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Hurricane Katrina: Picking Up The Pieces  Tags: political_science_public_admin history law_government_documents  

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Mississippi

Jackson Channel.Com:
http://www.thejacksonchannel.com/index.html
From WAPT channel 16 in Jackson, Mississippi, current news on the effects of Hurricane Katrina, links to live video coverage feeds, and links to information on Jackson area shelters, closings, and road conditions. Also includes a Health link to a list of water associations and applicable boil water notices.
The Biloxi Sun Herald:
http://www.sunherald.com/mld/sunherald/
Web site for the premier Biloxi newspaper, features town by town damage reports.
The Hattiesburg American:
http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/frontpage
Web site for the Hattiesburg premier newspaper that includes updates on the aftermath of Katrina covering coastal Mississippi and Louisiana.
The Clarion Ledger Online:
http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/frontpage
Current events surrounding the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, including photo galleries, closure notices, boil water alerts, etc.
 

Louisiana

Recovery Times: A Newsletter for Hurricane Katrina Evacuees
http://www.dhh.louisiana.gov/offices/publications.asp?ID=145&Detail=730
Information provided by the State of Louisiana and the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Everything New Orleans: NOLA.COM
http://www.nola.com/
Home page of the Times Picayune, the main New Orleans newspaper, NOLA.COM features updates on events in New Orleans and the surrounding towns and parishes. Galleries of photos can be found at http://www.nola.com/hurricane/photos/. A PDF archive of the Times Picayune coverage of Hurricane Katrina can be found at http://www.nola.com/hurricane/katrina/pdf.ssf. Entries are by date of publication and include photos and PDF images of Times Picayune pages.
WAFB Channel 9 Baton Rouge, Louisiana:
http://www.wafb.com/
Updates on the effects of Hurricane Katrina in Louisiana.
WWL AM 870 New Orleans News/Talk Radio:
http://www.wwl.com
Once again broadcasting live, the WWL web site has news updates and links to listen to the stations live broadcasts over the internet.
WWL Channel 4/New Orleans CBS Affiliate:
http://www.wwltv.com/sharedcontent/nationworld/katrina/
Updates on Hurricane Katrinas aftermath and recovery efforts in the New Orleans metropolitan area. Includes a link to view the TV channel live over the web.
WGNO Channel 26/New Orleans ABC Affiliate:
http://abc26.trb.com/news/sns-hurricane-katrina-text,0,4357723.storygallery?coll=wgno-news-1
Archive of Stories on Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath.
WDSU Channel 6/New Orleans NBC Affiliate:
http://www.wdsu.com/index.html
Includes a day-by-day photo gallery and links to live video feeds on recovery efforts in the aftermath of Katrina.
Baton Rouge Advocate and WBRZ Channel 2
http://www.2theadvocate.com
Updates on the effects of Hurricane Katrina in Baton Rouge and Louisiana.
 

Alabama

Everything Alabama:
http://www.al.com/weather/katrina/
Special report on Hurricane Katrina with links to news stories from several Alabama newspapers including Mobile Register, Birmingham News and the Huntsville Times.
 

National

Hurricane Katrina Media Resources from the Federal Government
http://www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/interapp/editorial/editorial_0714.xml
Compilation of links to press releases from federal Government agencies regarding Hurricane Katrina.
CNN Hurricane Katrina Main Page:
http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2005/katrina/
Includes links to other CNN features on Hurricane Katrina such as the Safe List for Missing People.
Fox News Complete Katrina Coverage:
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,168573,00.html
MSNBC: Katrinas Devastation:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9107338/
CBS News: Disaster on the Gulf Coast:
http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/katrina/main500487.shtml
ABC News: Hurricane Katrina: State of Emergency:
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/HurricaneKatrina/
Includes links to information on how to help victims of the storm and how to cope in its aftermath.
Salon.Com Hurricane Katrina Articles:
http://dir.salon.com/topics/hurricane_katrina/
Archive of all articles and columns about Hurricane Katrina and recovery efforts on the Salon.Com web site.
Democracy Now Hurricane Katrina Complete Coverage
http://www.democracynow.org/static/Katrina.shtml
Archive of articles on Katrina and its aftermath from Democracy Now, a daily radio and TV news program on over 350 stations pioneering the largest community media collaboration in the U.S.
National Public Radio Hurricane Katrina Page:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4821151&sourceCode=gaw
NPR stories on the hurricane and its aftermath.
New York Times Complete Coverage: Storm and Crisis
http://www.nytimes.com/pages/national/nationalspecial/index.html
Articles and photos from the New York Times. Includes a section of web links to other useful sites on relief and charities. Note that to view some content requires free registration on the web site.
USA Today Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina
http://www.usatoday.com/news/hurricane.htm
Archive of coverage of Hurricane Katrina including articles, photos, video and maps.
Washington Post Special Report: In Katrinas Wake
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/nation/special/10/index.html
Archive of coverage of Katrina and its aftermath including articles from the front page and editorials.
 

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