records, funding, payrolls and waivers, Picard said. "Let us work out those details. Right now I need parents and school systems to make sure these children have the stability of a classroom as soon as possible.
Thousands of teachers have also been displaced by Katrina. They will be needed by the school systems who will take in students who have been forced to evacuate. The Department of Education urges any teacher who is able, to apply for work in the school system in which they are taking shelter.
To those who arent in a position to work right now, Superintendent Picard wants you to know that you are eligible for temporary unemployment benefits. Also, the Department is working with Superintendents to get all payroll systems up and running again.
A special note for Orleans Parish, members of Alvarez and Marcell are physically trying to rescue payroll documents and get them to Houston where they can be processed.
The Department of Education is setting up teams to work out the details such as MFP funding, accountability, teaching certificates, waivers, payroll and missing school records. Superintendent Picard said, "We will work with every superintendent in the state, the BESE Board, the Legislature and the federal Department of Education to resolve these issues. It will take time and we ask for your patience.
Superintendent Picard knows that space will be an issue for schools taking in extra students. He is calling on businesses and churches to provide space for temporary classrooms especially in East Baton Rouge, Ascension, Lafayette and Caddo Parish where large shelters are now up and running.
Any Superintendent or teacher who needs help with any of these issues is urged to get in contact with the Department of Education call center. That toll-free number is 1-877-453-2721. The Department will also set up a special space on the Teach Louisiana website to help with certification issues.
Offers of help with enrollment and materials are coming in from around the nation. The Superintendent of Education in Florida is sending the "action plan they put into place after the hurricanes hit there last year. And the Federal Department of Education has offered any help that Louisiana might need.
"We are grateful for all of their support and prayers and we will be leaning on them to get through this, Superintendent Picard said. "This is an extraordinary time for our state. We are experiencing a disaster unlike anything weve ever seen before. Our job is to help you do the very best that you can to get every child in this state back where they belong; in the classroom.
No you don't understand her answer went something like this:
Shep: Where should the folks at exit 235 on such and such road go?
Official: Yes, we are evacuating people.
It was a total non-sequitur.
She could have said I am not sure however I will get some info to you shortly, or whatever. She had front-line Intel of hundreds of people in need including several in dire medical need and she didn't answer the question or take steps to do anything. She looked like she was totally lost.
This is exactly what you do not need in a time like this.
If you can not adapt to the situation you are in then you should not be in charge!
From what I understand, martial law hasn't been declared. But the 'State of Emergency' declaration is the same thing.
"Largest port how? Certainly not in volume."
A student at my college can't get in touch with her parents in New Orleans...
One more day of this and there are no more excuses. It will go to the top.
On the Federal Level: The National Guard has been sent in, there are Navy ships either there or on the way, they are bringing in the infamous Swift boats. I would bet that the President may have called personally to get that offer of the Astrodome.
What more do you want? The President bailing out the Superdome?
The failing levees are a local problem.
Hate to say this, but I don't see that they could have done anything else. The ONE hospital that's still working in the NO area is swamped, and there's about no way to get to it anyway...
thanks have freinds and family there
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