Katrina Live Thread, Part XIII

Various ^ | 1 September 2005 | Various

[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

[glock rocks]

I can understand why lawlessness rules the streets of many poor countries in crisis, but we have a huge standing army. Do we lack the soldiers to police American streets?

Um.

[DrewsMum]

Tim McGraw is on cnn

[samantha]

Sorry, but they are called "Refugees" from the Disaster and stop making this like people think they just got off the boat from a third world Country. I did not put words in their mouth, and stop snarking at people's remarks. Cop an attitude puleeze.

[Coldwater Creek]

Anyone that has come to Memphis will be taken care of. All day long on WREC600 people have been calling in and offering homes,jobs,places for ther pets and anyother thing that a person could want. All they have to do is contact the station and they will be directed to someone to take care of their needs. The local churches are also setting up to take care of tons of people.

[bjs1779]

I've been trying to explain why New Orleans is effectively a write-off,

Can you imagine how many years of good luck they had? I can't.

[Michael Goldsberry]

Here is the source for the article you posted.

[nuclady]

poor old grandma, with that American flag around her

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That was a blanket that looked like an American flag. Check the stitching around the edges. Otherwise, I agree with your statement.

[tomkat]

... request came from 'Pelican Base'.

Reckon' the General's heard the Mayor melting down in public ?

[buickmackane]

Lots of updates from Alexandria:

KALB clarified its strange noon newscast in their evening broadcasts. It seems that people in Alexandria are spreading many unsubstantiated rumors of criminal activity (gangs prowling the streets, carjackings etc.), but it cannot be proven that the crimes (if any) are being committed by evacuees. The Alexandria Chief of Police actually said on camera that he wants to put the people responsible for these rumors in jail -- wow!

Like I said before, I'm not a rumormonger, I'm a crime victim. Still, I don't want to end up in jail because I'm saying something people don't want to hear, so I'm not going to talk about it any more for my own personal safety. Sigh...

More updates in a few minutes...

[thecabal]

You're right, she does. That's kinda spooky.

[RummyChick]

When I see people walking over the rubble crying over their lost items in MS I think they should THANK GOD they aren't in NO right now.

[Crowcreek]

"I'm hoping someone puts up a Tactical Scanner soon..."

I haven't tried it yet, but there's a thread/link over on arfcom that's getting good reports.

http://ak47.net/forums/topic.html?b=1&f=5&t=385032

[NormsRevenge]

If ever there was a time to unite...

and what do we get from the lamebrain media?

Thanks for the info!

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Never shelve an agenda before you completely bore folks to death and they surrender out of fatigue.

[NonValueAdded]

Report out of St. Charles Parrish via WDSU, their situation totally under control, FEMA aid station set up, schools surveyed and ready to open as soon as they have power, etc. Police have situation under control and are getting help from police depts across the country via the FOP. The exact opposite of NO.

[Skylab]

Amen to your post. I'm mad as hell the media is painting the worst possible picture.

[GOP_Proud]

I don't know about any one else, but after all the crap I've seen the last few days, my heart is warmed by the pics I just saw on FNC of just people helping people.

[mware]

Did you ever see The Stand. That woman was the spitting image of Mother Abigail.

[MissLuluBelle]

Thank you.

[agrace]

Saw the end of it, couldn't believe my eyes. And Landrieu was obviously TICKED when they broke from her - could you just see the dripping sarcasm when she said "and thank YOU, Anderson, thank you SO MUCH" as she glared daggers.

Then Anderson almost cried on camera going into the next segment. No doubt he's seen some horrific things and wants answers, even if it means takings some Dems to task over it.

[glock rocks]

BTTT!