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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.

School at Port Sulphur LA.jpgsatellite

Aerial view of a storm-damaged school complex with roofs torn off buildings, surrounded by debris-strewn streets, flattened trees, and scattered wreckage from hurricane destruction.

Collection

Joint Task Force Pelican Photographs

Citation

“School at Port Sulphur LA.jpgsatellite,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/21896.