Times-Picayune Evacuates as Flood Waters Rise

Posted on August 30, 2005

The Times-Picayune, which has been doing a great job of reporting the incredible disaster that has struck New Orleans, LA through news and blogs is now evacuating their building as flood waters continue to rise. Reports indicate that nearly 80% of the city is flooded. The Times-Picayune posted in their blog that they are evacuating and will try to continue the news and blog from a safer area.

Water continues to rise around our building, as it is throughout the region. We want to evaucate our employees and families while we are still able to safely leave our building.
Our plan is to head across the Mississippi River on the Pontchartrain Expressway to the west bank of New Orleans and Jefferson Parish. From there, we'll try to head to Houma.
Our plan, obviously, is to resume providing news to our readers ASAP. Please refer back to this site for continuing information as soon as we are able to provide it.

The WWL also has an excellent blog. And the WWL blogged that their WWL-TV studios are also evacuating. They write, "WWL-TV studios are being evacuated as rising water is coming into the station. The French Quarter is taking on water and water is expected to rise in the city for the next few days."

WDSU also has a blog with news and information.