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Collecting and Preserving the Stories of Katrina and Rita

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.

Rouen Street, Terrebonne Parish, near Chauvin, La

Floodwater surrounds a house and small boat behind a chain-link fence, with a hand-lettered "Boat Launch Free" sign and a "We Want Water Free" sticker attached to the fence.

Collection

Smithsonian National Museum of American History Hurricane Katrina Photos

Rouen Street, Terrebonne Parish, near Chauvin, La

Original title

2005-27863.jpg (Object)

Citation

“Rouen Street, Terrebonne Parish, near Chauvin, La,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/1395.