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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.

St. Francis of Assisi Church, along St. Charles Ave., suffered roof damage.

Gothic-style stone church with a large tarp covering a damaged roof section, flanked by trees and hedges, with storm debris piled near the sidewalk in front.

Collection

Ten Weeks after Katrina - 11.07.05

St. Francis of Assisi Church, along St. Charles Ave., suffered roof damage.

Original title

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Citation

“St. Francis of Assisi Church, along St. Charles Ave., suffered roof damage.,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/3692.