Outlying areas…
With the focus on Downtown I know some people in more outlying areas may not be getting good first-hand information. Please post any information you have about the outlying areas as comments. I�ve been specifically asked to enquire about Chalmette, Violet, Meraux and Gentily but certainly we don�t need to limit it to that. This would also be a good place to inquire about specific areas that may be getting eclipsed by the focus on downtown.
Slightly OT, but the previous thread is poisoned. Refugees looking for short to mid-term housing, please check this website for people who are volunteering temporary living space.
Lake Vista — Upper “bird” streets are dry, lower “bird” streets do have water, unknown how much. Local that is stuck there was going to investigate today.
This being said, said local whom stayed reported while on the phone with a friend this morning that there was a truck with a group of men with guns on the road. She hung up shortly after to hide. She said they appeared to be looters but wasn’t sure. No updates.
Chalmette & Meraux are mostly under water, varying from 8′ to 10′. Most of the houses were submerged to their rooftops. The elementary school was almost completely submerged.
I don’t know much about the other areas… digitalglobe.com has a really good close up satellite image of Orleans Parish for the otehr areas…
Does anyone know if Metairie Manor assisted living facility on York St, near Clearview and Veterans has been evacuated yet?
There are over a hundred elderly residents who have been w/o electricity or running water for four days, including my grandparents. They were told yesterday that they would be evacuated to Baton Rouge, but as of 8 AM this morning (Thursday, 9/1) no one has come.
We have now lost phone communication with them. I am looking for any information anyone may have on Metairie Manor.
Please help. I can be reached via email.
Update for St Bernard and Plaq Parish. National Guard and Coast Guard along with SBFD and SBSO in process of evacuating people from Chalmette Slip (Kaiser area) at this time. Food and water also available at this location. Help is on the way. If anyone has confirmation of a loved one that needs to be rescued please post a response. We are in Wash DC right now in Representative Melancon’s office and will get the info to the people that needs it.
Anyone heard about algiers especially around Lakewood Country Club and Norman Playground or Tall Timbers or anything around new Algiers? Let me Know, thanks you can email me or blog it.
Tell anyone at courthouse or anyone that needs to be evacuated- try to get to Chalmette Slip- helicopter and police are on their way right now to evacuate. Immediate attention needed.
I forgot to leave my email nbbnubbins57@aol.com if anyone heard about new algiers thanks If anyone hears about English Turn let me know as well. Thanks
Can anyone please provide information about Slidell? No news outlets are saying anything about Slidell.
About Slidell I have a friend of mine who lives in Eden Isles, his house is gone, another friend of mine lives above gause Blvd, I believe his house is ok. from what ive heard anything south of Gause might have water damage. No looting from what ive heard in slidell unlike N.O.
Anyone know anything about the extent of damage to Covington? johniesanders@netscape.net
I’m looking for info on the very south end of Harvey, around the Stonebridge Country Club. I can’t find any imagery that shows this area and no news channels have reported on anything but New Orleans.
I’m sorry, my email is gabe323@verizon.net
I have loved ones in Metarie and have not been able to find out how it fared. Anyone have news of that region?
Gretna, Algiers, Marrero - NOT flooded. Some homes destroyed, some roofs destroyed, but not all. It is NOT SAFE to return to the area due to looting and fighting (both day and night time as we’ve heard from Algiers). Our contact in Algiers has water and gas, but has to boil water for it to be drinkable. If you don’t have enough fuel to get in and get back out, don’t attempt to get there. From evacuating from Gretna to FL, there’s no gas in south LA, Jackson MS southward, or in south AL. And, yes, one of the housing projects was on fire. We went through Avondale, Bridge City, and Boutte and saw no flooding, lots of people walking, don’t know about water, but definitely no electricity.Saw tons of FEMA trucks, buses, and ambulances going toward Westwego/Gretna/Harvey. Will tell more as we think of it.
We have some video of our Gretna area and some pictures of Hattiesburg, MS and southwest MS. I know last night I said email me for info and I thought it would show my email and it didn’t. My email address is caraboo@rocketmail.com
It sounds like most of the West Bank (and Algiers) escaped major flooding. Have there been any specific reports about English Turn?
I have not heard much about the UNO campus and surrounding area, anybody know anything?
Does anyone have any information on the Kenner area and if possible, specifically about East Loyola Drive?
Just wanted all of you affected by the Hurricane to know that our hearts go out to you. I have personally donated $200 to a ligit foundation to send in much needed food, and personal items..i know it isnt much ..its the best i can do for now.. I live just south of Washington D.C. and the whole country is just blown away by all of the devastation we are seeing. I lived in Biloxi 20 yrs ago and expericanced Hurricane Elena.. which by far was a very mild storm as compared to Katrina. My best wishes and prayers go out to you all and hopes that you will see some kind of normal life soon. Please take care, Diane
I’m trying to find out any information on my dear friends who just moved to Slidell. He is in the Coast Guard and I’m sure helping in the rescue effort. She is 8 months pregnant with two small boys; and probably knows very few people. If anyone has more inforamtion on Slidell’s conditions (evacuations, communications, conditions, etc) please let me know. God bless you.
Sorry, forgot my email address, too. Email address is murphcarey@hotmail.com for those who may know my friends (family in Vegas). I’m desperate for any communication. Thanks again
Does anyone have any information on Plaquemines Parish, in Diamond,Port Sulphur, Venice or Buras?
Can anyone tell me about the damage done to Kenner and AMA please thank you so much
remenber also, africa, irak, and the stunami in asia, everydays inocent civiliant are killing! why? we must to think sometimes of our beahaviour and pray for our soul.
it is sad for america and all the inocent people
we have to help them all
dont miss the lord, even if in gold we trust
god is great!
I saw this map earlier that people were adding info to. It might be helpful to a lot of you.
http://www.sipionus.com
Has anyone heard about Covington area. Also Franklington. Have family in those areas who left but can’t get any info.
Forgot email address for covington and Franklington area info. Flynn1515@aol.com
RE: Slidell
Global National’s (Canada) Tara Nelson reported on Slidell on our evening national news at 6:30 (MST) tonight from Toronto. The reporter interviewed a couple named (I think) Anderson… apparently, they are are still rescuing people from there. Maybe you could contact the station to see who the reporter was. There are also links to many resources on this page: http://www.canada.com/national/globalnational/index.html
Good luck,
Carrie
Calgary, Alberta, CANADA
Just wondering where I find information on shelters and how to find out who has been rescued. My husband’s great-aunt who is no youngster was staying in an independent living complex on dimarco drive in marrero…someone gave her the keys and left her in charge…do you believe this???!! anyway, when her family came to take her to evacuate she refused believing it to be her duty to take care of things since she was put in charge…anyway, her name is Kathryn Camus and I know her sister and entire family are wondering if she is faring well…since they can’t reach her and i have the resources, i told them i would start looking tonight…any info on how to find a single person in a haystack of devastation, i’d be glad to hear it…please contact me at a_salinas@charter.net and i’ll be watching the blogs as well
Any information on upper violet(deer creek, meraux lane, story park), or south lake?
thanks in advance.
Can anyone tell me if the lower parking level of the new airport was flooded.
I’m very sorry for the lives lost and the suffering from the storm, your in my prayers.
TRYING TO HELP
Our industrial contracting company has a truck that can drive thru 3 feet of waters, 500 gallon water tanks, chain saw, welding equipment, etc etc, and a can-do spirit. I have been e-mailing and calling FEMA, N.O. mayor’s office, USACE, etc to offer assistance since Monday - BUT - no response of any kind. We are ready to roll, but without some authorization or approval from officialdom, we will get stopped at a roadblock just north of the people were trying to help by some hot shot state trooper …
Will someone PLEASE tell us what is needed and e-mail or fax us some kind of paper to wave in front of deputy dog’s face so we can get in and help.
Frustrated in St. Louis.
(we had our little flood in ‘93)
Dave Ogden
Olam Machinery
e-mail http://www.olammachinery.com
Phone: 618-654-2309
Fax: 618-654-4872
David, I am a manager for The Home Depot in Austin and our people are mobilizing for relief efforts too. The people we have contacted for permits to get past the roadblocks are as follows:
Gordon Nelson
Assistant Secretary
Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development
(225) 379-1210
Additional Contacts:
John Evanco, Special Assistant
Denny Silvio, Administrator
Freddy Gardner
(225) 935-0208
Hope this helps, Tim
The New York Times has interesting maps of the affect areas in New Orleans.
http://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/national/2005_HURRICANEKATRINA_GRAPHIC/index_02.html
I hope this helps. Godspeed everyone.
I too have friends in Covington, and have not heard from them and can’t get cell service. Please, does anyone know what’s happening there? Was there any looting or problems other than the storm damage, and how bad was it there?
Thank you,
MaryBeth in Fort Worth, TX
Does anyone have any info about the Harahan and River Ridge area? Family and friends live there, trying to find out if they are OK?
Have heard disturbing story that the entire population of the Audobon Zoo has been euthanized, no food-no feeders. The fish at Aquarium of Americas have all been put down. So, there is time to humanely deal with these animals, but not resources to get food to I-10 overpass?
WHAT WAS BLANCO THINKING when she refused to make the decision to ask for massive armed forces for at least 36 hours?
DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THE CONDITIONS IN TALL TIMBERS LOCATED IN ALGIERS, LOUISIANA? HAVE ANY OF THE SERVICES BEEN RESTORED?
Does anyone know if Gretna (especially Bellmeade Subdivision) has electricity and water?
Thanks
do anyone have info about gretna area along the lines of gretna blvd up to manhattan blvd.
And whether or not gretna park elementary or gretna headstart is opening. Thank you!
Hey, Cindi…hun, a newspaper article that I read said the audobon has plenty of food and water that they had stored for the animals including the big cats and not to worry about them. i guess only 1 alligator is missing and they think he’ll come back sooner or later
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20050904/sc_afp/usweatherzoo_050904225204
Also, Cindi…
IN BRIEF/LOUISIANA
Most of Zoo’s Furry and Flippered Ride It Out
From Times Wire Reports
Only three of the New Orleans zoo’s 1,400 animals died in the wrath of Hurricane Katrina.
The famous Audubon Zoo has the good fortune of being located on some of the city’s highest ground, but it also had an efficient disaster plan for the animals.
It suffered no serious flooding but the storm’s fierce winds toppled several large trees and knocked down branches throughout the 52-acre grounds.
The only fatalities so far were to two otters and a raccoon, zoo curator Dan Maloney said.
…In the famed New Orleans aquarium, more than 500 of the 4,000 fish died because there’s no power to pump oxygen into the tanks.
Hope that helps.
does any one know how algiers parish is in around farragut st. and how is lafayette number 1 cemetary?
Anybody that worked at Harahan Home Depot, Sarah wants to know if you are okay. I cant get a hold of anybody through the phone lines. Please email me at dpsmichel@yahoo.com It hasn’t even been a year I have been away from there and this whole thing is so heartbreaking for me but worse for those in it I am sure. Please let me know if you guys are doing alright.
Sarah Brown
I want to know how my fellow old employees of Home Depot Harahan are doing. I am in Seattle now and cant even begin to imagine the vastness of shock and horror down there. Hope everyone is surviving. sarah
any news of 700 block of henican in metarie? looking for news of the wagstaffs. email me at creolelady@comcast.net
Does anyone know anything about the Rodehorsts of Slidell: Bobbie, Karl( home on St. Scholastica) and Brian? Also wondering about damage to 1604 Farrington Dr., Marrero. My family bought that house new in 1967.
I live in covington,texas.My sister snd her husband are here with me and my husband. They live in harvey ,la. on the west bank on lynn brook dr. .they went back tuesday they were let in but could only stay long enough to clean out the bad food .they came back to texas wednesday.They only had minor damage to the roof.
they has heard that they could not go back for two more weeks. If anyone has any news about this please let us know. thank you and good luck to all mable allison
HI MY NAME BILLIE LAUR AND IM FROM WISCONSIN. I HAVE MY MOM & DAD AND SISTERS THAT LIVES IN MARRERO. I HAVN’T HEARD FROM ANYONE DOWN THERE IN OVER 2 WEEKS CAN SOME ONE HELP ME FIND THEM AND LET ME KNOW THEY ARE ALIVE PLEASE IM CRYING OUT.THERE NAMES ARE:
BILLY&TERRY DAVIS,STACY&MARK FONSECA,DENISE &ALAN BERGMAN THEY LIVE AT 5225 AUGUST LN PLEASE HELP ME????? I NEED TO KNOW IF THEY ARE OK.MY E-MAIL IS SANDERLING0102@AOL.COM
THANK YOU EVERYONE
Did the Cenacle in Metarie Survive?
Any news about the Cenacle Retreat House in Metarie?
e-mail lsutigers70726@yahoo.com
Probably some wind damage though the roofs around the area look pretty good. The sattellite photo of the area is here:
http://ngs.woc.noaa.gov/storms/katrina/24425645.jpg
It is excellent resolution, so you can zoom right down and see debris and such. It looks high and dry, though.