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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.

West End Lakeshore Park Lakeshore, New Orleans, LA

Storm-damaged building with its ground floor torn open, exposing debris beneath an elevated upper story with balconies; an American flag flies from a pole above the wreckage.

West End Lakeshore Park Lakeshore, New Orleans, LA

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Citation

“West End Lakeshore Park Lakeshore, New Orleans, LA,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/28601.