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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.

The waterline in this neighborhood was more than 10 feet!

Flood-damaged brick house at 1416 with a search-and-rescue marking "9-16 CAG" spray-painted on the front window; the porch holds mismatched chairs, an American flag, and debris-covered ground.

Collection

Metairie and New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina - 10.23.05

The waterline in this neighborhood was more than 10 feet!

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Citation

“The waterline in this neighborhood was more than 10 feet!,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/3476.