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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.

Tidal surge debris at Pontchartrain and Spartan in Slidell, LA.

Vast field of storm debris—splintered wood, lumber, and household wreckage—spreads across the landscape at Pontchartrain and Spartan in Slidell, LA, with a partially collapsed house visible in the distance.

Tidal surge debris at Pontchartrain and Spartan in Slidell, LA.

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“Tidal surge debris at Pontchartrain and Spartan in Slidell, LA.,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/26421.

Tidal surge debris at Pontchartrain and Spartan in Slidell, LA.

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