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With Gustav Gone, Gulf Coast Residents Wonder ‘When Can I Go Home?’
September 2nd, 2008Tens of thousands sought shelter outside of the Bayou State
With three-year-old Katrina still fresh on their minds, tens of thousands of Louisiana residents fled the wind-whipped, water-soaked Bayou State Monday seeking safer ground in Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas. As an angry Hurricane Gustav barreled down on their homes, businesses neighborhoods, they traveled by car, train, bus and plane, determined not to be the ones seen on TV waving for helicopter rescue squads to deliver them. As many as 82,000 Louisiana residents crammed into shelters spread across eight states, according to Christina Stephens, a spokeswoman for the state. She told CNN that the Louisiana Department of Social Services had set up two shelters, including two in Shreveport, one in Bastrop and one more in Monroe – holding 10,000 people. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) hooked up with the Red Cross to administer services from shelters in Shreveport and Alexandria – holding 5,000 people. According to Mississippi state officials, some 12,400 Louisiana residents had flowed into the state. Officials set up a phone registry so that people can find out where their relatives and loved ones are located. The number is 1-800-258-9822. State officials want residents to stay in their homes – even after Gustav passes by. “They’ll let people know when it’s safe to return,” Stephens said. This is important, she said because there are still dangers from threats posed by downed power lines and trees, floodwater and debris. “It’s really crowded, and everybody’s just trying to do their best,” Kesha Harlow, who was there with her daughter, 8, and her son, 2 months. “We’re just waiting for the storm to blow over.” New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin has appealed to those who fled to stay put until the end of the week, which will give workers time to secure weakened levees and downed power lines and drain flooded streets.
God spared us this time. I truly believe we will never have to face another disaster like Katrina again.
we were praying for ya’s up here in canada!!!
WELL WELL WHAT CAN I SAY? NOTHING!!!!!!!!!!! IF GUSTAVO HITS NEW ORLEANS HARD AGAIN ALL I CAN SAY IS GOD IS REALLY TRYING TO GET THE ATTENTION OF THE TOWN….. EVERY BODY ALWAYS WONDER WHY WOULD GOD ALLOW TRAGEDY OR TRAUMA? WELL HERE’S WHY ONLY TO GET THE ATTENTION OF HIS PEOPLE BEFORE IT GETS WORSE!!! WHEN THEY FAIL TO LISTEN THAT LEAVES HIM WITH NO OTHER CHOICE! AND ANOTHER REASON IS TO PUT HIS PEOPLE THROUGH A TEST TO SEE HOW MUCH FAITH, TRUST, RESPECT, AND TRIALS THEY ARE WILLING TO GO THROUGH FOR HIS NAME SAKE! AND IM SAYING THIS BECAUSE WHEN THOSE OTHER HURRICANES HIT FLORIDA BEFORE NEW ORLEANS, THEY WERE NOT BAD (ON MINES AND MY LOVED ONES BEHALF) BUT IT WERE FOR OTHERS INCLUDING NEW ORLEANS! BUT NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS TO ME I’LL NEVER AND I MEAN NEVER TURN MY BACK ON GOD AND SAY WHY ME, (WHY NOT ME?)? BUT I’LL KEEP ‘EM IN PRAYERS
LOVE BABY TIA
MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA
We are grateful and thankful to God for his inspiration, ease, grace, guidance, and protection of all the people from Hurrican Gustav.
THANK GOODNESS!
i would like to see more news coverage on this from bet. i saw a little blurb yesterday, but nothing else.
i feel the news did not report anything on the westbank area of jefferson parish ,but other than that hats off to ray nagin and bobby jindal they did a wonderfull job
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=42059334
I personally think it’s a sign from GOD.
I WOULD LIKE TO THINK EVERYONE FOR THERE PRAYS.WE THE PEOPLE OF NEW ORLEANS NEED THEM.
RIGHT NOW WE ARE HERE IN ROSWELL,GA IN A MOTEL.WAITING ON WORD FROM THE MAYOR ON WHEN TO COME HOME.
THANKS GOES OUT TO (GOD),(ROSWELL,GA.),(MY OLD BROWN HORNET TRUCK FOR GETING ME OUT OF NEW ORLEANS),AND BET.
Its no sign from God…it just natural disasters that have been going on before the beginning of man. Its a relief that Gustav was not as bad as Katrina. life goes on and keep ya head up
port arthur texas resident , treated like we were in in a animal shelter
we seen red cross there 1 day, afterwards huntville high school employees
took over , we had to have a ticket to eat, towels were donated by walmart
which we were issued 1 towel, drinking water out of coolers, with about
40 cases were donated, and locked up in there garage. children needing milk and other supplies. thank god when we seen the texasstate guards
they were the ones that handled getting the water out the garage and milk.
Im glad dat everything alrite.But everything happens for a reason. I am going to keep everybody in my prayers…
THANK GOD WE’RE GETTING OUR POWER BACK!!!! Not all of us have it yet, but our electricity just came back on today. It was only a few days without it, but it is hectic here in Baton Rouge. I’ll be putting footage of Hurricane Gustav on my youtube page soon, have to put it together. But we’re still trying to come around from it. Thank God it didn’t hit New Orleans as hard this time, but Baton Rouge amongst other areas… we got it the worst. Whew, what another experience.
MY COMMENT IS IN RESPONSE TO (GEORGE, SEPT 3, 2008)……GEORGE U SAID IS NOT A SIGN OF GOD, IT’S JUST A NATURAL DISASTER THAT HAVE BEEN GOING ON BEFORE THE BEGINNING OF MAN. GEORGE GOD HAS ALWAYS BEEN. EVERYTHING WAS CREATED BY GOD (EVERYTHING!!!!!)….YOU BEST BELIEVE IT IS A SIGN OF GOD…GOD ALLOW THINGS TO HAPPEN FOR HIS OWN REASONS….
THANK GOD FOR SPARING US….JUST GLAD TO GO HOME AND FIND THINGS ARE STILL THERE, OF COURSE WE HAVE NO POWER AS OF RIGHT NOW…BUT GENERATORS WORKS WONDERS AND A SMALL ROOM AIR CONDITIONER……HURRY UP GUYS GET THOSE LIGHTS ON..I’M TIRED OF EATING OUT,,NEED SOME HOME COOK MEALS….AGAIN ,,,,,,THANK YOU GOD
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