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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.

Aerial shot of destroyed twin span

Aerial view of a long bridge spanning open water with sections of its roadway missing or collapsed, surrounded by low-lying marshland and scattered buildings along the shoreline.

Bridge connecting South Shore and North Shore destroyed by Hurricane Katrina

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“Aerial shot of destroyed twin span,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/34415.

Aerial shot of destroyed twin span

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