Category Archives: Hurricane Katrina

Well, for better or worse, Kuff has left the keys to the massive “Off the Kuff” mansion while he’s otherwise preoccupied. So in the spirit of the blog, I’ll add a few tidbits that fall within the blog’s niche. First … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Possibly the least surprising news yet in the Hurricane Katrina story. The Missouri attorney general, Jay Nixon, filed a lawsuit this afternoon against InternetDonations.org, the hub for a constellation of Web sites erected over the last several days purporting to … Continue reading → Continue reading →

After the nice things I said about Governor Perry earlier, it kind of restores my faith to see a story like this. Gov. Rick Perry, in hurricane relief tours around the state, in news releases and on his official state … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Today is the 105th anniversary of the Galveston hurricane, which killed 8000 people in 1900. To commemorate the occasion, Galveston’s Judge Susan Criss has written the following open letter to the Katrina evacuees here: Dear Visitors from Louisiana, Mississippi & … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Kevin Drum cites another example to bolster his thesis of George Bush as a bad CEO. As Rick Casey tells us, Houston Mayor Bill White is the gold standard for CEOs-turned-politician. It’s the unsung quality in political leadership, a pedestrian … Continue reading → Continue reading →

The following came via email from Michelle Harris, David Harris’ wife, on behalf of the Fort Worth Police Department: Officer Tom Wiederhold, one of our FWPD L.E.E.A.N coordinators, has spoken with Lt Carol Aldridge, Commander of Dist 2, New Orleans … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Ray in Austin continues to be a great resource for Katrina information. Here’s an introduction to the people of South Louisiana, and here’s a vow that Mardi Gras will go on. Hope and Eileen spent some time at the Austin … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Via Dwight, a simple and elegant way to help evacuees and their loved ones find each other: Let them keep their old phone numbers. Is it too much to ask Bell South to: Let displaced account holders log in and … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Melissa Noriega is the wife of State Rep. Rick Noriega. She served as State Rep for their district in his place this session while he was serving in Afghanistan with the Texas Army National Guard. She sent me the following … Continue reading → Continue reading →

If this story doesn’t move you, I don’t know what would. BATON ROUGE, La. — In the chaos that was Causeway Boulevard, this group of refugees stood out: a 6-year-old boy walking down the road, holding a 5-month-old, surrounded by … Continue reading → Continue reading →

This is the best thing Homeland Security has ever done. The Yves St. Laurent and Tommy Hilfiger labels may be phony, but the thousands of Hurricane Katrina victims getting knockoff items seized by federal customs officials probably don’t mind. Displaced … Continue reading → Continue reading →

It may be a little late for this, but just in case: JUDGE ROBERT ECKELS AND MAYOR BILL WHITE ENCOURAGE ADDITIONAL VOLUNTEERISM AND APPLAUDE THE VOLUNTEER SPIRIT OF THE COMMUNITY Sep 5th, 2005 R E L I A N T … Continue reading → Continue reading →

David Harris, the newly-announced candidate for CD06 (whom I met, briefly, along with his wife Michelle and daughter Emma this weekend), has a press release (see it here) announcing that Mission Arlington is working on Katrina relief and has a … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Governor Perry may have overpromised how many evacuees the state of Texas could handle. The deluge of Louisiana hurricane evacuees has left questions about whether Texas officials had adequately planned to handle the thousands driven from their homes by a … Continue reading → Continue reading →

If you’re in Houston, please do a little homework before dropping stuff off somewhere or showing up to volunteer. Each group and location has specific rules, needs and logistical challenges — adding red tape to the process of matching volunteers, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Governor Perry says that Texas has taken in about all the evacuees it can handle. Hurricane Katrina evacuees continued their exodus from Louisiana into Texas on Saturday, landing as far west as the sombrero-shaped El Paso Civic Center but flowing … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Scott Chaffin emails to say that he’s got space available at his Brazos River campground for Katrina evacuees, but he needs some help in accomodating them: Please consider donating, for long-term use, your idle RV or travel trailer. We are … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Just as a reminder, the Chron has a section of full Katrina coverage, which I expect will be around for a long time, and a separate RSS feed for that section. Volunteers Needed At Astrodome, Convention Center Houstonians want to … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Via Greg comes this message from Harris County Judge Robert Eckels. The Astrodome site is not turning away evacuees. The gates are open. When a bus arrives, medical personnel board the bus and determine the medical needs of the persons … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Here’s an interview with New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin. To say the least, it’s very blunt. Listen to the whole thing. That link comes via New Orleans native Ray in Austin, who has a whole lot more on his site. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

From the comments: The Westchase Business District is having a relief drive today from 11 to 2. They’re looking for the usual stuff: “Current short term needs include: Poptarts, cereal bars, peanut butter, jelly, 1 lb. packages of lunch meat, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Before we get started, Jim Thompson asks: Does anybody out there know of places that are matching donations to hurricane relief funds? For example, 37signals was matching donations up to $5000, but they hit their limit before I could forward … Continue reading → Continue reading →

If you’ve watched TV or listened to the radio at all these past couple of days, you’re probably aware of several ways in which you can do something to help (bearing in mind that donating to the Red Cross is … Continue reading → Continue reading →

My friend Andrea forwarded me the following email from County Judge Robert Eckels on behalf of the Harris County Citizen Corps: Harris County Citizen Corps Members, Today we are going to help those who have been impacted by Hurricane Katrina … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Before I get into today’s Katrina links, I want to pass this along to my fellow Houstonians. The Rod Ryan Show and The Buzz present the Hurricane Katrina Request-athon! Starting at 6 a.m. Wednesday, we’ll be taking song requests for … Continue reading → Continue reading →

The destruction that Hurricane Katrina brought is incredible, and we’ve yet to get any real idea of how bad it is. What’s more amazing is that no matter how bad it turns out to have been, it still could have … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Katrina has made landfall just east of New Orleans. There’s hope that it won’t be the apocalyptic catastrophe it had (and still has) the potential to be – indeed, damage estimates are dropping – but it’s still very early. The … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I don’t really have much to say about Hurricane Katrina that hasn’t been said elsewhere, so let me join in with everyone else and say if you’re in that area please get out and stay safe. This is going to … Continue reading → Continue reading →