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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 sides of the UNO Lakefront Arena were ripped by Katrina's winds.

Damaged arena exterior with torn metal siding and exposed roof trusses, seen behind a chain-link fence, trees, and light poles under a clear blue sky.

Collection

Metairie and New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina - 10.23.05

The sides of the UNO Lakefront Arena were ripped by Katrina's winds.

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Citation

“The sides of the UNO Lakefront Arena were ripped by Katrina's winds.,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/3502.