Media Advisory, Under Secretary Of Homeland Security To Brief On Hurricane Katrina Response Operations
BATON ROUGE, LA - Michael D. Brown, Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Emergency Preparedness and Response and head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, will join Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco and U.S. Senators Mary Landrieu and David Vitter on Monday, August 29, 2005, at a media briefing to provide an update on Hurricane Katrina response operations.
WHO: Michael D. Brown, Under Secretary of Homeland Security
Louisiana Governor Kathleen Babineaux Blanco
U.S. Senator Mary Landrieu
U.S. Senator David Vitter
WHERE: Louisiana State EOC Media Room
7667 Independence Boulevard
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
WHEN: 3:30 p.m. CDT/4:30 p.m. EDT
The press briefing will be fed live via satellite uplink, with the feed window opening at 3:15 p.m. CDT/4:15 p.m. EDT. Satellite coordinates are Galaxy 3C (at 95° West), Analog Ku - Transponder 12, Downlink: 11930 Horizontal.
Those who cannot attend the news conference may listen in by telephone starting at 3:15 pm CDT. To connect to the audio feed, call 1-800-320-4330 and enter pin 051397#. Please note that this is a listen-only line, and callers will not be able to submit questions to participants.
Requests for interviews with Under Secretary Brown should be submitted to FEMA News Desk at (202) 646-4600.
Hurricane, Tropical Storm Real Time Loop This loop intended for informational purposes only! For Emergency situations, please refer to your local Emergency Management Office
 | Residents are bringing their belongings and lining up to get into the Superdome which has been opened as a hurricane shelter in advance of hurricane Katrina. Most residents have evacuated the city and those left behind do not have transportation or have special needs. Marty Bahamonde/FEMA |
 | FEMA employee loads supplies in a FEMA trailer in anticipation of the possible arrival of Hurricane Katrina. Nicolas Britto/FEMA |
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