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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.

Mud flow from London Avenue Canal levee breach, New Orleans, December 2005

Thick layers of dried mud bury a house and yard, with debris including bent metal railings, scattered boards, and dead shrubs in the foreground.

Collection

Katrina

Mud flow from London Avenue Canal levee breach, New Orleans, December 2005

Original title

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Citation

“Mud flow from London Avenue Canal levee breach, New Orleans, December 2005,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/2586.