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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.

Workers will probably be collecting debris like this for many, many more months.

Massive pile of hurricane debris behind a traffic light and street signs reading "To Causeway Blvd," "One Way," and "Begin Bike Route," with a roadside "Gentle Interior Removal" sign in the foreground.

Collection

Metairie and New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina - 10.23.05

Workers will probably be collecting debris like this for many, many more months.

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Citation

“Workers will probably be collecting debris like this for many, many more months.,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/3567.