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Posted on 09/01/2005 3:46:26 PM PDT by NautiNurse
28,000 National Guard troops are deployed to the disaster areas in Mississippi, Alabama, and to Louisiana, where SWAT teams are working to combat the looters and shooters in New Orleans. Additional 1400 National Guard troops are being deployed daily.
Shootings reported at a New Orleans hospital, rescue boats, and a military helicopter, while conditions continue to deteriorate at the SuperDome amid refugee deaths and chaos. Evacuation of New Orleans continues.
House Speaker Dennis Hastert has voiced serious doubts about rebuilding New Orleans with federal funds, while assuring the people of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida that the United States Congress stands ready to help them in their time of need. New Orleans Mayor C. Ray Nagin issued a "desperate SOS."
Doctors at two desperately crippled hospitals in New Orleans called The Associated Press Thursday morning pleading for rescue, "We have been trying to call the mayor's office, we have been trying to call the governor's office ... we have tried to use any inside pressure we can. We are turning to you. Please help us," said Dr. Norman McSwain, chief of trauma surgery at Charity Hospital, the largest of two public hospitals.
The Port of New Orleans is now open to shallow draft vessels. Congress is reconvening in an emergency session. International offers to assist the U.S. have been received from Russia, Japan, Canada, France, Honduras, Germany, Venezuela, Jamaica, Australia, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Greece, Hungary, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Mexico, China, South Korea, Israel, the United Arab Emirates, NATO and the Organization of American States.
Jesse Jackson has arrived in Louisiana...
Links to various news, local and state government websites:
WLOX TV Biloxi, Gulfport, Pascagula has link to locate family and friends
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 (via CBS): WWLTV via CBS
WWL-TV Now via WFAA Dallas **NEW LINK**: http://www.wwltv.com/cgi-bin/bi/video/makeadplaylist.pl?title=beloint_wfaa&live=yes
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 Temporarily Not Live Streaming (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
Louisiana Statewide Katrina Network (WJBO-AM Baton Rouge): http://ccri.eonstreams.com/ccri_la_batonrouge_wjbo_am.asf
Gulf Coast Storm Network (radio): http://www.stormalert.net/main.html#
Louisiana Scanner
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FYI: Hurricane Katrina Freeper SIGN IN Thread FReeper Check In thread
Discussion Thread - Hurricane Katrina - What Went Wrong?!?
Post Hurricane Katrina IMAGES Here
Looting Begins In New Orleans
Hurricane Katrina HOUSING Thread
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, and lines are busy
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.
National Black Home Educators Resource Association http://www.nbhera.org/
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Katrina Live Thread, Party XII
Katrina Live Thread, Part XI
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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
Here's a question I'll bet no one can answer off the top of their head. Who's the commander of the Louisiana National Guard? I haven't seen him/her yet.
What is WWL??? Thanks in advance
Most Americans, most media, have no idea that the National Guard, under these circumstances are under the control of the governor. They keep blaming the President for not sending in the National Guard.
Then there's the posse comitatus issue, which I'm not 100 percent clear on in a national emergency, but I believe this is why the Army has not been sent in en masse to restore order (there is an Insurrection Act which I think the Governor can request.)
Anyway, my point is, the American people believe what the media tells them and the media don't even know the basics of civics or laws about state versus federal responsibilities and rights.
That being said, I really think that in the case of snipers, the LA Governor does not want to be the one to have to deal with the snipers/thugs through the NG or State Police, nor does the mayor want to deal with the snipers through his police force.
I think they'll wait till things are so bad that the Army does have to go in and take out the snipers so that they can't be blamed for the killings of these thugs...I think they're afraid of racial implications.
Just my 2 cents.
My Butt.
Shep should get all the Fox local helicopters to drop bottles of water to his location.
He wouldn't have to share anymore.
Sorry, like I said, the only one doing anything more than talking is Hannity. The FReepers get on him all the time. I can take him or leave him.
Til now.
i have no idea where the manpower went, sadly many are probably dead. others are probably looking after their families..
in any event it is bad when terrified cops are "defending" their precinct building throughout the night....
it's like a Steven King novel
now the hospital guy on FOX, talking of superdome "numerous murders, suicides,gang rapes, no resources to deal with it" No security, refuses to go back to superdome...too dangerous
It's different from Florida after a hurricane. You can't operate too well in a city that's 80% submergef, with one road leading in/out of a city, and a legion of Bloods and Crips shooting at rescuers.
If by "not in as bad of shape", you mean "not flooded out and overrun with reporters," you got it. Pretty much everything within a half-mile to 2 miles of the Mississippi coast was wiped out.
How about the mother than handed her infant over to a stranger and begged her to just take good care of her... it was a reporter -- I think MSNBC.
It was reported early that they were told to bring food and water for a couple of days, it was a "shelter of last resort", meaning nothing was going to be there.
I remeber now:)Maybe they will put her back on.I did see where they found the body of that poor man's wife who let go of his hand to save the children.
We had relief available on the ground in Thailand to the survivors in less than 96 hours? Cite your cource.
This storm hit Monday ... Monday. And at that time a LOT of people believed that NOLA had survived. As I type this we are only 87 hours from landfall. It didn't get really bad until Tuesday - about 6o hours ago. Today is Thursday. And even with that, many many thousands of people have been evacuated, and many more have been provided supplies.
Yes, there remains a lot of work to do. But 48 hours after the tsunami hit there were NOT thousands of people already evacuated from the dnagerous areas and being fed warm meals.
There were also not thousands upon thousands of people partying in the streets knowing a killer storm was on the way and ignoring the government's order to seek shelter. (Yes, I know, many hadn't the capability to leave, but the vast majority of those who stayed did so of their own accord.)
AND - there was not the same level of dangerous situation with hundreds of thugs posing a direct threat to the emergency personnel.
Too bad the media's efforts to turn this into Bush's fault will not save Blanco, and the other Dems from their actions in LA. Their citizens are going to make them pay and the MSM cannot stave that off.
No "flames" from me.
mc
Have you seen anything about Jackie? I remember seeing her on Sunday and thinking about what a wonderful person she is. I have been praying for her ever since. I do so hope that she is okay. I wish I could find her and offer her a place to stay for as long as she needs it.
No wonder your expectations are so unrealistic. You seem to have a habit of just making things up. We went into Fallujah on 8 Nov. A month later we were still rooting out terrorists.
Try emailing Fox I guess. That poor kid. You cold try getting ahold of the animal rights groups ect and see if one of them has a team down there that might be able to locate the dog and reunite it with the child.
from what I hear, there was enough supplies in the SD for a single game. Unless there was rationing going on that means that stuff was gone in about 4 hours 8 at the max. If the rationed they might have made it 24 hours. They started putting people in there the night of the storm.
If rumors are true they brought in Army Rations on the beginning of the second day and that was for 10k people by day two of the aftermath they were approaching twice that number and had not got much more in the way of supplies.
Add to that they had no plan in place to deal with plumbing and the removal of human waste.
Listening now and the Doctor guy that was in the SD said there was no medical supplies to work with and he will not go back till they guarantee safety. He talked about the murders and rapes inside the Super Dome.
Yeah the Genius who sent those folks there without any logistics help and security is gonna get raked over the coals!
numerous rapes? Is that what he said? He's not going back until he's certain he won't become a victim. I can't blame him a bit.
It's just appalling that these people were put in the SD with more added over the last couple of days with the city having no plan to keep the peace, at least no willingness to enforce such a plan.
Just ridiculous.
New Orleans TV station now broadcasting from Baton Rouge.
The have a live feed online www.wwwltv.com
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Sec. Chertoff is on CNN and he's really spinning this badly. He's essentially saying that FEMA is struggling because of the unprecedented scale of the disaster...a catastrophic flood in a major US city and
hurricane damage along the gulf coast.
Sorry, this is a load of BS. It's not like this result wasn't predicted in the wake of a cat4/5. It was predicted up to a year before the actual event. The feds have really dropped the ball. Five days after the event
people are still being raped, bodies still rotting, looters still looting and people still dying in public. And don't give any excuses about local incompetence hindering efforts. Thats a cop-out. Given local
incompetence, the Feds should have been in override mode from the moment Blanco started having a breakdown on live TV.
This is a huge debacle on every level. "
No, just on your level. You know, that special place you retreat to where the storm hit on Saturday, "5 days" ago.
In the world the rest of us live in the storm hit Monday, and if you don't know what the standard response time is for hurricane assistance, then perhaps you're better off in your other world.
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