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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.

Approaching Levee Break

A damaged boat sits amid storm debris and fallen signage in front of a storm-damaged building with a torn roof; a sign on the building reads "Mon-Sat 7AM-6PM."

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Citation

“Approaching Levee Break,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/27310.