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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
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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/
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Katrina Live Thread, Part II
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Tropical Storm 12
This is why NO has survived almost 300 years. It certainly wasn't because the climate was so healthful! But the nation NEEDS the port. And there will be a city there because of trade (like many important cities in bad places, trade talks, health walks.) Houston nor Mobile can carry it all.
Some day, maybe, when the Old river controls give way and the mississippi sends most of its water down the Achafalaya, then the rebuilt Morgan City might the the city that's essential. But right now, its the river and its nexus of trade that make New Orleans needful.
3:07 P.M. - BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- U.S. Sen. David Vitter said FEMA's efforts to deal with the hurricane have been completely ineffective, and he called the federal government's response a failure.
"I think FEMA has been completely dysfunctional and is completely overwhelmed, and I don't know why. This situation was utterly predictable," said Vitter, R-Metairie. "It seems like there was no coherent plan, which I don't understand because this precise scenario has been predicted for 20 years," he said.
3:03 P.M. - BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- Three New Orleans-area hospitals remain open. The Louisiana Hospital Association says they're asking their workers to report.
Those are East Jefferson General Hospital in Metairie, West Jefferson Medical Center in Marrero and Ochsner Clinic Foundation in Metairie.
The hospital association says all three have power, air-conditioning and security, and remain committed to serving their communities during these difficult times.
http://www.wwltv.com/local/stories/WWLBLOG.ac3fcea.html
PS: Guy on news says about 300k still in NOLA with about 10k getting rescued daily at this point.
Look at the little girl in the box....what a cutie!!!!
It is, however, a helpful clue as to what some of those "ills" are. There's a serious "I'm entitled to be served" mentality there.
I mean, think: these folks are just lying around the #*&^$# Super Dome, waiting for stuff to be handed to them. You'd think that they'd have at least organized a few things among themselves, but they apparently did nothing of the sort.
It's what W gets paid for. He's like a professional boxer though - put him on the ropes and he gets a second wind.
They always "misunderestimate" him.
Fox doing another hit piece on the Astrodome....little 2 year old was so happy to have an apple, but she has no shoes. People having to wait because the Astrodome folks are screening people that arrive there. I despise the press. How many times have I said that today?
He specifically said that all faiths agreed to bring aid first and concern themselves with distributing their particular brand of religion at a later date. The groups organized to take three week spans of bringing aid to those in the Astrodome.
It sure sounded like he was talking about Bush when he basically said all bets are off now.....he's going to take the hit.
Gotta scoot peeps.
Be in over the weekend as I can.
Hang tough all, the light at the end of the tunnel is getting brighter by the minute. No rose glasses though, surprises still possible, but the relief effort is online and in full swing now.
You know, I have felt that way when I view the garbage strewn everywhere. They could go loot some trash bags and clean up. I know I would be thinking of things like that to keep myself busy.
Yes, and I meant Fineman, not Finestein. I hope the President comes out ahead on this, just to make Chrissy cry.
I just sent the link to Chris Matthews -- who is now on the attack along with the rest of the MSM... I'm throwing all their comments right back in their faces and reminding them which party runs the inner cities of this country.
that situation at I10 has been going on for a long time now, I do not understand it. As I recall from yesterday, the reason that location is collecting alot of people is because the choppers drop the rescued people there, boats that rescue people are launched/return there, and people walking to safety arrive to that spot. so it collects alot of people, and therefore needs alot of buses.
All of its 500 subscribers will be outraged after reading that!
Here you go:
http://www.lakewood.cc/site/PageServer
Fineman is a minion of evil.
He services evil.
Good always trumps evil.
Fineman and these people will pay.
He just helped rescue a group of women and children along with the military in a chinook helicopter.
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