Tunica-Biloxi open doors to hurricane refugees

From Pechanga.net   Tunica-Biloxi open doors to hurricane refugees
(LOUISIANA) -- The Tunica-Biloxi Indian Tribe in central Louisiana responded to the victims of Hurricane Katrina by opening the Paragon Casino Resort convention center as a refuge for families.    Casino Owners Look Toward Rebuilding
(MISSISSIPPI) -- As Hurricane Katrina blew a destructive path through Biloxi, Miss., on Monday, the Grand Casino Biloxi, owned by Harrah's Entertainment, came unmoored and washed across U.S. 90. The giant casino, with its 134,200 square feet of gambling space, is probably a total loss, the company said.   Where to Donate  Red Cross safest?
(USA) -- A variety of government and private agencies are en route to assist victims of Hurricane Katrina, and federal officials said people wanting to help should not head to the affected area unless directed by an agency.   Isle of Capri officials check on employees from Gulf Coast area
(IOWA) -- With television and newspaper images providing some of their only clues to Hurricane Katrina's devastation in Biloxi, Miss., Isle of Capri officials turned their attention Tuesday to the top priority: accounting for their company's 1,650 employees in the Gulf Coast region.   Native Times news Helping Katrina's victims

Tribe opens casino to evacuees, Kiowa woman travels to disaster site
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Indian Country Today    Seminole Tribe of Florida sends emergency crew to Mississippi Choctaw by: Brenda Norrell / Indian Country Today CHOCTAW, Miss. - The Mississippi Choctaw were hit by Hurricane Katrina as it became a tropical depression, knocking down trees and power lines and cutting off roads as it tore through the central part of Mississippi. The Seminole Tribe of Florida responded immediately and had an emergency team, including emergency vehicles, police officers and firemen, at the scene, said Gilbert Thompson, executive assistant to Mississippi Choctaw Chairman Phillip Martin. more >>

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Wednesday, August 31, 2005

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Wednesday, August 31, 2005

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  ... Turtle hatchlings hit hard by Katrina. 140+ aftermath photos ... 130+ South Florida aftermath photos. Monster storm approaching NEW ... www.palmbeachpost.com/      UPDATE New Orleans sinks into crisis as two levees break, send water rushing in; about 80 percent city under water up to 20 feet deep.
• Mississippi apartments left as rubble

REPORTS FROM NEW ORLEANS
Residents battle rising watersOne man swam 200 yards to get to an area where he could walk neck-deep.
• New Orleans hospital still operating

Floridians helping storm victimsMore than 100 from faith-based organizations join convoy to Mississippi and Alabama. NEW

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 Crews pass dead to reach survivors

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