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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.

Not even airplanes can land or take off due to flooding of New Orleans' major airport

Floodwaters submerge an airport runway, with a red approach light structure standing partially underwater in the foreground and a tree line visible in the distance under an overcast sky.

Not even airplanes can land or take off due to flooding of New Orleans' major airport

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Item 42079

flooding
moisant airport
new orleans airport

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“Not even airplanes can land or take off due to flooding of New Orleans' major airport,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/42079.

Not even airplanes can land or take off due to flooding of New Orleans' major airport

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