Category Archives: Hurricane Katrina

Katrina Updates

By | September 1, 2005

I updated my Katrina Video post to contain a couple more links to videos, mostly from major news networks. There’s not that much amateur video out there, yet, since most of these people don’t have electricity, much less an internet connection. Later today, I plan to post some info on how radio and television stations… Read More »

Eqecat and Katrina

By | September 1, 2005

The Oakland Tribune had a story today on Eqecat, featuring a picture and interview with David F. Smith, the husband of a friend of mine from Biloxi. David has become quite familiar with Biloxi, so I’m sure he is well suited to help Eqecat develop their estimates of the total insured losses from Katrina. Eqecat… Read More »

Updates from Friends and Family

By | September 1, 2005

So far, all the friends I’ve directly or indirectly heard from made it through the hurricane relatively okay. Of course, it’s the ones I haven’t heard from that worry me. Due to the lack of electricity and the still unreliable landline and mobile phone networks, it’s hard to get the word out from even the… Read More »

Mississippi Press Online

By | August 31, 2005

A commenter on one of my other posts pointed out that a PDF version of the newest issue of the Mississippi Press can be downloaded from gulflive.com. There are a lot of sad photos and stories in it. It looks like Ocean Springs got hit really bad. Most of the dozen or so casinos on… Read More »

Katrina Video

By | August 30, 2005

The WLOX website now has aerial video of the massive destruction in Biloxi and Gulfport. Downtown Biloxi is almost a total loss. The few buildings that are left standing appear to be in very bad shape. The main bridge between Biloxi and Ocean Springs is mostly destroyed. A few sections near the drawbridge survived and… Read More »

Katrina Photo Sources

By | August 30, 2005

Katrina tag on Flickr Katrina clusters on Flickr There are links to slideshows are on the Sun Herald news page Yahoo News slideshow – link is in left column Clarion-Ledger 9/6/05 Clarion-Ledger 9/7/05 Clarion-Ledger 9/8/05 Clarion-Ledger 9/14/05 Clarion-Ledger 9/19/05 Clarion-Ledger 9/22/05 Clarion-Ledger 10/4/05 All Clarion-Ledger photos

Katrina Update

By | August 30, 2005

Updates from friends: Most houses and buildings that were on Hwy. 90 in Biloxi are gone, such as the Dantzler House and Church of the Redeemer President Casino at the Broadwater is only a barge, and it’s sitting in the parking lot of the Coliseum down the road Update: The President casino mostly survived, at… Read More »