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

[steveegg]

What's going on at Harrigan's location? I'm trying to catch up.

A while back, there was a shot off to the right (of the screen). A few minutes ago, there was...
- Shots off to the left, which a National Guard truck headed toward.
- A standoff between police and the occupants of a green Cadillac.
- Several pickup trucks loaded with heavily-armed police driving off to the right of the location.

[r9etb]

Part of the mandatory evac order gave him the authority to seize those buses. Whether he had the drivers for them is another story.

That's the thing, though -- a properly thought-out and executed plan would have included notification and activation of drivers.

[OKIEDOC]

I would like for Jessie Jackson to go down to New Orleans and stop these thugs.

Alas,like most cowards, Jessie is just nothing but a brave keyboard warrior.

Simply disgusting.

[Steve_Seattle]

"The mayor is incompetent, but the failure to utilize those buses is hardly his fault."

Who's fault is it?

[Pyro7480]

Is AL governor a Republican? If so, then the MSM will say that they only said that because Bush is a fellow Republican.

[Txsleuth]

Harrigan just keeps saying "I can't believe what I am seeing"...and this guy has spent time in the WORST war zones!!

Did you see that convoy of black pickups with shooters in the back...kinda reminiscent of the tape of the Taliban and al-queda training, doesn't it? eerie!!!

[Spktyr]

Also - the state government could have commandeered the trains, which would have relieved the owners of liability.

[overtaxed_canadian]

True. When I heard about men with AK47's in the back of pickup trucks, aka "technicals", I thought of New Mogadishu.

[KJC1]

I'm watching the live WWL stream, and a few minutes ago they said they would be interviewing Mayor Nagin shortly.
http://www.wwltv.com/cgi-bin/bi/video/makeadplaylist.pl?title=beloint_wfaa&live=yes

[Smogger]

There was looting in So Mississippi as well. I don't think it's really a fair comparison seeing how the populations are vastly different. If the same percentage loots in Coastal Mississippi as loots in NO your going to have hundreds of more looters in NO.

[KakaduDreamer]

Thanks for the info, very eye-opening and, as you said, sickening. Incidently, it's curious (to me at least) to see Utah on the Top 5 Poorest States...

[PureSolace]

Fats Domino was finally rescued last night in New Orleans

"Ain't That Ashame!"

[Soul Seeker]

Umm...last week? Are these fools aware he serves four years?

[bwteim]

Thanks, after listening to his yesterday interview, I think I'll pass. He couldn't top himself, I don't think.

[steveegg]

As for blaming Bush, at least on the 11 a.m. update, CBS did say MS and AL governors praised the President's response.

Which will be spun as helping out his Pubbie friends before too long. Never mind that (a) there's much less lawlessness in MS and AL, and (b) it's easier to get to the hardest-hit areas.

[Spktyr]

Yup, he Federalized the Guard (I think from another state) and used them. It was very illegal, but who was going to stop him? The Supreme Court? They were pissed off at Arkansas and wouldn't have heard any arguments against it.

[nairBResal]

Your opinion based on info from a biased news source CNN.

Not welcome.