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Below is the latest;
Tom Planchet
8:04 P.M. - Mayor Nagin: Unhappy that the helicopters slated to drop 3,000-pound bags into the levee never showed up to stop the flow of water. Too many chiefs calling shots he says.
7:59 P.M. - Mayor Nagin: Pumps at 17th street canal has failed and water will continue pouring into the city. Nine feet of water is expected on St. Charles Avenue that will be nine feet high. Water is expected to spread throughout the east bank of Orleans and possibly Jefferson Parish.
7:39 P.M. - WWL-TV's Karen Swensen - Algiers has downed trees and power lines but for the most part no water in homes. Some roof damage to some homes.
7:35 P.M. - Swensen: Camps on Highway 11 in Slidell are gone.
7:24 P.M. - John Marie of Plaquemines Parish Sheriff's Office: No one is allowed back into parish. Marshall law in effect. Forty-seven people were rescued by parish officials Monday and several dozen were rescued Tuesday.
7:22 P.M. - Marie: Belle Chasse suffered severe damage. South of Myrtle Grove completely under water. There are some, though unknown number, of dead bodies.
7:20 P.M. - Marie: Those rescued are airlifted to parish's highest point at the levee, dropped there with food and water and then the National Guard picks them up and sends them to the Belle Chasse auditorium. No looting reported.
6:41 P.M. - Efforts to stop the levee break
at the 17th Street Canal have ended
unsuccessfully and the water is expected
to soon overwhelm the pumps in that
area, allowing water to pour into the east
bank of Metairie and Orleans to an
expected height of 12-15 feet.
6:39 P.M. - JACKSON, Miss. (AP) -- Senator Trent Lott is urging President Bush to visit Mississippi in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, telling the president -- quote -- "the people of Mississippi are flat on their backs. They're going to need your help."
6:05 P.M. - Thomas: Saw at least three dead bodies during his rescues. Whole families were among those rescued.
6:04 P.M. - Thomas: Most sobering moment - being told to leave the dead bodies, because there are people to rescue.
6:03 P.M. - N.O. Councilman Oliver Thomas: "What you see on TV, you have no idea what the level of devastation and frustration is on the street."
5:57 P.M. - Jeff Parish schools chief Dianne Roussel says two months is probably "optimistic" to get schools back and functioning.
5:49 P.M. - (AP) WASHINGTON -- The Navy is sending three ships to the Gulf Coast with water and other supplies for those hit by Hurricane Katrina, but officials are urging service members not to try to return to their military bases in New Orleans.
5:46 P.M. - Four confirmed dead in St. Tammany. One died in traffic accident, one died after he stayed and a tree fell and trapped him in his home. Two others died by unknown reasons.
Below is the latest;
Tom Planchet
8:04 P.M. - Mayor Nagin: Unhappy that the helicopters slated to drop 3,000-pound bags into the levee never showed up to stop the flow of water. Too many chiefs calling shots he says.
7:59 P.M. - Mayor Nagin: Pumps at 17th street canal has failed and water will continue pouring into the city. Nine feet of water is expected on St. Charles Avenue that will be nine feet high. Water is expected to spread throughout the east bank of Orleans and possibly Jefferson Parish.
7:39 P.M. - WWL-TV's Karen Swensen - Algiers has downed trees and power lines but for the most part no water in homes. Some roof damage to some homes.
7:35 P.M. - Swensen: Camps on Highway 11 in Slidell are gone.
7:24 P.M. - John Marie of Plaquemines Parish Sheriff's Office: No one is allowed back into parish. Marshall law in effect. Forty-seven people were rescued by parish officials Monday and several dozen were rescued Tuesday.
7:22 P.M. - Marie: Belle Chasse suffered severe damage. South of Myrtle Grove completely under water. There are some, though unknown number, of dead bodies.
7:20 P.M. - Marie: Those rescued are airlifted to parish's highest point at the levee, dropped there with food and water and then the National Guard picks them up and sends them to the Belle Chasse auditorium. No looting reported.
6:41 P.M. - Efforts to stop the levee break
at the 17th Street Canal have ended
unsuccessfully and the water is expected
to soon overwhelm the pumps in that
area, allowing water to pour into the east
bank of Metairie and Orleans to an
expected height of 12-15 feet.
6:39 P.M. - JACKSON, Miss. (AP) -- Senator Trent Lott is urging President Bush to visit Mississippi in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, telling the president -- quote -- "the people of Mississippi are flat on their backs. They're going to need your help."
6:05 P.M. - Thomas: Saw at least three dead bodies during his rescues. Whole families were among those rescued.
6:04 P.M. - Thomas: Most sobering moment - being told to leave the dead bodies, because there are people to rescue.
6:03 P.M. - N.O. Councilman Oliver Thomas: "What you see on TV, you have no idea what the level of devastation and frustration is on the street."
5:57 P.M. - Jeff Parish schools chief Dianne Roussel says two months is probably "optimistic" to get schools back and functioning.
5:49 P.M. - (AP) WASHINGTON -- The Navy is sending three ships to the Gulf Coast with water and other supplies for those hit by Hurricane Katrina, but officials are urging service members not to try to return to their military bases in New Orleans.
5:46 P.M. - Four confirmed dead in St. Tammany. One died in traffic accident, one died after he stayed and a tree fell and trapped him in his home. Two others died by unknown reasons.
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