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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.

Online Image Contribution, Hurricane Digital Memory Bank

A statue of a soldier stands before Johnson Bayou School, its red roof and beige exterior visible, with a flagpole flying the American flag at half-staff above another flag.

Johnson's Bayou, LA school remains closed as of February 12, 2006 from damage from Hurricane Rita. The few returning students attend school in other parts of Cameron Parish.

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“Online Image Contribution, Hurricane Digital Memory Bank,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/1846.

Online Image Contribution, Hurricane Digital Memory Bank

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