The Librarians’ Index to the Internet has put together a terrific web resource center for Hurricane Katrina-related information, including information on volunteer opportunities, legal matters, displaced students, charitable giving, animal rescue, missing persons, temporary housing, flood control, levee management, gas prices, environmental factors, news sites, maps and images, and much more. Moreover, LII.org continually updates their webpages, so check back from time-to-time to review the resources added to the Hurricane Katrina webpage.
Man, those librarians sure can organize, eh? ;^)

It’s not everyone who can make this type of contribution to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort:

Greg Norman is lending his personal helicopter to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort, just as he did after last year’s destructive hurricane season.
Norman sent the helicopter to the greater Louisiana area Friday, and said it will remain in service for as long as a month. His pilot, Gary Hogan, will fly medical supplies and other items into the region.
“Our thoughts and feelings go out to everyone over there,” Norman said.
Norman’s estate on Jupiter Island, about 90 miles north of Miami, was damaged by hurricanes Frances and Jeanne last year. He lent his helicopter – which can carry about 1,000 pounds of supplies and shuttle small groups of patients and medics – to the recovery effort.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency contacted the helicopter’s manufacturer in recent days seeking help, and word eventually got to Norman. FEMA will coordinate Hogan’s flights and supply fuel.
“They need as much airlift as they can get,” Norman said.