In addition to the human, financial and civic losses racked up by Hurricane Katrina, there is another lurking danger.

Authorities are warning people in the Gulf Coast they need to be on guard against identity theft.

There are things like Social Security cards, driver's licenses, credit cards and other personal documents literally floating around New Orleans and such documents are likely to be easy pickings for those up to no good.

An attorney with the Federal Trade Commission says so far there have been no identity theft complaints yet, but officials warn storm victims they should take steps to avoid falling victim to
identity theft.

Click Here For More Information On Identity Theft Prevention From The Federal Trade Commission

HOW YOU CAN HELP: HURRICANE ASSISTANCE WEB SITES

Click Here For Letter Of Hope Web Site To Send Letters To Displaced Hurricane Survivors

Click Here For More Information About Waco Shelter Plans And Resources

Click Here For More Information About Killeen Shelter Plans And Resources

Click Here For More Information About Temple Shelter Plans And Resources

Click Here For OneStar Foundation Web Site

Click Here For Habitat For Humanity Web Site

Click Here For Information On Disaster Relief Appeals From The Better Business Bureau

Click Here For Reports On National Charities From The Better Bureau’s Wise Giving Alliance

Click Here For Charity Tips From FEMA

Click Here For American Red Cross Web Site

Click Here For Salvation Army Web Site

Click Here For Second Harvest Web Site

Click Here For Bush-Clinton Katrina Fund Raising Campaign Web Site

Click Here For Catholic Charities Web Site

Click Here For Lutheran Disaster Response Web Site
Click Here For Lutheran Social Services Of The South Web Site

Click Here For National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster Web Site

Click Here For Louisiana Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Web Site

Click Here For United Methodist Committee On Relief

Click Here For Episcopal Relief & Development Web Site

Click Here For Information On Southern Baptist Relief Efforts

HURRICANE INFORMATION RESOURCES

Click Here For Texas Work Force Commission Web Site

Click Here For Hurricane Relief Information From U.S. Department Of Labor

Click Here For Texas Health And Human Services Commission Web Site

Click Here For Texas Education Agency Web Site

Click Here For GulfCoastPhotoFreeway.Com Missing Persons Web Site

Click Here For Katrina Shelter Web Site

Click Here For Missing Kids Web Site

Click Here For Hurricane Refugee Contact Web Site

Click Here For WWL-TV Survivors Web Forum

Click Here For Petfinder.Com to find temporary shelter for pets or to register description of missing pets

Click Here For National Hurricane Center Web Site

Click Here For National Weather Service Web Site

Click Here For Hydrologic Information Center For Information On River Flooding

Click Here For Federal Emergency Management Agency Web Site

Click Here For Louisiana Homeland Security Web Site

Click Here For City Of New Orleans Web Site

Click Here For Louisiana Governor’s Web Site

Click Here For State Of Mississippi Web Site

Click Here For Mississippi Emergency Management Web Site

Click Here For Alabama Governor’s Web Site