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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.

Boat grounded along Highway 433, Slidell/Louisiana, November 2005

A weathered white boat named "Brandy Lynn" sits grounded beside a road, spray-painted with "DO NOT DESTROY 504-606-6350" on its hull, a bare tree and water visible behind it.

Collection

Katrina

Boat grounded along Highway 433, Slidell/Louisiana, November 2005

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Citation

“Boat grounded along Highway 433, Slidell/Louisiana, November 2005,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/2504.