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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.

Bayou filled with debris after the storm

Bayou choked with storm debris—scattered lumber, boat hulls, and wreckage—beneath raised waterfront houses, with a small white motorboat floating amid the wreckage.

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Northshore Beach

This was taken right after the storm, you could have walked on water with all the debris that was floating behind all the homes.

Slidell
debbie drive
jacqueline ct
leggio photos
liz ashe havrilla
lizashehavrilla
north shore beach

Citation

“Bayou filled with debris after the storm,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/34506.

Bayou filled with debris after the storm

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