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.
Eva & Jimmy Dow:\r\n\r\nFrank and Bessie Vachata dressed as skunks for Mardi Gras, 1963; house located on 74 Plauch Street in Chalmette, LA.