Missing in Bogalusa, LA

From Reader - Jamie H.: I am desperately searching for missing family members in Bogalusa, LA. Due to loss of power, phone and cell phone lines, we haven't heard from them since Sunday night. If you could pass this along to anyone you think might be of some help, we would be so grateful. Their names and address follow:

Billy and Margaret Gill
Bogalusa, LA

Again, we last heard from them on Sunday night before the storm hit and haven't been able to reach them since. Thank you so much for taking the time to read this!

Note: If you can help go to www.riehlworldview.com and use the email link on the sidebar, I will contact the reader by phone.

Update another reader:

Parts of our campus at McNeese State are being set up as a relief center (we are 200 miles west of New Orleans).  The National Guard and relief agencies are here now making preparations to receive refugees.  We are also making preparations to accept students from N.O. universities into our classes.  Devastation appears to be much worse than what I thought yesterday.

Update 2: Reader Michele has started a Yahoo email group for:

1. People interested in praying for the victims of Hurricane Katrina.
2. Posting of news articles regarding Hurricane Katrina.
3. Helping facilitate contacts for people in Hurricane Katrina affected areas.

Comments

[Sandy]

God Speed to my fellow southerners...
Sandy
Birmingham, AL

[michele in bham]

Hi, I have created a Yahoo group for those interested in the following.....

This group is for

1.People interested in praying for the victims of Hurricane Katrina.

2.Posting of news articles regarding Hurricane Katrina.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HurricaneKatrina05/

3.Helping facilitate contacts for people in Hurricane Katrina affected areas.

Anyone is welcome to join.

[Wayne]

I sent this to Dan. Other may be interested.

Salvation Army has a Health & Welfare query form they can fill out. The request
goes via amature radio.

The site was over loaded, I had to try several times to get in.

http://qso.com/satern411/emailfrm.htm

http://qso.com/

http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2005/08/30/1/?nc=1

[Wayne]

I never could spell amateur!

[LALady]

I tried to find out information about Bogalousa today..I am in central Louisiana..my son in National Guard in Vermount and a buddy has relatives there...unable to find out anything about the damage there.

[Jaime H.]

regarding bogalusa, this local tv site is keeping a running message board for various parishes affected by the storm.

http://www.wwltv.com/

go here for the washington parish/bogalusa message board. i haven't found anything definite, but it's comforting to know there (so far) haven't been any deaths or injuries reported there.

http://www.wwltv.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=2467

God bless you all!

[Cheri Rose]

Does anyone know the status of the damage in Bogalusa, Louisiana? I have several family members there. Desperate to know!

[DeAnne Kinzle]

Sister and nieces missing in Bogalusa,LA. Last talked to them sunday night. Sara Kinzle-21, Kaylynn Roberts-5, Isabell Waren-2, Audrey Waren-1, Rocky Waren-24 and Jeff & Cindy Coley. Please pass this message to anyone who can help.

[ALBERT HALE]

I'm trying to find a married, black couple
Mr. & Mrs. Elbert j. BUCKLEY OF BOGALUSA, LA THEIR ADDRESS IS 1716 THOMAS BLVD BOGALUSA, LA
there family from Arkansas and Chicago are very worry, if you have any inforn. please e-mail me or phone 870- 792-7691

[Keri Bruce]

I'm trying to contact my father Dr. Richard Hortman. Can't get through since hurricane katrina hit.What's the damage in Bogalusa? The news is focusing on New Orleans and the Gulf Coast. Thanks! God Bless ><>

[Debbie Robinette]

I am trying to locate some dear friends of mine. Harry & Carolyn Powell. Their address is
1503 Ave. G
Bogalousa, La 70427
Carolyn was a dear friend of mine when she lived in Florida, and I really need to know if she and her family are ok. If anyone has any info, please e-mail me Debbie_Robinette@mbes.org or call 386-649-9503.
Thank you and may God Bless You!

[Celeste]

My grandmother's house and other family are in Bogalusa. We've talked to some who traveled to Baton Rouge for fuel and supplies. My mother and father are driving down today to see what they can find. Overall, we have heard that their main problem was wind damage. I will post another message when they get back...hopefully, tomorrow. Keep praying!

[Nickol]

I have family that live in Angie, LA just outside Bogalusa. They are the Mozell and Cynthia Brock. I last talked to them on Sunday, there hasn't been anything on the news or internet on the condition of Washington Parish. If anyone knows anything about my people or the condition of Washington Parish, please email at bellneko101@yahoo.com or call (619) 207-0897. Right now I'm in the Navy, based in Japan. I feel hopeless over here, pleae help.

[Don Spiers]

I was in Bogalusa during the storm visiting my parents. They live in theFounders Drive area in the northeast part of town. The storm began to blow down limbs, etc. at around 4:30 am. We lost power at 6:00 am the storm progressed all morning. We received somewhere in the neighborhood of 5-7 inches of rain in the early hours and then the heavier winds started to blow around 10-11:00 am lasting until around 2-3:00 pm.. The ground was very saturated, so many trees were uprooted and many more were snapped off around 20-30 feet in the air. My parents neighborhood was devastated. Roads and yards were filled with debris. Their neighborhood is very heavilly wooded. I would say 90 % of the homes on that side of town had trees on them 75-80% had trees in them. There was major structural damage to most homes. Some cars destroyed. Some street flooding that subsided by Tuesday. It seemed that there were very few pines left standing and none had needles. There were no power lines in tact and there are very few power poles standing. A neighbor from across the street works for Entergy and said that it was estimated that power would not be restored for at least 6 to 8 weeks. It is very hot, humid, and most of the homes I saw will be uninhabitable because of heat and mosquitos entering through damaged roofs. I thought that no one could possibly have suffered more damage. It was a war zone, total devastation. And then when I first found electricity outside of Meridian, MS and found a hotel in Birmingham we saw that the devastation on the Gulf Coast was even much greater. Bogalusa was on the northeast side of the eyewall and, I guess lucky not to get the kind of wind the coast got. I can't imagine that even 1 tree would be left standing. I moved into my neighborhood when I was 6 years old ( 9 when Camille came through) and if you had dropped me in there Tues blindfolded and asked me where I was it would have taken me some time to tell you. But I do not want to alarm everyone. I did not and have not heard of any casualties from there. But it will take a long, long time to restore damaged buildings and the power and, I would guess. to find the labor to start repairing and rebuilding homes. Several people asked me to make calls to family members to tell them not to return there and to enroll there children in other towns. And those left behind were all working together to clear roads and help neighbors however they could. Cell phone towers are down or out of power and some land line work for local calls only. I feel sure you will all hear from your friends and loved ones as soon as they are able to get somewhere to call you. Phones and power seem to be out in places from the the Texas line to Penasacola, Fl. Bogalusa is a small town now but has the biggest heart of any town I have ever known and will recover and once again be a beautiful, peaceful area.

[Alma Gomez]

I am trying to find my uncle Melchor Aguilar(Mel), aunt Amelia(Nely)Torrez De Aguilar, and their daughters Melissa & Elizabeth(Lissy) Aguilar. They're from Laredo, TX. but they live in Bogalusa, LA their address 818W 10th, Bogalusa, LA 70427. I really need to know if they are ok. If anyone has information, please e-mail me perez0917@globalnet.com or call 956-206-9208.

[Viola Gabriel]

I am looking for news of my sisters, Yvonne Polk, and Selma Roach, who live at: 630 G St., Bogalusa. They do not have email, but anyone knowing how they are, and how their home is, please call me or send email. Phone: (541)928-6451 or cell phone(541)914-3528, and or email: viola_gabriel@yahoo.com. Thanks for your consideration, Vi Gabriel in Albany, Or.

[Justine Nelson]

I am searching for my Father and Stepmom, Carroll and Carolyn Hatfield, they are from Carriere, MS. But went to stay with friends in Bogalusa, LA. I have heard nothing from them since Sunday morning when they were boarding up their home. I don't even know for sure that they were able to get out of Carriere. All the news casts keep focusing on New Orleans, so the not realize there are other communities out there that have been devestated as well by Hurricane Katrina. Any and all help would be greatly appreciated. Please e-mail me at
nelson73096@sbcglobal.net God Bless All

[Cheri Rose]

Desperate for any information concerning the community outside of Bogalusa called "Rio". I have a cousin there, James Willis and an uncle, Harold Chol. Have not heard any word on this community at all.

[Becky Reynolds Bohot]

Looking for Angelo & Maudine Pepe, they live at 21394 Highway 436. They will know me as Jim Reynolds' daughter. Want to know if they are ok. Please anyone who know them please let me know.

[Wilma Cornish]

I am looking for Julius Bolton, of Bogalusa, Louisiana. Julius is currently living in Covington Louisiana. Julius is my brother. I have not heard from him since the hurricane. If you have any whereabouts of him please email me!

[Bobbie Tomlinson]

My brother, Lyn Bradshaw, and his wife Chris live in Bogalusa, LA. The family has been trying to contact them for the past week, but of course with phone lines and cell towers down or out of service, we have been unsuccessful. Chris is disabled so we are very concerned about the lack of power, etc. Their address is: 63111 Northwood Dr. If you have any information, please e-mail me. Thanks

[kenneth mcveigh]

i am looking for tony and linda kalinauskas they lived in bogalusa we have not heard nothing from them

[Beth Curik]

My mother is worried about her friend that she cannot get in touch with. Her name is Tommie Lea, she is around 80 and lived in Angie, but still had a house in Bogalusa. Can anyone tell us if she is OK?

[Amy Smith]

I am looking for my friend Paula Franklin-Byrd. She, her husband Joel, and their baby girl live in Bogalusal, LA. If anyone has any information concerning them, please contact me.

[EZEUDELE]

GUYS I DON'T LAND HEREOOOOOOO