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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 downed utility pole leans at a steep angle over a fallen tree beside a road, with power lines sagging and a blue street sign visible in the background; timestamp reads 11:38AM.

This tree was located on the corner of Jefferson Hwy. and Mayo Ave. When they replaced this one pole, about 1/3 of Harahan regained power.

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“Online Image Contribution, Hurricane Digital Memory Bank,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/202.

Online Image Contribution, Hurricane Digital Memory Bank

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