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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
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
"Rush has to dump Daren Kagan." -- Worth repeating.
My husband was driving to work last night---and said there was a convoy of military vehicles miles and miles long heading south from Fort Worth...
probably from the Naval Air Station...I know that is where they flew a bunch of the hospital patients to yesterday...and then they were taken by ambulances to various hospitals in the D/FW area.
In corrupt Louisiana, those buses are only good for herding sheeple to the polls on Election Day to vote Democratic.
They probably already have, and she's waffling (maybe with ice cream) over whether it'll make her look bad or whether she really needs to do it or.....
certainly, and they weren't pretty sights.
don't count on it. The wackos are already saying Bush caused this hurricane.
Do you have a live feed or are you reporting what's seen on CNN/Fox?
Not there today, announced yesterday had appointment he couldn't change, Roger Hedgecock sitting in.
CNN's banner headline on the situation in NO:
"Where's the Help?"
I want to puke.
They simply have to start shooting these people. No choice. They've caused delays in rescue. Does anybody know which buildings are on fire now? We could see the French Quarter go up if this keeps on. Those buildings are all very close together.
"This is a disaster of epic proportions, that NO city or state or nation is prepared for"
I've heard a few people on TV this morning talking about phase II -- when all of those nasty bacteria/germs/viruses incubate in those poor people who had to walk/swim through the muck in the streets.
That's what I hope this nation is prepared for -- the way the refugees are being dispersed, there is a possibility for nationwide epidemics if they're not.
Started a Rush thread. Breaking down the Katrina story along with the numbers and good things happening there as well.
I also sent an angry email to CNN. The comments of the anchor directly after the President's meeting with the governors and Coast Guard were disgusting.
And if you wanted to go back 15 hours (or 2 NHC-predicted paths), the projected tracks all converged on New Orleans.
This AM Phil Keating was doing a live shot. The cameraman with FNC inadvertently caught the presence of a well armed guard with the crew. At last they have some protection, I have been worried about them all week as things spiraled out of control.
Let the wackos say that Bush caused the hurricane. They will overplay their hand very quickly, and backlash will benefit GWB.
What do you know about Brown? I never heard of him before this, and not much at that.
I'm going to call my senators, Corzine and Lautenberg, two obvious anti-war lefties and tell them I want the NG out of there. The insurgency is much too strong.
You mean the now more than 600 buses being run into the city by FEMA and shuttling people back to Texas?
They got over 17,000 people out by them last night. The slowdowns are because each set of buses needs an armed escort to keep from being hijacked by thugs/looters.
Want to blame someone for why it's going so slowly? Ask the thugs why they're that way.
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