And I'm signing off for a while.
Keep the Flag flying.
But before I sign off......
WWL Updates as they come in on Katrina
02:29 PM CDT on Friday, September 2, 2005
Tom Planchet
2:28 P.M. - WWL-TV: Wildlife and Fisheries has said they are no longer asking people to volunteer their time and boats to go on rescue missions because of security concerns.
2:25 P.M. - (AP): The nation's airlines have been putting aside their own financial troubles to fly in supplies and take out refugees from hurricane devastated areas. Relief flights donated by airlines poured into Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport today.
Here are other efforts:
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2:22 P.M. - HOUSTON (AP): Passengers getting off buses from New Orleans may be in sight of the end of their nearly week-long ordeal. But first, they have to go through screening.
Police in Houston are guiding people through lines where they can undergo pat-down searches.
Paramedics wearing rubber gloves are helping medical teams conduct a triage operation. Kidney patients and others who might need immediate medical attention are being transported to hospitals.
The evacuees are also being offered icy bottles of water as they get off the buses. Disposable diapers are being passed out to those with small children.
Many of the people are asking total strangers for a few seconds of cellphone time to try to locate loved ones.
I have to peel at 3pm too. You have a good one, and know that the cav is in NO.