If you had lost relatives and/or friends in the area that was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina, have they been located and are they safe?

You can also register at these locations to find someone:

FEMA
http://www.fema.gov/register.shtm

U.S. Coast Guard
http://homeport.uscg.mil/mycg/portal/ep/home.do

Salvation Army
http://www.tsasw.org/qso/healthandwelfare.asp