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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
"meanwhile...
DU'ers are screaming Mayor Nagin for President!!
ROFL !
complete disconnect."
Tell us you're kidding!
:)
I take no credit for it either, found it here on FR early on thread 1 or 2 and tried to keep it going. Just trying to pitch in as best I can to Nauti's very valuable threads.
A ranting and raving ninny for President. Yes . . . that's exactly what we need.
Stupid f'ing reporters screaming at her.....I despise every last one of those vultures!
"Greta said people in Houstom Dome were taking showers in toilets, I don't believe that"
She's such a crackpot! First of all it would be impossible to take a "shower" from a bowl of water. Does she understand English? Idiots make me laugh.
"A ranting and raving ninny for President. Yes . . . that's exactly what we need."
President Dean?
Just an observation--
Mrs. Bush was in her teacher mode when she said if you are busy today, there is always tomorrow. Which is why I called her Mrs. Bush.
I, a 51 year old woman, said to the TV, "Yes M'am". And I am in GA, LOL!
Here's some other comments about Mayor Nagin:
mayor nagin kicks a$$!
I love this man!
he was fantastic
my new hero!
he's great
Thank God for the Mayor of New Orleans !
ROFL !
They have completely lost it.
There was a staffer behind the Mayor who looked like he was bored to tears. He appeared to think that everyone was over-reacting to the hurricane.
I've wondered since what happened to this "bored" man.
I have completely given up on them as well. I'll wait for others whose blood pressure can take it to report on what they are saying. I'm certain that whatever they say, it will just be more of the typical garbage.
And she remains...despite it all...calm, dignified and kind-hearted.
An example to us all.
Maybe they believed those initial news reports announcing that NOLA had dodged the bullet...
The White House team, which includes a fantastic First Lady, is doing a great job today. Mrs. Bush is thanking Lafayette, LA for their help to people of New Orleans (who have found a safe shelter in Lafayette) and asking people to volunteer.
At least the dogs weren't firing guns at their would-be rescuers! Let's not refer to the looters as "animals" any more...it's an insult to the dogs.
http://blogs.chron.com/domeblog/
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Thanks! I know I saw Poydrous Street in one video on Fox. From your map, the fire is a ways from the Quarter but those streets are narrow and the buildings are all close. I did see that they were getting water on the fire from one spot.
"Bush is evactuating dogs instead of poor black people..this is unacceptable..he cares for about dogs more then african americans"
janet..janet...janet...janetjanet.. get a grip...do you seriously think that our president is in charge of "evactuating" animals?
You copied that word for word from DU, didn't you?
Try not to lecture me.
Laura doing a great job with that press conference.
Me too. The First Lady's answers are ten times better than any of the drek given by the mayor of NOLA, the governor of LA, or either of the Landrieu's.
Mrs. Bush is doing an awesome job here.
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