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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.

Pre-Katrina, Mother's restaurant. Great Po-Boys. Mardi Gras New Orleans 2005.

Interior of Mother's Restaurant with a line of customers waiting near the counter, a chalkboard Sunday menu, and wall photos and signage, including one reading "Mother's Next Door."

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Do You Know What it Means

Pre-Katrina, Mother's restaurant. Great Po-Boys. Mardi Gras New Orleans 2005.

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Item 15137

mardi gras

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“Pre-Katrina, Mother's restaurant. Great Po-Boys. Mardi Gras New Orleans 2005.,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/15137.

Pre-Katrina, Mother's restaurant. Great Po-Boys. Mardi Gras New Orleans 2005.

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