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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.

School Bus smashed by a barge at the site of the levee break in the 9th ward November 2005

A crumpled yellow school bus with its stop sign extended sits crushed against a massive rusted barge hull, surrounded by muddy debris and standing water, with a "No Dumping, $500 Fine" sign nearby.

School Bus smashed by a barge at the site of the levee break in the 9th ward

November 2005

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Item 32381

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“School Bus smashed by a barge at the site of the levee break in the 9th ward November 2005,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/32381.

School Bus smashed by a barge at the site of the levee break in the 9th ward November 2005

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