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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 old house stands for the next big storm.

A white building numbered 2682 with a carport supported by stone-textured columns, one marked with red spray-painted search-and-rescue symbols including a date notation, reflecting storm damage assessment markings.

Collection

Metairie and New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina - 10.23.05

The old house stands for the next big storm.

Original title

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Citation

“The old house stands for the next big storm.,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/3523.