"Roving Bands Of looters Are Breaking Into Stores... Stolen Guns And Armed Themselves"...
For the third day, E&P will provide material from and about newspapers in the stricken Gulf Coast cities, mainly the Times-Picayune in New Orleans and the Sun Herald in Biloxi, updated frequently.
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1:00 PM ET. The vital Katrina blog at WWL-TV in New Orleans has just provided these chilling reports from the local emergency service director Walter Maestri:
"Director Walter Maestri: We have no food or water for the evacuees. Says emergency workers have seized the food and water and drinks from Sam's Club, Wal-Mart and other groceries for evacuees, but he said that is all gone. Says water supply is gone. More water expected, but its not there right now. Says evacuees are getting upset and harried.


Editor And Publisher | Greg Mitchell | August 31, 2005 12:59 PM