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To: patron_anejo_por_favor who wrote (2652)	8/30/2005 8:54:19 PM
From: Triffin	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 26017

This evacuation needs to happen fast .. Those folks in the Superdome are probably close to the breaking point right now .. What happens when they decide they've had enough ?? Triff ..

To: patron_anejo_por_favor who wrote (2652)	8/30/2005 9:18:44 PM
From: patron_anejo_por_favor	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 26017

Just when I thought it couldn't get worse, it did: nola.com Prison riot Tuesday, 8:10 p.m. By Ed Anderson and Jan Moller An uprising at Orleans Parish Prison and widespread looting contributed to a deteriorating situation in Louisiana's largest city Tuesday in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina Tuesday, according to witnesses and second-hand accounts from evacuees. The problem is being compounded, officials said, by a breakdown in the ability of public agencies to communicate with one another, said New Orleans City Council President Oliver Thomas. Thomas said he confirmed with New Orleans police that an uprising - and possible “hostage situation” - took place at the parish prison sometime late Monday or early Tuesday. Details were sketchy, but Thomas believes the uprising took place when prisoners were being evacuated in the storm's aftermath. It's not clear how many prisoners were involved, or how many hostages were taken, as Thomas said he has been unable to contact police since evacuating to Baton Rouge on Tuesday. Cell phones are not working. “The most frustrating thing about this whole thing has been communication,” Thomas said. “We have to devise a better system.” Thomas said one report he received had a deputy being held hostage with his four children. Thomas said he was trying to verify the situation Tuesday evening. He said looting has also escalated and an atmosphere of lawlessness has developed as police resources have been almost entirely devoted to search-and-rescue operations for people trapped by floodwaters on roofs and in attics. “Widespread looting is taking place in all parts of the city” - from uptown and Canal Street to areas around the housing projects, Thomas said. “People are going in and out of businesses at Louisiana and Claiborne (avenues), taking clothes, tennis shoes and goods,” Thomas said. “It is inconceivable to me how people can do this.” “People are leaving the Superdome to go to Canal Street to loot,” Thomas said. “Some people broke into drug stores and stole the drugs off the shelves. It is looting times five. I'm telling you, it's like Sodom and Gomorrah.”