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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.

Heavy Abstract Flood Line

Weathered wooden siding with a rusted metal patch and shuttered window, showing a faded horizontal flood line; torn cardboard and yellow insulation wrapping litter the ground below.

Dixie Brewery New Orleans, Louisiana

the day before the 2nd Anniversary to Hurricane Katrina

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Citation

“Heavy Abstract Flood Line,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/33232.