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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.

Remnants of Captain's Bar, Lake Catherine/Louisiana, November 2005

Debris field with scattered cinder blocks, a toilet, folding chairs, and bottles surrounding a hand-lettered sign reading "Rebuild Captain's Bar A.S.A.P." amid storm-damaged trees and buildings.

Collection

Katrina

Remnants of Captain's Bar, Lake Catherine/Louisiana, November 2005

Original title

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Citation

“Remnants of Captain's Bar, Lake Catherine/Louisiana, November 2005,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/2509.