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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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When hurricane Katrina hit I was a sophomore at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, LA. Having been born and raised in New Orleans, I did not consider hurricanes to be a big deal. For me hurricanes just meant…

I like many others lost my home and everything else in Hurricane Katrina. My family and i headed to Florida when it was time to evacuate. We ended up staying at a motle in Panama City for awhile. Once we were faced with…

October, 2005\r\n\r\nThe Evacuation\r\n\r\nWhen Hurricane Katrina entered the gulf, I figured it would be another one of those useless evacuations, so I just waited. The thing wasn\'t going away though, so we planned to…

Radio Station, 99.5 mornings\r\n\"All the rides at Six Flags are water rides. . .\"\r\n\r\n\"Now all of New Orleans smells like Bourbon Street. . . \"\r\n\r\n\"Katrina took your job, your house, and your car. Its the…

Seen on the way to work in a destroyed yard--\"Garden of the Week\" sign on a very dishevelled plot of land

1. Here is an example of some of the post-Katrina excitement brought about by the Saints win against the Vikings for a chance to win \"The Big Game.\" There are many little diddys like this, the priest at CCRNO at…

Katrina Joke:\r\n\r\nHave you heard what they are going to do with the Superdome? \r\n\r\nCover it in blue tarp and call it the FEMA Dome.

Katrina Joke:\r\n\r\nDuring the Hurrican Katrina press conferences, a reporter slipped in a question, \"Mr. President, how do you feel about Roe vs. Wade?\" The president responded, \"I don\'t care how they get out of…

After the Saint\'s big win, my mother-in-law was so excited she sent this text message: Who Dat? GOD DAT! Without HIM we couldn\'t do it. Isn\'t HE AWESOME! Praise GOD! This is the best thing to happen to us since…

My parents\' home in Metairie, the weekend before major construction would begin to repair and renovate the home after Katrina. It has taken four and one-half long years due to numerous delays with the parish government…