Machpi will be posting as long as there is power and internet. Check his "before" pictures. He is right in the middel of it at Long Beach, MS.
More pictures can be found on Flickr.
The old media outlets also have weblogs. CNN has Miles O'Brien's hurricane blog. The USA Today Blog doesn't work to well in Firefox, but at least you can read the text.
To donate to refugees, here’s a link to the American Red Cross.
I am an American, and proud of it.
We do help the whole world, and there are other rich countries we have helped.
It is just the humain thing to do.
Thank you for your compassion to our people in need.