Katrina Live Threads, Part XV

Various ^ | 4 September 2005 | Various

[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

[TheSpottedOwl]

On Sunday, he was praising the Lord, saying the ordeal was a test that ended up dispelling his lifelong distrust of white people and setting his life on a new course. He said he hitched a ride Friday in a van driven by a group of white folks.

“Before this whole thing I had a complex about white people; this thing changed me forever,” said Brant, 36, a truck driver who, like many of the refugees receiving public assistance in Houston, Texas, is black.

Can something good come out of disaster of this proportion? Maybe so. Thank you for posting this story, it is truly inspiring.

[SolomoninSouthDakota]

You're brilliant---and well organized. Thanks much. God's speed.

[Eastbound]

I agree, Peach. Thanks a million for taking the time to write it, comitatus. It should be posted on a thread of its own as well. Will you do that?

[birddog]

bookmark - thanks

[The Coopster]

Bump. Thanks for the info.

[nuclady]

Great recp on info. so far. Thank you. Bookmarked.

[NautiNurse]

Thank you for posting the updated sat photos link. Hadn't seen an update since Aug 31. whole lot more locations covered now. Have already forwarded this to a friend from Biloxi.

[FreeAtlanta]

You did a great job with this. I have bookmarked it on my local computer and will use it in part and in whole to refute the moon bats.

Thank you

[TheSpottedOwl]

The media/press is declaring war on the president?

Heck, I thought they did that 5 years ago.

[texasbluebell]

CO, pinging you to the Katrina thread, in case you didn't find it yet.

Were you following the story of Snowball? That was the little dog that wasn't allowed on one of the buses going to Houston last week, his little boy was so upset he started throwing up.

The animals were being left behind on the side of the road, there were a bunch of cages set up there -- looks like one of the shelters has been taking them in though -- see post 878.

I hope that little boy is reunited with Snowball one of these days. It was wrenching just to hear them report about that incident on tv.

[Cedar]

Thanks for your post. I'm just now back on the computer and read it.

As I said previously, I'm just trying to get the facts straight, so it's nice to have people who understand the government "procedures" to explain it here at FR.

[bitt]

WOW!!! remarkable images!!!!

[not_apathetic_anymore]

Thank you. I'd been saving links and going to put something like this together for my own use. I work with a bunch of barking moonbats and know I'm going to need to have my ammunition ready.

Much appreciated!

[bitt]

http://ngs.woc.noaa.gov/katrina/KATRINA0000.HTM
here, I mean!!! see #879

[nwctwx]

http://moe.met.fsu.edu/cgi-bin/gfdltc2.cgi?time=2005090500-invest94l&field=Sea+Level+Pressure&hour=Animation

http://euler.atmos.colostate.edu/~vigh/guidance/atlantic/early1.png

It's time to start watching 94L. Several models suggest it will cross FL and develop into a hurricane in the gulf.

[maquiladora]

I don't know if you've already discussed this, but some of the models are predicting that Invest 94L will become a Cat 4 hurricane and make landfall just west of New Orleans, tracking NW toward BR about 5 days from now.

You can watch the animation of the model here.

Scary stuff. Several other models show it taking a similar course over Florida towards the Gulf coast. In fact, only some models show it not making landfall at all.

I know its early days for this system, but this needs to be looked at, seriously.

[GoldwaterChick]

Clinton inferred that W dropped the ball on the so-called levee study his administration was working on. He made the same claim after 9/11. I noticed that Bush 41 didn't get a chance to respond to that outrageous statement but I'm sure he had plenty to say. Clinton had better wear his flak jacket around Mrs. Bush, as her husband recommended anyone who criticizes her son should do.

I almost lost it when Bush 41 mentioned how hard it was to keep up with B(?) sorry, BC, that he was "just like an Energizer Bunny". Well, I can think of an amazing resemblance he has to bunnies, but I won't post it here. It looks like it may all be catching up with him. He is a total disgrace to the Office of the President.

[NautiNurse]

thanks for making my day

[toldyou]

Last time I was in NOLA was a year ago. I remember a local couple saying that they drive from NO to Mississippi to the casinos. Sorry, I got the wrong impression. I assumed they didn't have them in NO. Either that, or I saw one and didn't pay attention. With Atlantic City an hour from me, gambling is just not my thing.

[maquiladora]

Snap. Beat me by seconds.