The French Quarter will reopen soon. Fox
News and the
New York Times say parts could be open as early as this weekend. Davenetics says he plans
to be there
for the opening.
The Media Cynic says Bush's speech
came too late and his reconstruction plan is over budget. Many blogs have mentioned that the 800 telephone phone number was silly or tacky. Michelle Malkin's blog says, "Maybe it's just me, but isn't there something tacky about having the leader of the free world reading a phone number from the teleprompter?" Technorati shows over 3,000 posts
for the keywords "Bush Katrina Speech."
Amazing dolphins. Eight dolphins have been found in the Gulf after being swept from their Gulfport oceanarium by Katrina's massive storm surge.
Nola.com's weblog says that there is a mystery surrounding the three
floodwall failures. This has led to conspiracy theories that the levees were intentionally destroyed.
Katrina has been named the most destructive U.S. storm ever by NOAA.
Surprisingly, only a few bloggers have commented about Slate's unusual article about why dead bodies float upside down. Some blogs discussion the article can be found here, here, here and here.
Katrina gas impact update. 5% of the total U.S. refinery capacity will be shut down for months.
MSNBC.com's Katrina blog
reports on six firefighters from Illinois that going
house to house in St. Bernard Parish with an axe and a flashlight.
Brian Williams blogs about the terrifying National Weather Service
warning about Katrina's impact issued by NWS meteorologist Robert Ricks
from his office in Slidell.
The EPA has released some information about toxin levels in the water in New Orleans but others suggest a cover up is going on.
Katrina caused 44 oil spills in
the Gulf coast waters -- as much as 2/3 of the amount of oil that spilled from the Exxon Valdez.
The New Orleanian is a new blog to discuss community service projects and the recovery effort. The blog says it is also a place to share rebuilding ideas. (Via Mr. Wright)
