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

[leadpenny]

"You know I trust you, but I am finding this hard to wrap my mind around." LOL.


Maybe it's because of his energy this afternoon. I can't take too much of him.

[max_rpf]

It is what I expected. The REAL reason is that the democrats think their support of the President after 9/11 was a tactical error, allowing him a long stretch of time where he got media coverage and all was positive. So, in essence, they have decided to use the victims of Hurrican Katrina as a soapbox. They are despicabe, and I am not going to put up with it. And I wish someone would speak up for the President besides those of us on the internet. How about some of the Senators speaking up? I am so mad that I am spitting! Howard Fineman is a complete @&##*&@#!!!

They need to be called out by name. Senators/house members should be blasting the Mayor, the LSM and asking what they are doing to help? The media is clearly not attempting to help.

[Fawn]

It figures the cat is leading and driving the dogs around.....typical. :)

[oceanview]

Bush was not slow on this, he was the one who had to convince the LA governor/mayor to evacuate new orleans.

[Howlin]

You're exactly right.

[Soul Seeker]

Mayor (you are no Rudy Guiliani) Nagin was last seen happy the president was by his side amusingly enough. LOL

[RDTF]

Live on CNN now Bush, Nagin, Chertoff

[tcrlaf]

Let's watch NAGIN praise BUSH and cut the governor!

[Txsleuth]

I guess Newsweek wants to continue the trend of losing readership.

I am just sure that red state American really wants to read a "hit piece" on Pres. Bush after watching all of this for the last week...

AFTER, listening to Cindy Sheehan for 2 weeks....

[OKIEDOC]

max_rpf wrote:
The race card should be: Why did the Mayor issue a mandatory evac order and have NO MEANS to evacuate people that had no means to leave? Just how were they to comply?

REPLY:
Maybe the mayor and governor should have thought about that when they were running for office.
However, for one thing they could have used all the 100's of school buses and many, many city buses now under water.

If you ask me, I doubt any one would be echoing these race baiting comments if these folks were white or brown skinned.

They probably would not give a tinkers damn if this happened to evil Whites and Hispanics.

Race should never be the issue when it comes to life and death.

However, the black race baiter's and their smug elitists radical liberal white supporters would certainly like it to be that way.

[Warren_Piece]

Cool! Joel Osteen will make his father (and his Father) proud!

[mwl1]

Senator Vitter should be told to shut up. Bush and NRSC money worked like Hell to get him elected.

[oceanview]

I see some posts here that talk radio (Hannity) has taken off the gloves today. that's good news, its time to politicize this, so let's get to it.

[tiredoflaundry]

Let's just hope he watches his language!

[Howlin]

So, in essence, they have decided to use the victims of Hurrican Katrina as a soapbox.

Like I said, they are almost joyful at the carnage.

[agrace]

A thousand bottles. A thousand bottles of what? We didn't care, and Chavez and I went roaring up the ramp with that hand truck and found a little blonde lady in sunglasses waving us over.

I have a thousand Bibles for you guys to bring down.

So that's what he said. And she wasn't kidding, either. We piled those bad boys up three feet high and an old cowboy with an HLSR badge on his shirt helped us get the thing back down the ramp.

Thank you for making me smile. After getting food, water and shelter, I know I'd want one.

[EBH]

I'm right there with you on that one. There was no excuse for some of it. If not trash bags at least locating in one location, away from people. Silly, I thought about it too. Volunteering to minimize the filth they were exposed to. It would have at least kept them somewhat constructive and involved in regards to their own care.

[Types_with_Fist]

Bush leaving airport. Hope he just flies out of Lousyana.

[leadpenny]

True. He can take it, though. I guess what I was keying on was when they were talking about the creation of the HSD. Congress has to take some of the blame for that unnecessary growth in the bureaucracy.