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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.

Lake Cataouatche

Aerial satellite view labeled "Project Site & Borrow Pit," showing a residential subdivision, roads, a golf course, agricultural fields, and surrounding wetlands enclosed by a levee near a river bend.

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Citation

“Lake Cataouatche,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/34954.