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Collecting and Preserving the Stories of Katrina and Rita

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The Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media (CHNM) at George Mason University and the University of New Orleans organized the Hurricane Digital Memory Bank (HDMB) in 2005 in partnership with many national and Gulf Coast area organizations and individuals. HDMB was awarded the Award of Merit for Leadership in History, and is the largest free public archive of Katrina and Rita with over 25,000 items in the collection. Read More.

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\r\nThe Raw Truth: Louisiana\'s Oyster Industry and the Rebuilding\r\nDirector: Charlie Brown\r\nDuration: 12:12\r\n\r\nBefore the 2005 hurricanes, Louisiana harvested almost 40 percent of the nation\'s oysters: 750…

The Raw Truth.mp4

Restoring New Orleans Restaurants\r\n\r\nDirector: David Aman\r\n\r\nDuration: 07:00\r\nNew Orleans is world famous for its music, architecture, diversity and, perhaps most of all, its food. This documentary portrays the…

RestNORest.mp4

Post Katrina Mardi Gras 2006 \r\nDirectors: Todd Volz and Eric Laws\r\nDuration: 07:30\r\n\r\nMardi Gras is a tradition in which New Orleanians of all shapes, colors and walks of life come together as a community to…

PKMG2006.mp4

NOLA Shop Talk\r\nDirector: Todd Voltz/Eric Laws\r\n\r\nNOLA Shop Talk is a brief look at trials and tribulations endured by small business owners in New Orleans following the disasters caused by Hurricanes Katrina and…

NOLA Shop Talk.mp4

New Orleans Media Speaks About Hurricane Katrina\r\n\r\nDirector: Jeremy Campbell\r\n\r\nDuration: 04:42\r\n\r\nDisasters like Hurricane Katrina can make a journalist\'s career... but when the story is about your own…

Media On Katrina.mp4

L\'esprit du coeur\r\nDirector: Kimberly Gibbs\r\nDuration: 06:50\r\n\r\nThere was an article from Slate.com posted on Sept. 22, 2005 stating whether the country should spend 200 billion dollars on rebuilding New Orleans…

Leprit du coeur.mov

Krew Du Who?\r\nDirector: Rebecca Stevenson\r\nDuration: 06:08\r\n\r\nMany people choose to live, work and play in New Orleans because of the diversity of people and a culture that celebrates life. Mardi Gras is a…

KrewDuWho.mp4

\r\n2 Days In New Orleans\r\nDirector: Jason Vowell\r\n\r\nDuration: 07:54\r\nThis short attempts a non-biased look at post Katrina New Orleans by interviewing a diverse group of New Orleanians over one weekend. The…

2days.mov

Elizabeth Schexnyder shot this 15 minute video on October 5, 2006 as she accompanied Steven Singerman in search of his missing boat. Delacroix is an Islenos settlement on Bayou Terre-Aux Boeufs in St. Bernard Parish.…

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