Louisiana is set to be *smacked*

[fett527]

Fett!

The Sun Herald is still dishing out newspapers so your aunt might be involved in that. I don't know if you have found your family yet.

Del, I stated earlier that we heard from them in a short cell phone message. We know they are alive and that's it. Right now my uncles and my dad are intending on heading down due to my grandmother's health.

And I have been on the SunHerald site the whole time reading everything they post up. They even had a messageboard set up, but it is inundated.

 

[RyanL]

Thanks for everyone's kind words. I've verified that that my dad and my gaming friends are safe. According to FEMA, my nieghborhood is under water. I'm on the 3rd floor in my building, though, so here's hoping the roof stayed on and my stuff is mostly dry.

-Ryan

 

[Rel]

Thanks for everyone's kind words. I've verified that that my dad and my gaming friends are safe. According to FEMA, my nieghborhood is under water. I'm on the 3rd floor in my building, though, so here's hoping the roof stayed on and my stuff is mostly dry.

-Ryan

Glad to hear that the really important stuff is safe.

 

[Xath]

Mik (aka. Archon)'s brother apparently made it out of New Orleans and into Baton Rouge, but we havn't heard from them since the storm.

One of my roomates is from southern Mississippi, and she has yet to hear from anyone in her family, save one. Her uncle called her to ask if she'd heard from her mom. Emergency lines tell her not to expect to hear from her mother for at least 6-8 weeks.

She's been watching the news non-stop. Her mother had refused to leave their house before the storm, and the house was a wooden frame, not steel. The likelyhood is, based on the damage to that area, that her house is completely gone. But she's heard nothing certain.

 

[fett527]

Mik (aka. Archon)'s brother apparently made it out of New Orleans and into Baton Rouge, but we havn't heard from them since the storm.

One of my roomates is from southern Mississippi, and she has yet to hear from anyone in her family, save one. Her uncle called her to ask if she'd heard from her mom. Emergency lines tell her not to expect to hear from her mother for at least 6-8 weeks.

She's been watching the news non-stop. Her mother had refused to leave their house before the storm, and the house was a wooden frame, not steel. The likelyhood is, based on the damage to that area, that her house is completely gone. But she's heard nothing certain.

I've been keeping an eye on everything to do with most of southern MS, where exactly are here parents from and I'll try to give you some resources to check?

 

[Darth K'Trava]

I've been keeping an eye on everything to do with most of southern MS, where exactly are here parents from and I'll try to give you some resources to check?

There's a few in the last couple or so posts I've made. Including a survivor's list on the CNN site.

Hope you hear from her soon!

 

[Del]

Del, I stated earlier that we heard from them in a short cell phone message. We know they are alive and that's it. Right now my uncles and my dad are intending on heading down due to my grandmother's health.

Eh. Sorry, missed yer post.

 

[mythusmage]

Terry Teachout (a New York City art, music, and theatrical critic) is posting a daily updated list of people covering the disaster. Mostly bloggers. They may have information you can use.

In addition Glenn Reynolds (urblogger and MSNBC columnist) is posting an updated list for charities etc. providing assistance in the emergency. You should be able to find a way to donate money or goods, or to volunteer. (Even if you live in Fairbanks Alaska the local charity may need people to help with getting material donations sorted out and packed for shipment.)

Do what you can, and my best to you all.

 

[William Ronald]

I am glad to hear the good news from our members.

CNN is reporting that the Houston Astrodome has turned away refugees: Astrodome filled, turns away refugees. The city of San Antonio, Texas has agreed to accept the refugees.

 

[ledded]

For those who would like to see how the actual civil servants on the ground in Lousiana feel about the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, you need to watch this clip of an interview with the President of Jefferson Parish.

http://www.zebrality.com/media/2005/aaron_broussard.mov