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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
Historically, too, we have been a nation of self-sufficient people holding Judeo-Christian values.
I wonder if there's any connection here?"
You make a good point. I just feel so sorry for the neediest of the needy -- the sick, the elderly, the children who must rely on others -- so sad.
I was wondering that, too. I've been looking at the photos on Fox and can't believe the mess! Just read an article on Fox that said they hope the water will seep out of the city at the rate of one half inch per hour. That's a foot a day for 20 feet of water. Wow! What kind of rot can happen in that time.
make that without dialysis.
Jesseeeeee just showed up on Larry King. He is arriving in NO - 3 days after the Bush administration did. Excusing the looting, etc. Disgusting.
Helicopters are using the levees, when possible, to pick up survivors. He may not be able to land, or even enter NO airspace. Coast Guard aircraft are up and the entire area is closed to general aviation. I would bet there are some NG aircraft up also. If he tries to enter restricted airspace he is liable to be escorted to dry land, followed by the nearest jail cell.
Uh....those aren't my words; why are you attributing them to me?
Like I said, what's wrong with human-sized sand bags? Just because they are using huge ones doesn't mean they can't ALSO use little ones. Now that the water level has stabilized, they aren't fighting the current (which was the purpose of the huge ones).
Point being: Every little bit helps. And it's sure ALOT better to be part of the solution than to be part of the problem.
Thank you for some good news!
ON Monday!!
Did anyone just see the report on MSNBC about the convention center. They have NO supplies there FGS. It's something I cannot imagine, where is the water? Food?
It's criminal at this point that the police just pass by without any word of when help will come.
Yes. If they require dialysis and have limited kidney function, they won't last too much longer.
And I suppose if they had no insulin most of them would already be dead.
http://www.nola.com/newsflash/weather/index.ssf?/base/national-50/112560684187871.xml&storylist=hurricane
you should read this...and they have armed Nat Guard overnight now..
The scanners report that an Air Traffic Control flight from Texas is coming in; flights over the city are suspended at night; someone's trying to contact the St. Charles EOC; other units are asking for direction to the Dome; and the fire units are working to some extent.
The supplemental lighting is available for the police.
State Troop B has accomplished its mission, whatever it was.
HQ 10-59, get Highway One on the radio for me... sounds like people are getting their heads out now help is on the way.
>> It is hard to believe this is happening in America.<<
Not if you have been paying attention to cultural shift the last decade.
Remember, we live in a country where people riot when their basketball team wins.
Nick Andros. Yeah, I know, I know much too much about this book. Just happens to be in my top ten list of books.
What I know - this morning at around 6:00 eastern - they had 200 busses line up; to be brought up in columns of ten.
I heard that some of them got rolling.
What I do not know, Did all 200 get on the road? Was that all the busses thy ever found?. When that got to Houston did they head back to NO? Can they be refueled?
I did read that more folks are gathering at the SD. How many? Have we got boots on the ground to counter (kill) the gangbangers yet?
Which half? lol (/sarc)
Just kiddin'! :)
MEDIA ADVISORY: Governor Kathleen Babineaux Blanco to hold a press briefing
BATON ROUGE, LA - Governor Kathleen Babineaux Blanco will conduct a 8:30 PM press briefing Thursday, September 1st, 2005 at the Office of Emergency Preparedness (OEP).
WHERE: OEP Media Room
7667 Independence Boulevard
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
WHEN: 8:30 p.m., CST
Jesse Jackson on LK just stated he believes people are exagerating about the snipers shooting at rescuers.
Comparing NO to Iraq. We don't run from snipers in Iraq.
LK actually tried to cut him short when he started in about infrastucture budget being cut THIS year.
Throw the GRANDSTANDERS out now!!!
LOL...
"They" can rebuild NO whenever they want. As long as "they" is private industry and "they" don't take one penny of "my" tax dollars. Welfare, is welfare. Subsidies, are subsidies.
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