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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.

Power poles snapped along Hayne Blvd when the powerful winds blew in off of Lake…

A broken utility pole leans against the side of a white multi-story building, with transformers and crossarms tilted at an angle; a second intact pole stands nearby amid power lines.

Collection

Ten Weeks after Katrina - 11.07.05

Power poles snapped along Hayne Blvd when the powerful winds blew in off of Lake Pontchartrain.

Original title

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Citation

“Power poles snapped along Hayne Blvd when the powerful winds blew in off of Lake…,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/3678.