In New Orleans, they thought they'd made it through Katrina with less damage than expected, with network anchors using phrases like, "dodged a bullet." Then the levees broke, dumping Lake Pontchartrain into the city.
The Times-Picayune staff had to abandon their offices, but are reporting on the web, Catastrophic. They also have a photo gallery, with pictures of boat rescues of residents throughout the night.
The Sun Herald is reporting from Mississippi, including a town by town rundown.
WWLTV out of New Orleans is updating their blog as reports come in.
More Katrina blogging at Josh Britton and the Irish Trojan's blog, Brendan Loy.
If you want to help, here's a link to the Salvation Army.
Our thoughts and prayers go out to all the victims of Katrina and it's aftermath. It sounds like it will be a long, long road to recovery.
Update: Someone also set up a Wiki for Katrina.
Update II: It sounds like blogger Big Jim from Mississippi lost everything in their home, but the good news is they're reported safe at a friend's in the comments. Deadly Katrina links to an article Hundreds Feared Dead from Biloxi storm surge. Kaye Trammell blogged through the hurricane with her Blackberry. Metroblogging New Orleans is a group blog. Some authors evacuated and it appears others stayed in the city.
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