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

[RDTF]

oh that poor thing

[Knitting A Conundrum]

I heard police chief or sheriff talk about it on WDSU yesterday...

[tcrlaf]

Was on MSNBC Earlier... posted it as they said it..

[Woodstock]

Have you identified "Pelican Base"? No, I have not ID'd Peican or Castle Base, but they are MILITARY. Thank God.

[Mad Dawgg]

"This must be carefully sourced.."

BTW I saw some video of a bunch of males who were dressed in what looked like penal system issue clothing huddled together on a flooded piece of highway. Anyone know what happened with that situation?

[CedarDave]

Jackson talking about "looting" by the oil companies. Liberals want us to become dependent on cheap Venezuela oil to support the Commie government down there.

[Jrabbit]

Did anyone else hear the nurse interviewed on Fox? From Charity Hosp.? Was she just making things up? About the snipers and looters? Was all of this stuff about gunshots and roaming armed gangs all just a rumor?

[Fitzcarraldo]

The earlier post didn't have a link, just mentioned the name of a radio station. Mod needed a link to a published story.

Police Chief Says Thousands Trapped in New Orleans Convention Center

[Ovation_girl]

LOL! Actually I think local officials underestimated what they needed once they thought that NO had dodged the bullet, and also did not anticipate human nature of people left in town. As the FEMA director stated, he would have liked it if they had moved the troops in earlier. I think he was stating that they could not deliver what they were not asked for. Same situation in Mississippi, where looters took much from homes that survived early on. Hindsight might be to move in troops whenever a category four or five storm is approaching to protect homes that have been left by evacuees before and immediately after the storm hits.

[AmericanInTokyo]

I wonder.

If Tikrit, or Fallujah or an Najaf, on the other side of the frikkin' world, had descended into looting or anti-US government activities 92 hours ago, by daybreak the next day we would have had UAVs over the target, or certainly run a KH-11 satellite on it.

I guess people have to wait longer when the uprising is within our own borders and it is our own citizens being terrorized. /sarc

[Arizona Carolyn]

Monday? The hurricane blew all day Monday. FEMA had already brought supplies into the region on Sunday, but they thought everything was fine until late Monday evening when it was revealed the levee was leaking. So we had to use Tuesday and Wednesday to get the act together and thanks to no law and order FEMA couldn't move into position to start passing out supplies... so what, in that equation, could the President have done differently?

[Knitting A Conundrum]

They shipped'em off to a real prison, but I forgot which prison it was.

[Moose4]

In Richmond, VA:

Three days ago: $2.559
Two days ago: $2.659
Last night: $2.759-2.959
Right now: $2.999-$3.359

}:-)4

[Woodstock]

Did anyone else hear the nurse interviewed on Fox? From Charity Hosp.? Was she just making things up? About the snipers and looters? Was all of this stuff about gunshots and roaming armed gangs all just a rumor?

I think it was real, they called AP to get help.

[Yellow Rose of Texas]

Too much MONEY flying around in Donations for Jesse not to step in and try and catch his share...

Is Rainbow Push going to donate millions to help?

[Arizona Carolyn]

What relation is she to the Lt. Governor Landrieu? Yes, I;d find the whole story interesting.

[RDTF]

Did they just say on Fox 25,000 people are now going to be sent to San Antonio? Oh boy.

[Knitting A Conundrum]

I suspect he's going to find a way to get a chunk of money if he can...

[theophilusscribe]

Impact Segment
Looting abounds in New Orleans
http://www.billoreilly.com/show?action=viewTVShow&showID=433#3
Guest: Jeremy Olshan, New York Post & Lisa Carton, Fox News Radio

There has been rampant thievery in New Orleans, and New York Post reporter Jeremy Olshan was on hand as some residents went on a rampage. "I was far less concerned about the rising water level than the capability of the police to keep the place safe. You could feel it become scary, and it was clear the police had no control." Fox News Radio correspondent Lisa Carton also witnessed chaos. "It was mayhem. Police told us they were releasing prisoners from the local jails and they could not protect us. We saw people running in and out of stores and taking things." The Factor urged federal authorities to re-take the streets. "We hear there are gangs roving the streets with AK-47s because gun stores were looted, and we hear reports that police have been looting. We need to get the National Guard there to get things under control."