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

[Abigail Adams]

I'm feel so fortunate to have a wonderful governor here in Minnesota, Tim Pawlenty.

[cgk]

I heard an incredible # this morning. I'm probably going to get it wrong, so I won't try: Katrina devastated SOMETHING MILLION SQUARE miles of our country. Heard it on FNC. Anyone else remember the exact number?

[maryz]

I do recall there was something about "martial law" being imposed in NO, but it turned out not to be. Does he think you tell the media and it happens? Surely there's more to it than that! ;-)

[hummingbird]

FoxNews says 9,000,000 MRE's have been delivered to SuperDome. Weren't they supposed to have a bunch of MRE's stored there before the hurricane hit? What happened to them?

I know I was half asleep and can't even tell you what day it was, but I heard a fellow being interviewed on the radio who was in charge of concessions or something like that at the Superdome (he was "CEO" of something, I do remember that!) and he said something about there not being any food in the SuperDome prior to the storm and he didn't know of any plan that there was supposed to be any food. It may have been on Glenn Beck's program, I'm not sure. I know I wasn't dreaming it but I really don't have the details and I cannot remember the man's name.

The interview was around the time the SuperDome was being called the "(something) of last resort." It was "last resort" because there was nothing there but space to house all those unfortunate people.

[Trust but Verify]

FF=firefighters

[tomkat]

<oops>

[max_rpf]

FF? Help me out

Fire-Fighters -- They seem to be armed down there... That at least is a positive.

[Jrabbit]

From what I can tell....FEMA is in charge of the busses. They pick people up at the dome and take them to the airport....where they dump them out and??? 3000 at the airport right now.

[stlnative]

CNN VIDEO

EVACUATION BUS FLIPPED OVER NORTH OF LAFAYETTE LA

No report on how many injuries - they were showing it on CNN

[wolficatZ]

I SAW those Brits, Wednesday on network news video of the SewerDome, CBS I think. I was wondering, what in the world are they doing there, they stuck out like a sore thumb. They looked terrified At least they are safe in hotels now.

They were being targeted because they were the only white people there

Jonathan Trout

'The situation was dire'

Our son is still missing

"We rode that storm out and then decided to go to New Orleans. We didn't realise the storm was heading that way."

He said of his eventual Superdome refuge: "There was a lot of heat from the people in there, people shouting racial abuse about us being white.

"The army warned us to keep our bags close to us and to grip them tight."

He said he saw crack cocaine being used in the filthy toilets, youngsters breaking into soft drink machines and men brawling. Urine and excrement spilled into corridors where they were sleeping.

[Arizona Carolyn]

Evacuation bus has flipped over outside Lafayett, LA... can't tell how many people killed or injured yet.

[nuclady]

Well, be careful, Dolphy, BIAR will reply that that there is no comparison, so, "what don't you understand?" See previous posts.

[Johnny Crab]

From what I'm hearing on the scanner.....nobody knows who is in charge.

Sounds like NG defers to local command who are requesting FEMA direction....of which there seems to be a short supply.

NOTE: THANKS for the live links! Hearing & watching this live while "at work" 480 miles away is amazing...

NOLA resident for 30+ years

[oceanview]

the locals/state have been out of the loop since the moment this started. this is one of the major problems, FEMA was not designed to to come into an anarchist situation - no police, no command structure, police fleeing their posts, moonbat mayors and governors, etc.

[Darnright]

>Do I get to pick which reporter to smack?<

Be my guest. Just do me a favor and kick said presstitute in the shins on my behalf (c;

[Types_with_Fist]

EVACUATION BUS FLIPPED OVER NORTH OF LAFAYETTE LA

Sweet Jesus!

[RightWingMama]

Howlin, Your posts are appreciated and loved by far more of us than you may ever suspect! Please know we are praying your day turns around and your energy and optimism are restored. Try to get enought rest!

Ditto!

[MIsunshine]

Thanks seamole but I've read previously that for the US military, not the national guard, to act as police as Miss Mary has requested, martial law had to be declared at the Fed level.

I know NO's mayor declared martial law then rescinded it.


Even if it's just the guard & not the army *acting as police* in NO and/or LA, does that mean someone somewhere had to declare martial law? If so, at what gov level?

I'm really trying to find out if martial law is under effect anywhere right now so I can email all my local news stations and suggest they find out exactly what it means for the military to act as police. Along with the suspension of all civil rights, I read on one of these threads that insurance policies become null & void under martial law.

I've already emailed all the local news and asked them to quit Bush bashing and instead look into the disaster the Mayor of NO & LA's gove have made of disaster relief -- he Fedgov, not even FEMA are first responders. And, I'd like to see a news invesrgation into the use of Homeland Security funds by NO & LA since NONE of the 2004 NO hurricane disaster plan has been implemented. I thought martial law was another more newsworthy story than repeatedly showing the same clip of NO's mayor passing the responsibility buck on up to Bush.

[Ohioan from Florida]

>>I guess I have knee-jerk reactions when I hear the word Scientologist.<<

Same here. However, for me, "sincere" is not a word I would use to describe the compassion demonstrated by any Scientologist. My "cult" radar goes on high alert whenever Scientology is part of the discussion.

[misharu]

Yeegawd! I am so happy to have Matt Blunt here instead of bumbling Bob.