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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.

One year after Rita hit.

Damaged single-story house with a rusted metal roof sits off its foundation, surrounded by overgrown grass, trees, and scattered debris in the yard.

A home sits on the ground off of its blocks almost one year after hurricane Rita hit South-West Louisiana.

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“One year after Rita hit.,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/27353.

One year after Rita hit.

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