Katrina Live Thread, Part XIV

Various ^ | 2 September 2005 | Various

[NautiNurse]

President Bush continues to assess the catastrophic damage by air and on the ground in Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana. Bush spent the day meeting with search and rescue personnel, relief commanders, and displaced residents in Mobile, Biloxi, and the New Orleans area. U.S. Congress passed a $10.5 billion relief package for the hurricane ravaged areas. First Lady Laura Bush issued a press statement from an evacuation shelter in Lafayette, Louisiana.

Patient and staff evacuations continue from numerous New Orleans Hospitals. Thousands of patients are being airlifted to a field hospital at Louis Armstrong New Orleans Airport for triage, staging, and transport to hospitals throughout the United States.

The U.S. Coast Guard and civilian volunteers continue to evacuate thousands of survivors from their flooded homes in New Orleans. The Army Corps of Engineers continues work to repair the damaged levees.

The nation's airlines today began an operation intended to fly up to 25,000 refugees out of New Orleans. The airlines are volunteering their aircraft and crews for the program. Long convoys loaded with relief supplies arrived throughout the day into New Orleans, while convoys of buses are moving survivors out of the city.

Several large fires are burning in the city and greater New Orleans area. Reports indicate snipers are holding down firefighters. Reports of shots fired with LEO down in the St. Bernard Parish area. Rescue operations are underway. A bus carrying NOLA evauees rolled over in Opelousa, LA.

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:

New Orleans Emergency Operations Center - is now open:
504-463-1000
504-463-1001
504-463-1002

WWL-TV New Orleans (via WFAA Dallas) - WWL-TV is operating from studios at Louisiana Public Broadcasting. CBS has a relay during the morning and afternoon. When available, use the CBS relay first as they have greater streaming capacity. Yahoo has also provided a relay.

WDSU-TV New Orleans - The news staff has started to return to temporary news studios near New Orleans. However, expect evening coverage from Hearst-Argyle sister stations WAPT Jackson and WESH Orlando when the New Orleans staff needs to take a break.

WGNO-TV New Orleans - New Orleans' ABC affiliate has returned to the air with WBRZ-TV and launched video streaming with continuous Katrina coverage.

WPMI-TV Mobile, AL - WPMI is webcasting from 5:30am - 10:30pm CDT. When off air, you can view pre-recorded reports on demand. This feed is often unreliable.

WKRG-TV Mobile, AL - This station is providing good coverage of the situation to the east in Mississippi and Alabama. However, the station is now signing off at around 10:30pm CDT like WWL and WPMI.

WJTV-TV Jackson, MS - The CBS affiliate in Jackson is providing live coverage for both the Jackson area and south Mississippi (knowing a lot of media in that area is off the air).

United Radio From New Orleans: WWL-AM, WNOE-FM, "KISS-FM," WRNO-FM, WYLD-FM, and WJBO-AM who have joined forces as United Radio From New Orleans, and they are streaming.

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/ Southern Baptist: NAMB - http://www.namb.net/
Samaritan's Purse - http://www.samaritanspurse.org/

Previous Threads:
Katrina Live Thread, Part XIII
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

[Jim Noble]

I think President will rue the day he hired the FEMA director. He is incompetent. His misteps are adding up quickly.

It would be an incredibly smooth move to accept his resignation and appoint Rudy to a two year term.

[fishntex]

"Just saw beautiful video feed:
Jackson Square is in good shape. Trees are down. But Cafe du Monde is still there!!!!!!!!!!! St. Louis Cathedral looked beautiful!!!!!!!!!!"

That was nice to see.

[A Citizen Reporter]

I haven't been following the live threads. I heard an unsubstantiated report on local radio this afternoon (the source was "the internet") This talk jockey said that 100 prisoners had been moved over to the Superdome and released in there during the evacuation. Did anybody see that?

[Howlin]

You know, he kind of fascinates me; he does some interviews really well, but this week, he's completely lost control, almost sobbing at times; why, you'd think they boy had led a sheltered life or something. :-)

[Mo1]

Yes, it is; and every once in a while they'll say "It's been 4 days, 12 hours, and 10 minutes since this people had relief."

I can't watch TV any more .. I am getting to the point that I don't give a flying hoot anymore

THANK YOU MEDIA FOR TURNING OFF THE PUBLIC .../ sarcasm >

[Jrabbit]

LOL

I bet that's it! dang FEMA

[oceanview]

its a thankless job, he will probably leave that post after this is all over. I can't blame him really, its a no-win job.

[Howlin]

No, I mean when did they set it to......what time?

[sinkspur]

The NO morgue was still under water as of mid afternoon.

Unembalmed bodies will burst after a week in the water, and all that bacteria will spill out. It doesn't appear body recovery is going to start any time soon.

I'm betting those bodies are going to have to be burned or buried in mass graves. They certainly can't be buried in New Orleans.

[Soul Seeker]

That's because hayley deserved the praise. I seriously am thinking he needs to be persuaded to run in '08. He's the first Republican I've been impressed with.

[Dolphy]

I've been waiting for SOMEBODY, ANYBODY to say that stuff.........and I'm in a quandry now, because I really do not like Trent Lott!

I understand. I'm not a huge Pataki fan but when he was asked if they needed to name a cabinet level leader he said no, they need local leadership. That man knows a bit about national tragedies and how to handle them.

[LadyBuzz]

when my lib friends talk about impeaching Pres Bush - I tell them - go right ahead, then we'll have Pres Cheney - shuts 'em up every time

[oceanview]

Rudy would never take that job, its a thankless post.

[shezza]

But, even in that case, troops going on oversea deployments prepare for days before going.

Geez, try WEEKS.

[Laverne]

Who has the clock? Is it that clymer Olberman? Someone needs to send them an email that says: T-48 "President declares Lousisia a Disaster Zone"

[CedarDave]

Why did they take you off all the sidebars? Are you about to be banned for two being too truthful?

[185JHP]

Thanks for the good work you're doing!

[Mo1]

This talk jockey said that 100 prisoners had been moved over to the Superdome and released in there during the evacuation. Did anybody see that?

I heard they were evacuated .. but I haven't heard where they were sent to

[Jrabbit]

LOL

That's right! hahahaha