Hurricane Katrina Relief Efforts - Useful Links

Transportation-Related Useful Links

• Hurricane Katrina FAQ

• Status of Transportation Systems in Hurricane Katrina Affected Areas

• DOT Order 2005-9-2: Order Granting Emergency Exemption (PDF - 31KB)

• DOT Order 2005-9-1: Order Granting Emergency Relief (PDF - 25KB)

• FAA flight restrictions

• FAA Airport Status

• FHWA Obtaining an Oversize or Overweight Permit

• FHWA - Roadway Information Related to Katrina

• FMCSA - Declaration of Public Emergency

• MARAD - Activation of six ready reserve fleet vessels to support recovery efforts

• PHMSA's Response to Hurricane Katrina

  • PHMSA's Emergency Exemptions Supporting Katrina Relief Efforts

• AMTRAK (Modified Service Alert - Gulf Coast - a news alert)

What Your Government Is Doing to Help

• The White House

• Department of Homeland Security

• National Response Plan

• Disaster Help

• United States Coast Guard

• Department of Health and Human Services

• Hurricane Katrina - Business Involvement in Recovery

• USA.gov - Hurricane Recovery

• Register for FEMA's Hurricane Katrina Individual Relief:
  - 1-800-621-FEMA (3362)
  - TTY 1-800-462-7585 (speech & hearing impaired)

State Government Useful Links

• State of Louisiana

• State of Mississippi

• State of Alabama

• State of Florida

• State of Georgia

• State of North Carolina

• State of South Carolina

• State of Texas

Other Important Links

• How You Can Help (Donations)

• Finding Loved Ones

• U.S. Postal Service message: "The Postal Service is still asking employees, customers and the media to get this important message out to as many people as possible - ask evacuees to file a change of address (COA) and ask displaced employees to contact us at 1-877-477-3273 and let us know how they are and where they are. It's important to them - and they're important to us."