Katrina Live Thread, Part XIII

Various ^ | 1 September 2005 | Various

[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

Related FR Threads:

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/

Previous Threads:
Katrina Live Thread, Party XII
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

[MMkennedy]

Oh, I see, you read the words "every single" into a sentence where they did not belong.

[STARWISE]

If we are to believe in and promote a representative republic we must defer to local authorities unless and until they PROVE themselves unable to cope.

Where have you been? That point was reached between last Friday and Saturday.

[Kryptonite]

Brett Favre has arranged for truck(s) to come down there loaded with chainsaws. At least he's trying to help. Scarborough is being a destructive blowhard.

Guess that's why Brett was named toughest guy in America and Joe wasn't.

[oceanview]

you think people from other parts of the US are calling their congressman and telling them that NO should not be rebuilt? no way.

[bwteim]

There was a 'survivor' earlier complaining that the meals were not heated. She was at the astrodome, complaining about conditions at the superdome.

[plain talk]

Does he understand the number of trees that are on Hwy 49? There's no way to get the stuff through!

Exactly. In this remote control society many people just don't understand what this is and just are outraged its not fixed right away. Of course the ineptness by the local officials are compounding the problem. But it's hard to fathom the magnitude of what has happened here unless you have lived in N.O., understand the terrain, stood on top of one of these levees and saw what Camille did in MS in 1969.

[Arizona Carolyn]

Thank you... I was taken aback and sat on my fingers rather than post something to get myself banned. I would not, could not, leave one of my dogs behind.

[Mad Dawgg]

"Is this the woman who said an MRE was uneatable?"

She is confused! They definitely are not uneatable, however they are definitely unexcretable! :)

[BurbankKarl]

You're riding a pretty high horse there.

[steveegg]

Work quick, make sure to make it public when you find that.

[NautiNurse]

Translation--Chuckie has heard from moveon.org, Kos and DU and assures them they will launch a full scale get Bush campaign in a few days or weeks.

I sure hope someone is still listening to Chuckie now...he promised the moon and stars to Katrina needs, and meanwhile went off the deep end about USSC Robert's nomination. There - boys and girls - is the blatant Katrina extortion.

[MEG33]

She must not be that hungry after all.

[nascaryankee]

I never thought that Joe would frustrate me like he is doing tonight. Problem is people are not educated about the federal gov't true responsibility is, to provide the money to the states and local gov't which they are doing.

[XEHRpa]

> I think I now truly understand why Moral Values was the #1 issue for Americans in last years' election.


Makes you wonder if, despite the accusations of the ball being dropped by the Feds (i.e., Republican administration), that deep down, people will still vote Republican as the party of law and order and Christian morality.

[andie74]

There was a 'survivor' earlier complaining that the meals were not heated

In 90+ degree weather? Gee, just sit it out in the sun for a few minutes. THIS, FRiends, is what entitlement thinking does to people.

[livius]

That's true. A huge amount of supplies were needed, and it seems that the city itself (despite supposedly having done a "disaster management plan" not long before) underestimated the needs and really had no plan in the first place.

[STARWISE]

www.gulfcoastnews.com

[Born in a Rage]

C said: She couldn't eat the army meals........our TROOPS do.

D said: Now there is disgraceful welfare queen who needs to STFU. If MREs are good enough for the soldiers on the ground, they sure as hell are good enough for her whining ass. I've lived on MREs out in the field, and they are not that bad. What the hell did she want? The President personally catering her a lobster dinner? These people are pathetic.

I say: You people need to chill out. I saw this lady on TV that you are all trash talking and she was a nice old lady about 85 years old who was just talking like any old grandmother...please. God help us.

[dawn53]

Interesting link...Governor Blanco's statement about Dennis heading their way and how they were confident it wouldn't hit, but read the last paragraph, it's laughable.

""While it does not appear that this storm (Dennis) will significantly impact our state, I am confident of our ability to carry out our state’s emergency and evacuation plans in a manner that protects the people of coastal Louisiana."

http://gov.louisiana.gov/Press_Release_detail.asp?id=911

[cajungirl]

part of childhood is having your goldfish, your cat, your bunny rabbit, your dog, your gerbil die.

My solution, because no way should an animal be evacuated during something like this, is to do what I did when one of our kittens die.

Go out and find a damned double of snowball and tell the kid snowball is home and that if he seems different it is because he is upset.

Animals don't belong in refugee centers and on emergency helicopters or in busses.

It is awful, but this whole thing is triage and making hard hard decisions fast.