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    "Sadness, disappointment, and severe challenge are events in life, not life itself. I do not minimize how hard some of these events are. They can extend over a long period of time, but they should not be allowed to become the confining center of everything you do. The Lord inspired Lehi to declare the fundamental truth, “Men are, that they might have jo […]

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Mississippi Gustav Evacuee Shelters

Shelters for Gustav evacuees:

Call 211, or 1-866-472-8265 or,

Red Cross: 1-800-RED-CROSS (733-2767), or click here

Public Information Line: 866-519-MEMA.
Media Information Line: 866-920-MEMA.
MDOT: 866-521-MDOT (6368).
Volunteer information: 1-866-472-8265.
Safe and Well: click here
Hurricane Preparedness Number: 1-866-458-4948
Mississippi Department of Health: http://www.HealthMs.com.
Hotel Accomodation information: click here

Something Wild Is Happening On Christmas Island

Something Wild Is Happening On Christmas Island

Interactive: Evacuating Louisiana as hurricane Gustav approaches

Interactive: Evacuating Louisiana as hurricane Gustav approaches

A Few Stay as Big Easy Mayor Warns of ‘Mother of All Storms’

A Few Stay as Big Easy Mayor Warns of ‘Mother of All Storms’

The Bus From New Orleans

ON AN EVACUATION BUS IN BREAUX BRIDGE, La. — Darryl Campbell began his Hurricane Gustav escape at 4 a.m. Saturday. After 10 hours of lines and traffic, he was finally speeding down the highway to an uncertain future in either Shreveport, La., or farther north in Arkansas.

With swing jazz piping through the bus speakers, and [...]

Fall shopping, without the guilt

Fall shopping, without the guilt

Empty Shelves In New Orleans

Supermarkets throughout the New Orleans area clear their shelves of perishable food items as Hurricane Gustav continues its approach towards Louisiana on Saturday.

Danny Bourque / The Times-PicayuneNearly all dairy and meat products have been removed from Winn Dixie’s shelves in Metairie.

Danny Bourque / The Times-PicayuneWinn Dixie employees pull all the vegetables out of the [...]

TS Hanna Could Strengthen Into A Hurricane

TS Hanna Could Strengthen Into A Hurricane

Linens Could File Reorganization Plan Today, Report Says

Linens Could File Reorganization Plan Today, Report Says

Tennessee May Get Several Thousand Gustav Evacuees

Tennessee May Get Several Thousand Gustav Evacuees

The Tennessee Emergency Management Agency says several thousand evacuees are expected to flee to the state if Hurricane Gustav hits hard in the New Orleans area.

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Katrina survivors are leaving

Katrina survivors are leaving

No matter where Hurricane Gustav makes its North American landfall, Clara Rita Barthelemy, 61, plans to be far away from New …

Millions face energy price increases

Millions face energy price increases

Economy at 60-year low, says chancellor

Economy at 60-year low, says chancellor

Katrina’s Death Toll, Missing Still Unknown

Katrina’s Death Toll, Missing Still Unknown

McCain Chooses Palin as Running Mate

McCain Chooses Palin as Running Mate

In choosing Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska, the McCain campaign reached far outside the Beltway…

Hyneman suing Cadence Bank for $10M

Hyneman suing Cadence Bank for $10M

Tennesseans spent $5.5B on 2007 prescriptions

Tennesseans spent $5.5B on 2007 prescriptions

House price plunge fuels recession fear

House price plunge fuels recession fear

Unemployment leaps over 20 percent in 25 New York counties

Unemployment leaps over 20 percent in 25 New York counties

New Orleans faces evacuation as Gustav looms

New Orleans faces evacuation as Gustav looms

Gulf Coast braces for ‘serious storm’

Gulf Coast braces for ‘serious storm’

Gulf Coast braces for ‘serious storm’

Gulf Coast braces for ‘serious storm’

Third of UK homes still without web access

Third of UK homes still without web access

Emergency Foster Homes Needed For Louisiana Cats And Dogs

Jennifer Hart fills gas cans at a station near Covington Wednesday in preparation of the approach of Hurricane Gustav. CHUCK COOK / THE TIMES-PICAYUNE

 

St. Tammany Humane Society seeking storm refuge for animals
by The Times-Picayune

Wednesday August 27, 2008, 11:32 AM

The St. Tammany Humane Society is seeking emergency foster homes for numerous dogs and cats [...]

The Villains of the Housing Crisis Are Denying All Responsibility

The Villains of the Housing Crisis Are Denying All Responsibility

Google Ad Manager Opens to All Publishers

Google Ad Manager Opens to All Publishers

Memorial to Hurricane Katrina victims taking shape

Memorial to Hurricane Katrina victims taking shape

Six mausoleums for the unclaimed dead of Hurricane Katrina stand on what was vacant land just five weeks ago,