Katrina Live Thread XII

Various ^ | 31 August 2005 | Various

[NautiNurse]

President Bush: "We are dealing with one of the worst national disasters in our nation's history." Push has appropriated vast federal resources to assist with the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

78,000 people are currently in shelters. New Orleans evacuation continues. 10,000 additional National Guard troops have been called to service.

Hospitals are running low on supplies, and public health concerns include water borne disease, poor sanitation, food and drinking water contamination and shortages, mosquitoes, carbon monixide poisoning from electricity generators, lack of childcare, and the special needs of the elderly.

Links to various news, local and state government websites:

WLOX TV Biloxi, Gulfport, Pascagula has link to locate family and friends (very slow load)

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: http://www.khou.com/perl/common/video/wmPlayer.pl?title=beloint_khou&props=livenoad

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 (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

Gulf Coast Storm Network (radio): http://www.stormalert.net/main.html#

Related FR Threads:

FYI: Hurricane Katrina Freeper SIGN IN Thread

Discussion Thread - Hurricane Katrina - What Went Wrong?!?

Post Hurricane Katrina IMAGES Here

Looting Begins In New Orleans

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
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.

Previous Threads:

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

[tcrlaf]

They have been hijacking relief trucks, pickups, and anything else they can find.

AP had a picture of looters caught in central louisiana with a full, stolen truck..

STATE POLICE Currently chasing someone coming out of NO, at the I10/I310 split...

[JHL]

I have a brother in Ponchatoula, LA - near New Orleans. Haven't heard from him or his wife since before Katrina hit. I suspect they didn't evacuate, or they'd have checked in by now. I'd appreciate hearing any news about the Ponchatoula area from freepers in the area. Can't seem to find anything on the web about how their community fared. Our mother and my siblings are very concerned. Thanks.

JHL

[JimWforBush]

Welcome to FR.

[Howlin]

I just will not watch it again.

[Mad Dawgg]

"This is a great opportunity to kull the welfare class in New Orleans."

Wow, I bet your picture is listed next to the word "Callous" in the dictionary.

[Ovation_girl]

Why can't people see that this is not a 100% Bush error or a 100% local government error, but a combined cluster you know what that has snowballed into a crisis. Unfortunately none of the news units are totally balanced at this moment. I am not supporting CNN blaming Bush entirely, as cutting funding was not totally his doing, but I am looking on the real reporting.

And who is to question why one did not leave. Perhaps a lack of available flights by the time it was confirmed that NO was the target of Katrina?

[82nd Paratrooper]

Why Dont we just tell the countries that we give all the
foreign aide to, that that will not be getting any more money or other goods until the cities, and residents affected by Katrina are back to normal and running as cities again

[Spktyr]

Scanner sounds like Texas cops have arrived on scene and are setting to work.

[rwfromkansas]

That is interesting. Apparently, they are going into cover-up mode.

I never thought I would see that in America.

[milagro]

Guy on Wolf Blitzer's show just said something to the effect the for the Terry Schiavo issue the Congress was called back on the weekend and got there in one night--for this hurricane it's taken a week for them to get back so they can appropriate money for the hurricane. Said it just shows you what is important!

This is the 2X4 the Left will use to beat up our President--and with our Cindy Sheehan "we're all just victims" mentality it will work all too well.

AARRGGHH!!!!!

[mhking]

Suzanne Malveaux interviewing Daddy Bush and Bubba....Where's the remote!?

[Rutles4Ever]

Are you retarded? I'm just asking.

[Born in a Rage]

I'm not talking about the few armed gangsters, you need to read what I say and not make assumptions or change the subject. Yes, floating dead people with their arms full of crap like radios and shoes would get most rational people upset. would you go down there with a gun and literally shoot and kill somebody walking out of a store with six pairs of shoes? Who would you shoot? How would you judge what's going on? Please, this isn't communist N. Korea. I don't want our servicepeople having to go into NO and kill their fellow citizens who have just lived through the worst natural disaster ever in the US. If you think that makes me a 'bad' person, so be it. I don't care what you or the other potty-mouthed people on here think.

[sageb1]

"YEAH...HOW 'BOUT YOU GO TO NEW ORLEANS?"

Considering the fact that she is in Baton Rouge and New Orleans is coming to her, I don't think she'd get too far. Now can we stop all this? It's annoying to everyone.

[pnz1]

Superdome or Astrodome?

[BunnySlippers]

Is this happening in TX or LA?

[dawn53]

Ovation signed up today. Maybe the question you should be asking is, "Wolf, is that you?"

[Born in a Rage]

mind your own business.

[AppyPappy]

It's not coverup. It's not the purpose of the channel. The channel is for ferrying people around.

[tomkat]

...squabbling!!!

(if they don't stop we'll have to break out some recipes)