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Posted on 09/04/2005 6:14:35 PM PDT by NautiNurse
U.S. commercial air carriers continue transporting tens of thousands of evacuees from the New Orleans airport to destinations throughout the nation.
Rooftop air rescue efforts continue. One rescue chopper crashed late today. Crew members are reported safe. Gunmen who fired upon bridge repair contractors were killed by law enforcement.
To date, an estimated 70 countries and U.S. businesses have pledged hundreds of millions of dollars, supplies, food and equipment to assist the United States' efforts in Katrina's aftermath. Lt. General Honore described the damage to Mississippi today, "all infrastructure south of Jackson, MS is either damaged or destroyed." Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice visited the devastated areas, and attended Sunday church services in Mobile, Alabama.
Elsewhere, Sean Penn's rescue boat, sans plug and full of his personal entourage,reportedly sank during launch in New Orleans. Senator Mary Landrieu (D-LA) threatened to punch President Bush, and Jefferson Parish President Broussard decried that the bureaucracy of FEMA has committed murder.
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
New Orleans Emergency Operations Center - is now open:
504-463-1000
504-463-1001
504-463-1002
Streaming Video:
All information is subject to change. Many stations are relying on their corporate parents to configure and maintain Internet streaming. Because of the intense interest in the feeds, they may be unavailable at times because of network congestion or a problem feeding the video to the streaming servers.
WWL-TV New Orleans - 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. They have a secondary stream from Yahoo. WWL-TV is also offering a special low-bandwidth audio-only stream for dial-up users.
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).
WFAA-TV Dallas, TX - WFAA-TV is here because Dallas is one of the evacuation cities.
United Radio From New Orleans: WWL-AM, WNOE-FM, "KISS-FM," WRNO-FM, WYLD-FM, and WJBO-AM (Clear Channel & Entercom) who have joined forces as United Radio From New Orleans, and they are streaming.
Gulf Coast Storm Network (Clear Channel Radio) - Clear Channel offers radio listeners across the gulf coast access to a simulcast emergency radio service. This service seems primarily focused on Alabama and Mississippi, but does cover Louisiana to some degree.
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
Katrina Link Archives Nice work by backhoe
Mary Landrieu-"I'll Punch Bush"
Sean Penn's Rescue Bid Sinks
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 XIV
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
BTW for those who don't know, Miami University team's name is the Hurricanes.
Hill hasn't aged well. She looked like instead of Dorian Gray, they let his portrait go out in public as it looked better.
Aid from the Feds will be given, but right now they're in a gray area. RC isn't doing anything for them. SA *is*, from what I've heard. Some private efforts are being made.
I can tell you a little, they are in hotels, running out of money, I went to visit a few,,,they can't stomach the thought of going to a shelter---these are harding working *tax payers* and they were smart enough to get out before the storm and now running on 10 days in a hotel at 70$ a night is not cheap,,,,
I've read truly inspiring stories of people who were previously insulated in these neighborhoods. They are shocked at how kind and giving people are.
These folks will remember this, and they'll also remember how their local government did them dirty. God truly does work in mysterious ways.
Not yet that I've seen (if we ever see it) but they've shared enough for me!
This Letterman interview is remarkable ---in a bad way, not good.
Shep is going on and on, like he did in NO...talking about how no one was in charge...nothing was getting done..blah, blah..
Letterman's response: "That's regrettable."
Yeppers, a NORTHEAST social snob's comment after a tale of woe is me, and dying is "That's regrettable."
That tell's it all about the disconnect, doesn't it?
I know what you mean. Our last day in California was the Northridge quake... we had everything but last minute items already moved to AZ ... woke up and said; get dressed, we're outa here.
please correct, but as far as i've seen on Leno tonight, he hasn't even mentioned it,,,,have i just missed it???
As time has gone on it's a GOOD thing for her staff that she doesn't allow them to look her in the eye. She looks like Dung Delight.
A couple of my relatives...ahem...have already rented trailers and gotten jobs. Seriously.
Another man here in Houston said that he had 40 people at his house. Some of them had already gotten jobs.
My prediction: Many of the skilled workers will stay at their new locations. Those will job skills in demand will be snapped up by new employers in their new states. When the refugee shelters are closed by the Red Cross the homeless and jobless that remain will be shipped back to New Orleans. The middle class of NO will drastically shrink, the gap between rich and poor will increase.
And just think, she will be 3 years OLDER in 2008...that can't help her at all! he he
Oh My Gosh! LOL!!!
Reminds me of one of our city council people wer are recalling. She had the nerve to say if we didn't all attend the council meetings we didn't have the right to vote... the reason no one attends is they won't let you speak.
This just in......
2 local evacuees here in houston rescued some people from an apartment fire here today, even giving the victims their shoes,,,those 2 evacuees are staying in a hotel,,,
Many of the poor won't be going back either - see the last thread where we discussed how the NO welfare system makes it impossible to get off it - even if you do have skills, there's usually nothing in NO that pays enough to get you off welfare.
Welcome to our world. Beats anything I've ever seen, bar none.
Who?
I didn't see Leno...
I was talking about Shep Smith on Letterman.
I asked the same question earlier. Soul searcher gave me an anwer I can only hope is true.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1477440/posts?page=2545#2545
They both look like something the cat drug in!
Forgot to add: Those that have any skills or willingness to work will readily find jobs will find employment (easily!) in Texas, and I think that will be the majority of them. The rest will get sent back to NO.
I don't think the rich will go back (except fot the Dem machine types), so that will change the makeup considerably.
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