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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.

Items tagged “Paradese” (1 total)

Parade participants in red and gold costumes, including large feathered headdresses, march in a New Orleans second line, with onlookers and trees lining the street behind them.

\"Second line\" is a tradition in brass band parades in New Orleans, Louisiana. The…