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Gas. Exxon at Piedmont and Ponce de Leon was totally sold out of gas today because of the run on it caused by rumors that Atlanta’s gas would be cut off because of Katrina. There were probably 30 cars still at the gas station across the street (at 10 PM) and officers still [...]

On the 29th the Baltimore Sun published the following:
Forman, president and chief executive of the Audubon Nature Institute, was happy his charges stayed inside. He oversees the Audubon Zoo, the aquarium and other facilities, which he said fared well in the storm.
A few flamingos died, but he said there was little other loss of animal [...]

The WWLTV news anchors are saying they’ve had to search and search for buses to get people out of the Superdome. They are showing footage of all the people who have been saved from rooftops and deposited on the highway who have nowhere to go. Dropped on the highway, theyare told to walk. [...]

The Children’s Hospital “seige” in the NOLA News last night turns out to have been a rumor, but it’s a rumor that yielded some good results, help for kids in the hospital:

No Children’s Hospital Looting
4:35 p.m.
Doug Mittelstaedt, vice-president of Human Resources for Children’s Hospital in New Orleans, said one of the biggest issues at [...]

Photographer interviewing I think the captain of a ferry tugboat (paraphrased):
St. Bernard is running out of food and water and are desperate for help. People are on the levees and houses are going to die without help. Commandeering ships and barges, must have help. Send food and water and help, whoever, governor, [...]

The AJC reports that “the possibility of shortages of gasoline at area stations had metro drivers waiting at pumps to fill up this morning. And prices rose accordingly.”
My husband just called from the gas station (where our water pump was apparently, mistakenly replaced when only some hoses needed replacing) and he was told by [...]

LSU hospital system operates 9 institutions across the street, has suffered a severe blow in health care delivery system.
Homa LA no power water or sewerage, 100 sick.
Bogalusa – 60 very sick people and facilities are compromised, no power, water or sewerage
New Orleans – 1500 to 2000 people in windowless buildings. 150 patients. Rest [...]

How many fatalities?
Mayor Nagin replies: “”Minimum, hundreds. Most likely, thousands.”

Now the search and rescue helicopters are coming in regularly, lifting in peolpe who had been on their roofs since Monday. The reporter is relieved that while he was there just 15 minutes probably, there were 15 helicopters. Tents set up for people. Evident relief. “I had one of the good [...]

They are saying that there are 23,000 at the Superdome and that the decision has been made they must be out by tonight.
The priorities are to empty the hospitals, the Superdome and then the people on the interstate.
(Interview with Mayor)
The Mayor is encouraged this morning. A hospital ship is coming in. Coast Guard [...]