Slide1: Hurricane Katrina relief at New Orleans Airport, Labor Day weekend 2005 5:00 pm, Friday, September 2, 2005,
the convoy is lined up, ready to
head south.
Slide2: Hurricane Katrina relief at New Orleans Airport, Labor Day weekend 2005 The Katrina Relief
Convoy included 6
18-wheelers, a
pick-up with a fuel
trailer and the
Shannon Hills
Ambulance. Altogether, there were 18
volunteers who made the trip.
The trucks and trailers were
provided free of charge
by Betty Richards and
Rich Logistics, Xpeditor Xpress,
Ole West Express,
and Timmons Trucking.
Slide3: Hurricane Katrina relief at New Orleans Airport, Labor Day weekend 2005 Debbie Barclay led the
group in prayer
just prior to departure. Everyone joined hands and gave
thanks for the unselfish
contributions made by many
people to help those
left in need by Hurricane Katrina.
Slide4: Hurricane Katrina relief at New Orleans Airport, Labor Day weekend 2005 Phil Wyrick who heads the Arkansas
Livestock and Poultry Commission and also
lives near Shannon Hills, obtained use of two
milk tankers which the City of Shannon Hills
filled with bulk water for the relief effort. Thousands of central Arkansas residents contributed to the relief effort.
The contributions included everything from money to bottled water and
from food to diapers.
Slide5: Hurricane Katrina relief at New Orleans Airport, Labor Day weekend 2005 We saw truckloads of relief supplies
such as this National Guard truck
headed into New Orleans. The only
traffic we saw coming out of
South Louisiana were emergency
vehicles and buses full of evacuees. Security was tight as we neared the City,
early Saturday, September 3, 2005.
Slide6: Hurricane Katrina relief at New Orleans Airport, Labor Day weekend 2005 Entering
New Orleans
International Airport. Early
Saturday
Morning
Slide7: Hurricane Katrina relief at New Orleans Airport, Labor Day weekend 2005 Police Chief Richard Friend and Officer Steve Smith transported elderly or
injured evacuees from helicopters like the ones below to the terminal building.
Slide8: Hurricane Katrina relief at New Orleans Airport, Labor Day weekend 2005 Alderman Diane C. Smith-Everett distributes water to arriving evacuees.
Slide9: Hurricane Katrina relief at New Orleans Airport, Labor Day weekend 2005 According to reports
approximately thirty
thousand evacuees
were brought to the
airport while we were
there.
(top of the picture)
Notice the network news
trucks lined-up on the
ramp above the entrance
to the terminal.
Slide10: Hurricane Katrina relief at New Orleans Airport, Labor Day weekend 2005 Shannon Hills Alderman and Saline County Justice of the Peace
Mike Kemp calls for more assistance while in the background you
see Chief Friend and Keith Everett distribute water to evacuees.
Slide11: Hurricane Katrina relief at New Orleans Airport, Labor Day weekend 2005 Many of the evacuees we saw were
injured or for some other reason
needed help to get from the rescue
helicopters to the airport terminal.
Slide12: Hurricane Katrina relief at New Orleans Airport, Labor Day weekend 2005 The Shannon Hills
ambulance was a
welcome sight for
many evacuees
arriving at the
airport in the
extreme heat.
Slide13: Hurricane Katrina relief at New Orleans Airport, Labor Day weekend 2005 Dozens of helicopters constantly cycled in and out bringing
thousands of evacuees who were trapped by floodwater.
Slide14: Hurricane Katrina relief at New Orleans Airport, Labor Day weekend 2005 Unloading relief supplies from a Rich Logistics trailer. Among the volunteers are Shannon Hills Alderman Mike Kemp (blue shirt) and his son, Jason (black shirt).
Slide15: Hurricane Katrina relief at New Orleans Airport, Labor Day weekend 2005 Keith Everett, the husband of Alderman
Diane C. Smith-Everett was a very
versatile member of the relief team. He
is seen here operating two different types
of machinery used to unload the trucks. Keith Everett also drove the eighteen wheeler
which led the relief convoy to south Louisiana.
Slide16: Hurricane Katrina relief at New Orleans Airport, Labor Day weekend 2005 Helicopters laden with tons of supplies
had to be unloaded by hand
because the forklift available
on the tarmac was too large
to enter the aircraft
cargo hold. There were only two
Servicemen onboard to
unload this big aircraft.
They were REALLY glad
we were there to help them.
Slide17: Hurricane Katrina relief at New Orleans Airport, Labor Day weekend 2005 Shannon Everett (without a cap), the son of Keith and Alderman Diane C. Smith-Everett helps move an injured evacuee to the Shannon Hills ambulance parked behind them.
Slide18: Hurricane Katrina relief at New Orleans Airport, Labor Day weekend 2005 The end of a very long day,
about to begin the long trip home
Slide19: Hurricane Katrina relief at New Orleans Airport, Labor Day weekend 2005 The
Pastors’
Resource
Council
working
with
FEMA
helped
coordinate
the
delivery
of our
relief
supplies.
Slide20: Hurricane Katrina relief at New Orleans Airport, Labor Day weekend 2005 We want to thank the many people who helped make this effort possible.
Central Arkansas residents began bringing donations to a collection point
at Bale Chevrolet shortly after the storm hit the coast. Other businesses involved in the relief effort include Cliff Peck Chevrolet, Rich Logistics,
Xpeditor Xpress, Ole West Express, Timmons Trucking,
Shannon Hills Pharmacy, Family First Security Systems and Tom Landreth Nursery Company. Betty Richards, Hunter Bale, Keith and Diane Everett, Sean Kelly, Saline County Justice of the Peace Mike Kemp, Shannon Hills Mayor Larance Davis and their families were also heavily involved in the relief effort. Dennis Aaron Ministries working with Calvary Baptist Church in Shreveport, Louisiana, and New Roads Baptist Church in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, helped coordinate the distribution of the relief supplies.