Katrina Info and Links

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These are some of my favorite links for the scoop on everything going on with the aftermath of the hurricane.

RESOURCES

• FEMA's Hurricane Katrina page
  Everything from locating people to closed roads to volunteer information

DMN Local Resources page
Where to give and receive help in the Dallas area.

• Salvation Army Needs in Dallas
  Link to a previous post with a list of items and the drop off location and hours.

• Lafayette Job Listings: via Illuminated Obscurity

NEWS

• Terry Teachout's page
  People who are blogging from the scene of various places the hurricane hit. Some were blogging by Blackberry after their power went out during the hurricane.

• New Orleans Times-Picayune live blog
  They have impressed everyone in the country with their excellent live-blogging. They are continuing and posting messages from evacuees and those looking for them.

• Times-Picayune's breaking news page
  The place to look for the latest on what is actually happening on the ground in NOLA

• Michelle Malkin
  She has about four posts that are constantly being updated covering relief efforts and all sorts of news.

OTHER BLOGS OF INTEREST

• Kathryn Cramer
  Really thorough posting on the overall situation. Worth reading through her posts.

The Interdictor
Live-blogging from the middle of New Orleans with an internet connection (he works for an ISP), food, water, firearms and a diesel generator. Via The Donegal Express.

GENERAL INFO

• Wikipedia's Katrina New Orleans page
  An excellent page showing the progression of the hurricane and aftermath in New Orleans and explaining the ongoing process. (Keep in mind that Wikipedia is written and edited by the public but this page does seem very accurate.) Some good external links are at the bottom of the page.

• Wikipedia's Hurricane Katrina general page
  Covers the entire life of the hurricane and aftermath (much more than the NOLA area).