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

[Tarheel]

Had they used school and city buses, 600+/- of them, to get about 25K people out of the city,to a dry , safe place before the hurricane the buses would have been readily available to return to NO to pickup other refugees after the levee breach. Remember Blanco had to scurry all over the South to find buses to transport the refugees to shelters. This took extra time and delayed the evacuation.

[DrewsMum]

And there are a lot of black people who are saying how thankful they are to some of the white peeps right now,,,I can't see the majority of the vacuees jumping on the bandwagon whenever they know that there last meal was just cooked by a couple of white women or that the clothes their child just got came from a white family,,,,,cliche but "don't bite the hand that feeds ya"

[Rokke]

"Anyways I found it very encouraging because despite the MSM's constant drumbeat of "it's Bush's fault" their message isn't taking. People, including many libs, can see right through it."

I've been finding the same thing. It has taken awhile, but people just ain't buying the MSM agenda anymore. Imagine what this country will be capable of when most of our population isn't brainwashed by the lying media.

[hipaatwo]

I tried to post with a typepad URL before FR won't let me. Says typepad not welcome.

[DrewsMum]

i know this is impossible, but if all the white people involved in the giving and helping jumped up and said "ok, no more from us until these 2 idiots shut-up" I guarantee you that JJ and his crew would be mobbed,,,,,

[BurbankKarl]

Cruise ships in place; FEMA orders 50,000 trailer homes

[hipaatwo]

Can I give this it's own post? It's a typepad URL. It's part of post # 3316


http://minorjive.typepad.com/hungryblues/2005/09/new_orleans_bla.html

[Rokke]

"Between laughing at the picture of his sinking boat, and hearing the theme from Team America World Police in my head, I can't hear Sean."

OK, now you've got me laughing. Sean Penn, F.A.G.

[DrewsMum]

OH do please tell me where the pic of his sinking boat is,,,I *have* to see that before I go to sleep,,,

[nunya bidness]

Great find.

At this point it's a foregone conclusion that the obvious corruption is a fact but what will need to be done is provide FNC the complete picture because, as we know, no other outlet is going to do it.

I've been trying to pin down the levee board angle and so far it's mostly speculation. I'll have to gather names and then branch out to deeds and public information from there.

One thing's for sure, it shouldn't be that hard to nail politicos in NO for corruption. After all, they've shown they can't hide it well.

[BurbankKarl]

Pretty snazzy for a trailer home.

[Miss Behave]

Exactly the kind of reply I would expect from you, Howlon. You smacked someone down erroneously and authoritatively and then ran, not backing up your very dubious claim, despite questions to you.

Your very clear claim was that there was a mayoral plan and it was carried out that "[city] "buses were picking up people all over the city" and TAKING THEM OUT OF THE TOWN OF NEW ORLEANS. PERIOD.

You treat many posters like crap, whether they're right or wrong. And it's not right. I'm calling you on it because it's not the way to debate in civil adult manner. This has nothing to do with taking something thread to thread. This public evacuation matter is very important and you have clearly contradicted yourself in your chosen posted informational links and posts. This is a very specific subject of much interest and import, and it's great that most have chosen to treat it as such and search for the truth.

You are very quick to dish out crow by the buckets, but it's quite another story for you to eat your own cooking.

There, I said it. I stand by it. Good day.

And all the posts regarding this important matter of the supposed "city buses picking up people all over the city," and evacuating them out of the city, are on record for all to see and read, as many saw as you posted them. You have chosen to respond to me in a manner befitting your usual.

[Miss Behave]

Howlon=Howlin. Ugh. Sorry, truly.

[sockmonkey]

Oh, great. Just what we need. Activists. Calling Randall Robinson.

You're bad..Now I'll be waiting for RR's next cannabilism charge- that the only reason we Texans are feeding the folks at the Astrodome is that we're fattening them up to eat them.

[Seattle Conservative]

Yes, as far as I know, all cities have safety codes, which I would think would include back-up lighting and generators.
I worked in hospitals some time ago and I know we had to have them. I think I heard somewhere that the SD had it, but it was limited. OTH, I heard it was totally dark in there, so just like you, I find it a bit puzzling.

[Seattle Conservative]

"err...New Orleans had 400 officers for the entire city! When you figure they are working 12 on 12 off. Sounds like NO was working 18 on, six off to me"

Amazing that the whole city of NO had 400 officers and that's what's working in the Astro Dome. If the Gov had chosen to call in the NG sooner and post them around NO, the NOPD would have had some much needed back-up No?

[BurbankKarl]

I would venture to say those 400 officers are split between the three major centers in Houston.

[BurbankKarl]

The American Red Cross said Monday it had 487 shelters and evacuation centers open and was caring for at least 142,121 hurricane victims in 16 states. These figures do not include refugees still in New Orleans, or at hotels, motels or church or state shelters across the South.


Here is a breakdown of Red Cross shelters in eight states:


--Texas: 74 shelters, including the Astrodome; 56,000 people


--Louisiana: 175 shelters; 55,000 people


--Mississippi: 113 shelters; 17,000 people


--Alabama: 48 shelters; 5,200 people


--Florida: 41 shelters; 3,600 people


--Arkansas: 7 shelters; 3,000 people


--Georgia: 17 shelters; 1,100 people


--Tennessee: 3 shelters; 1,000 people

[rolling_stone]

dont forget walmart and crispy creme...

[Howlin]

I said I was wrong about them taking them out of the city, but you seem to need something more, some pound of flesh.


I think I'll just let your posts speak for themselves; they speak more about you than they do about me.