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Hurricane Archive

Collecting and Preserving the Stories of Katrina and Rita

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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.

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Elementary schools resumed locally again today. Many of the hundreds of displaced school children found themselves back in the classroom as well. \r\n\r\nThe national news reported that one christian school is going to…

Kaye\'s Hurricane…

In a broadcast e-mail, the Provost tells all faculty & staff:\r\n\r\nAs of early this afternoon, the University has admitted 2771 new students from hurricane-affected areas. Of that number, 2168 have already been routed…

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Is anyone surprised by this NOLA.com report\r\nFloodwaters in New Orleans contain levels of sewage-related bacteria that are at least 10 times higher than acceptable safety limits\r\n\r\nThe article continues by…

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I\'m not one to go endorsing or promoting particular companies unless I can personally vouch that what I am posting is legit. Even so, I got an e-mail this afternoon about Pfizer\'s emergency relief to evacuees who are…

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What do you think happens when a city\'s population doubles to just under 1 million in a week? Add some stress to the mix.\r\n\r\nAhh - you have a whole bunch of \"colds\" going around. I didn\'t get much done yesterday…

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New Orleanian Joshua Cousin survived Hurricane Katrina & is now blogging at the Houston Astromdome (via Dave Winer). How is it possible? He explains:\r\nThere is an area called ACT Canter (Astrodome Community Technology…

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Well, we are bracing for another major hurricane in what I\'ve heard is being called the \"ghost coast.\" \r\n\r\nIt is raining (pouring is a more accurate description) & winds are already picking up - even though the…

Kaye\'s Hurricane…

This is no longer the hurricane Katrina blog, as I\'ll be blogging Rita. Let\'s just make it simple & note the new name is \"Kaye\'s Hurricane Blog.\"\r\n\r\nThanks for reading.

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LSU announced that classes for Monday are cancelled, due to the the imminent clean-up efforts that will surely be underway after Hurricane Rita roars through Baton Rouge. \r\n\r\nThe missed day of class will be made up…

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Looking at the news & the weather map - you would think Baton Rouge is being slammed right now. Not so. \r\n\r\nA quick look out my window finds a bright sky (brightest I\'ve seen it all day - even though it will start…

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