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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.

Residents at Franklin and Acacia send a message to Nagin and Gentilllians.

Damaged two-story house with a hand-painted banner reading "NO VEGAS, MAYOR NAGIN! C'MON, GENTILLY - YA'LL REBUILD! (CHER)" hung on its screened porch, with storm debris and broken furniture piled outside.

Collection

Metairie and New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina - 10.23.05

Residents at Franklin and Acacia send a message to Nagin and Gentilllians.

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Citation

“Residents at Franklin and Acacia send a message to Nagin and Gentilllians.,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/3525.