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]]>What has happened down here is the winds have changed
Clouds roll in from the north and it started to rain
Rained real hard and it rained for a real long time
Six feet of water in the streets of Evangeline
The river rose all day
The river rose all night
Some people got lost in the flood
Some people got away alright
The river have busted through clear down to Plaquemines
Six feet of water in the streets of Evangeline
Louisiana, Louisiana
They're tryin' to wash us away
They're tryin' to wash us away
Louisiana, Louisiana
They're tryin' to wash us away
They're tryin' to wash us away
President Coolidge came down in a railroad train
With a little fat man with a note-pad in his hand
The president say, ''Little fat man isn't it a shame
What the river has done to this poor crackers land."
Louisiana, Louisiana
They're tryin' to wash us away
They're tryin' to wash us away
Louisiana, Louisiana
They're tryin' to wash us away
They're tryin' to wash us away
They're tryin' to wash us away
They're tryin' to wash us away
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FROM WGOW AND WRCB:
Talk Radio WGOW and Channel 3 WRCB will be setup in the Velocity Sports parking lot (old Sam's Club / Circuit City) on Lee Highway at 153 Thursday from 5 a.m. - 7p.m. for a hurricane relief effort. TranCo Logistics in Rossville has donated use of a truck, pallets, shrink wrap, and manpower to deliver a load of bottled drinking water to the disaster area. DONATIONS ACCEPTED ARE SHRINK-WRAPPED CASES/FLATS OF BOTTLED DRINKING WATER ONLY! No gallon jugs, singles, etc. Monetary donations by check will be accepted. Make checks payable to: "Red Cross Louisiana Disaster Fund". Items not needed/accepted include: food, clothes and cleaning supplies.
FROM TEMA:
If anyone or any organization in Tennessee wants to go to the Gulf Coast to assist in relief efforts, THEY MUST BE CREDENTIALED FIRST. This means ANY ORGANIZATION, GROUPS, LAW ENFORCEMENT... ANYONE. People and organizations who travel to the Gulf Coast without proper credentials first will be turned back before they get close to the area. Failure to acquire the proper credentials will create more problems and slow the delivering of aid.
The credentialing agencies for Tennesseans seeking to help are the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency and the Tennessee Red Cross. They can be contacted at 615-741-1496 and 615-741-0343. If you are solicited for volunteers, please make sure these agencies are contacted and the proper channels are followed. These groups are coordinating with Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana officials about what they need.
FROM NAM:
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) contacted the NAM early this morning and has activated the Homeland Security Information Network (HSIN) in an effort to expedite response efforts and save lives. We join the DHS call and urge our members to log-on to the Homeland Security Information Network (HSIN) web portal (www.swern.gov ; www.nwwarn.gov ; www.ian.in.gov ; and www.seern.gov) to access the National Emergency Resource Registry (NERR) by clicking on the link in the upper right corner of the page. Once registered, this resource allows HSIN-CI members as well as the general public to submit information about resources that may be used to support on-the-ground recovery efforts.
This is a secure, Official U.S. Government system to facilitate the marrying of capabilities and supplies with needs. As of this morning, the highest priority needs are for emergency supplies of non-perishable items that can be made available to Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama.
We also encourage members to continue to check the site, as more specific needs will be posted as they become known.
FROM UNITED WAY:
The United Way Hurricane Katrina Response Fund is an easy way to help people in affected communities to begin rebuilding their lives. All funds will be allocated for both front-line disaster relief and long-term recovery needs, as determined by local United Ways in affected areas in coordination with a vast network of human service agencies and volunteer centers. United Way of Greater Chattanooga has posted a link to the United Way Hurricane Katrina Response Fund on its website at www.uwchatt.org for anyone wishing to make a credit card donation. Donations via check are being accepted at the following address: United Way of America, P.O. Box 630568, Baltimore, MD 21263-0568.
Please see the links below for some of the organizations assisting with relief efforts:
American Red Cross: www.redcross.org
Federal Emergency Management Agency: www.fema.gov
Tennessee Emergency Management Agency: www.tnema.org
Salvation Army: www.salvationarmyusa.org
National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster: www.nvoad.org
Catholic Charities USA: www.catholiccharitiesusa.org
"I think it's important for me to be thoughtful and sensitive to those who have got something to say. But I think it's also important for me to go on with my life, to keep a balanced life ... I think the people want the president to be in a position to make good, crisp decisions and to stay healthy. And part of my being is to be outside exercising. So I'm mindful of what goes on around me. On the other hand, I'm also mindful that I've got a life to live and will do so."
mindful, balanced, and damit people like me.
i'm frightened.
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