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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.

\"FEMA Help Desk\" signage, Lakeview/New Orleans, December 2005

Hand-painted sign reading "FEMA HELP DESK, THE ANSWER IS NO!" stands amid storm debris, furniture, and a scarecrow-like figure outside a damaged blue house at 131, Lakeview, New Orleans.

Collection

Katrina

"FEMA Help Desk" signage, Lakeview/New Orleans, December 2005

Original title

20051201_MG_9058.jpg

Citation

“\"FEMA Help Desk\" signage, Lakeview/New Orleans, December 2005,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/2568.