I found out today that things are still extremely bad in New Orleans.

Post any relief efforts or news here.

Here's a story about student volunteering.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/03/19/katrina.toll/index.html

3/20/2006 6:08:58 PM

you just found this out today?

3/20/2006 6:09:59 PM

I knew things were bad, but since it hasn't been in the news alot lately I thought things were better.

Turns out they're still awful down there.

3/20/2006 6:12:29 PM

so i guess this was made with the assumption nobody else follows the news like you

is this the only website you read?

3/20/2006 6:19:41 PM

Look I'm trying to get more information and see how I can help out. If you want to troll me I'll post in chit chat and you can have at it.

3/20/2006 6:20:37 PM

there was a tww relief effort that gathered things but never did anything with them - contact uday

3/20/2006 6:21:47 PM

i guess udorawala hasn't posted lately cuz he's been too busy unloading that truck of donated goods.




or maybe he's in jail for another DUI, who knows.

3/20/2006 6:29:56 PM

Quote :

"I found out today that things are still extremely bad in New Orleans."

After all that damage and destruction, do you REALLY think it magically fixed itself just because there is less media coverage, in 7 months?

3/20/2006 6:52:25 PM

I figured more people were helping out which is obviously not the case.

3/20/2006 8:37:40 PM

TENT CITY MOTHERFUCKERS TENT CITY

3/20/2006 8:42:01 PM

Yeah, once everything that could be overly emotionalized passed over (no pun), the media stopped worrying so much. The last thing we heard about the effort was the Chocolate City shit.


The best way to make a difference is to contact a university down there... Univ of New Orleans (my old school) and Tulane University have toll-free numbers:

UNO: 1(888) 514-4275
Tulane: 1(888) 265-7576

also, Xavier University, which was right near the Palmetto St. drainage drainage canal. I went to middle school about five blocks away from there, and the canal would threaten to overflow under normal rain if it lasted long enough. Lots of construction was going on over there, and their campus looked pretty bad from what I saw. Here's their contact #: 504-486-7411

Sav-A-Center, New Orleans & Mississippi's A&P subsidiary, JUST reopened the last two stores that they plan to re-open (actually I'm not even sure of this, their projected date was Mar 16). Just because they are open doesn't mean they are fully staffed. If you want more info: 1-866-712-9522. I know that's the associates line, and I actually used their form mailer to get all the info to them. I THINK there's a way to speak to an operator though.

Bishop Perry Middle School, a school always looking for volunteers:
http://www.bpms.org/History/history%20index.htm - learn a bit about the school
http://www.bpms.org/Faculty/faculty_and_staff.htm - contact ANY of them for info about helping out, or call the school: 504 309-6242


as TWW's residing New Orlenian, feel free to contact me if you want to know more places that need help, etc. These are just a few places, but I didn't want to be exhaustive.

[Edited on March 21, 2006 at 6:51 PM. Reason : revis.]

3/21/2006 6:48:35 PM