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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.

Rita photos of Cameron Parish, LA

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Aerial view of a devastated rural landscape with barren, debris-strewn ground, stripped and broken trees, scattered foundations where structures once stood, and emergency vehicles lined up along a road.

Aerial view of a devastated rural landscape with barren, debris-strewn ground, stripped…

Aerial view of a devastated residential neighborhood with most homes reduced to concrete slabs and skeletal frames, scattered debris, and scorched, leafless trees lining a grid of streets.

Aerial view of a devastated residential neighborhood with most homes reduced to concrete…

Aerial view of a flattened residential or commercial area with only concrete foundations remaining, debris scattered across adjacent fields, and a two-lane road running through the devastated site.

Aerial view of a flattened residential or commercial area with only concrete foundations…

Aerial view of a narrow barrier beach separating the ocean from an inland lagoon, with scattered debris visible along the sandy strip between the shoreline and marshy wetlands.

Aerial view of a narrow barrier beach separating the ocean from an inland lagoon, with…

Aerial view of a coastal barrier strip with a sandy beach along the ocean, a narrow road and channel cutting through marshland, and scattered ponds and open water extending inland.

Aerial view of a coastal barrier strip with a sandy beach along the ocean, a narrow road…