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

[BlackRain]

But there was also anger and profane catcalls toward the National Guard arriving at the Superdome.

"Hell no, I'm not glad to see them. They should have been here days ago. I ain't glad to see 'em. I'll be glad when 100 buses show up," said 46-year-old Michael Levy, whose words were echoed by those around him yelling,

"Hell, yeah! Hell yeah!" "We've been sleeping on the ... ground like rats," Levy said.

"I say burn this whole ... city down."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/hurricane_katrina

[Soul Seeker]

Hannity is stunned that the Liberals would do this. If he's stunned he evidently didn't know how far they've sunk.

I agree it's Ghoulish to score political points with bodies floating down a river.

[steveegg]

What we have here....is a failure...to COMMUNICATE!!

S'pose it's because the nimrod Mayor and wet-pants Governorette don't KNOW what the hell to do?

It's just a bit early to put both shoes upside their heads; otherwise, I'd complete that montage.

[Types_with_Fist]

its 10000 dead in MS

Have you heard something?

[colorado tanker]

S'pose it's because the nimrod Mayor and wet-pants Governorette don't KNOW what the hell to do?

Those two morons have pretty well proven that proposition.

[No Blue States]

"As a convoy of relief trucks swarmed through downtown, some near the city's convention center threw up their hands and screamed "Thank You, Jesus!"

I cant begin to imagine what a beautiful site that is to these people.

[NautiNurse]

Thought he said LA.

[RDTF]

Are we sure that pic of the dogs was from NO? I don't even know how they would get a bus like that for dogs with the military commandeering them all. Or they be carjacked.

[BurbankKarl]

that would jibe well with the 40k total predicted on FR.

[jeffers]

Surge mode. Good for the short term.

Go MSY!

[bwteim]

NOLA was the reference, I heard, not MS

[BurbankKarl]

A cat hijacked the bus full of dogs.

[conservative in nyc]

Why is the water receeding in St. Bernard Parish?

Probably because the River and Industrial Canal are receding. Water flows to the lowest level

[NautiNurse]

I have no doubt POTUS will be a gracious gentleman.

[Texas_Conservative2]

there's no way that theirs 10,000 dead in NO. The city wasn't even hit the bad by the storm, all this damage was caused by the levees breaking not the hurricane.

I saw footage of shep after the hurricane standing in downtown NO and only a few shudders were blown off and some windows broken.

[ican'tbelieveit]

Same thought about that generator. I hope hospitals all over the country are taking lessons and reviewing their policies.

[No Blue States]

What an ungrateful pos he is.

" But there was also anger and profane catcalls toward the National Guard arriving at the Superdome.

"Hell no, I'm not glad to see them. They should have been here days ago. I ain't glad to see 'em."

Leave him there.

[Republican Red]

"Nagin looked all palsy wowsy with the President."

That valium is wonderful stuff, ain't it??

Maybe Nagin has taken the edge off his jones! lol

[steveegg]

Shep - a pair of fresh fires in NO - 1 in the area of downtown, the other appears to be on the west bank.