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

[Johnny Crab]

WHY are the snipers shooting at rescue copters? What exactly are they hoping to accomplish??

I am puzzled, too. Who are they and why are they doing this? Just evil is what another Freeper posted earlier. I can't think of any other reason. Just plain evil.

The reason?

Psalm 14

2 The LORD has looked down from heaven upon the sons of men To see if there are any who understand, Who seek after God.

3 They have all turned aside, together they have become corrupt; There is no one who does good, not even one.

Deeds done by those who have not been DRAGGED to conviction, repented, and received new hearts not full of evil.

A televised nightmare that destroys the PC LIE that "all people are basically good" and upholds the doctrine of the total depravity of man.

NOTE: I grew up in NOLA(1959~1989). I hate what is happening. The above is the reason. Decades of corruption, welfare, drugs,...you name it, have added to what is being sown now.

[SeaBiscuit]

I agree, but the constant chaffing, bitching and blaming of the left is just getting on my nerves today.. I gotta be a little quicker with the mute button.

[r9etb]

I'll bet you there were still a least a few ham radio operators down there working away through the aftermath.

Actually, in this case the Hams in the affected areas got hammered. There was a lot of posting early on, noting the unusual silence on the Ham frequencies.

[Rumierules]

Terrorists have just put on their checklist: Look for levees to destroy.

[jackv]

Good to hear. This is when I love him. When he is just himself; not reading some damn script trying so hard to please people.

[Types_with_Fist]

I didn't see Landrieu either. LOL.

[ladyjane]

Has John Kerry-Heinz been heard from?

I hear he is opening up his house - er, her house - on Nantucket to take in refugees. But maybe he has flip-flopped on that idea.

[JURB]

Listening to Houston PD Astrodome command on the scanner:

There were people are busting windows and breaking into cars, although it sounds like more like an isolated situation rather than a widespread outbreak.

Now calling for an ambulance for a lady who has passed out on the steps of the stadium. She's conscious and breathing, probably exhausted.

A fight has just broken out in the dome. It's a lady beating up on a little boy. Geez.

That said, it appears to be going as smoothly as can be reasonably expected. The Houston PD seems to be on top of everything.

[Broker]

Disaster Area: 90,000 sq miles.

Michigan 11 96,810 square miles
>>>Katrina Disater area is bigger than 48 States!<<<
Minnesota 12 86,943 square miles

[lifacs]

They have been trying to talk to him since he did the "cursing interview", but he is always unavailable (according to his handlers). So now they are appealing to him directly.

[lugsoul]

Meanwhile, the people in MS and LA are furious because politicians are going in front of cameras talking about what all they have done while they are waiting to get something as basic as a bottle of water and an energy bar.

The results are not stats in a press conference. The results are whether there are people wandering around wondering if they have been completely abandoned, who have no idea that there may be a convoy of trucks sitting up in Mendenhall waiting to come down to the coast.

And those folks are wandering around, right now.

The blame game here disgusts me.

[SE Mom]

I thought of that- but am expecting her to show up with him when he comes to LA...

Update- doc in Baton Rouge says BR is now in a medical crisis...

[Warren_Piece]

Better to act than to let thousands of people die needlessly due to ineffective state and local leadership.

This seems a lot like the old "husband's maxim": it's better to ask for forgiveness than permission.

[truthandlife]

Man, the impression I'm getting is that Bush is really speaking like a leader.

Prayers are being answered.

[Spktyr]

Exactly. Let's compare and contrast.

Mississippi and Alabama-
FEMA: We're here. What do you need?
Gov: These units need support. We have resupply points, indicated on this map, we need fuel there. There are people in these sectors that need help; these sectors you can ignore, they're all evacuated. We have airstrips ready to go here and here to land your supply aircraft...
(after briefing) FEMA: OK, consider that done. (parade of FEMA personnel and supplies disperses in accordance with plan).

Louisiana -
FEMA: We're here. What do you need?
Governette: (sniffle) I don't know. Help us! Help us now!
FEMA: What do you need?
Governette: (sniffle) I don't know. Help us! Help us now! I want some ice cream! I don't know what day it is!
FEMA: ...

[Abby4116]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20050902/ts_alt_afp/usweatherbush_050902142913

Louisiana officials step up criticism of relief effort

And the spin goes on ....

[fishntex]

"The young helo pilot who just briefed the Prez made me tear up. That young man is one hero among many. "

You are so right. These rescue crews have been working incredibly hard. I think I heard him say that they have performed over 5000 airlift rescues. Bravo to all the rescue crews.

[steveegg]

I wouldn't read too much into Blanco's absence at Mobile. Louisiana is at the far west end of all this, and Mobile is at the far east. Morever, several of the routes between Louisiana and Mobile are impassable.

[oceanview]

imagine what Sharpton and the MSM would be saying now, if in the first 24 hours of this crisis, Bush had dismissed the governors rolein manitaining civil order and started flying Cobra gunship over new orleans to gun down the looters. just imagine that, you think the coverage is biased now, imagine if he had done that.

[Types_with_Fist]

Okay. That's right... Mobile. I kept thinking he was in Baton Rouge.