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.
This video was shot about 6 weeks after the storm hit. The entire parish was flooded with most parts receiving 6 to 24 feet of water.
This video was brought before congress, by local levee board directors. Requests for its use has come from
LSU Deans office
The United Way
General Electric
Countless Churches and Relief Organizations