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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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While still teaching, Phil began to work as a songwriter for Popeye and Pals, a favorite children\'s show broadcast on WWL television for decades. During that time, somebody said: \"You know, Phil, you really don\'t…

Popeye and Pals

Data Protection Services is in the business of data security, so adequate planning for disaster is vital. Every geographic area has its drawbacks - for New Orleans it is hurricanes. In their ten years of operation, DPS…

Website describing how Data Protection Services survived the storm.

How the New Orleans…

My name is Marla Gaspard and a Hurricane Katrina survivor. I\'m glad I went through the storm and I believe that I have a better quality of life because of it. I lived in Kenner in a third story apartment. I left…

\"Death is Painted in Florescent on my Downtown Neighbor\'s Door\" is a song representing the heartache hundreds felt after returning to the Gulf Coast.

\"Death is Painted…

A humorous song with Sam Adams and Phil Melancon which they dedicated to the people of Chalmette, LA.

After graduating high school, Phil earned his undergraduate degree in Elementary Education. He taught in Jefferson Parish for twenty years. During that time he established Gifted and Talented programs in numerous…

Phil as a Teacher

An instrumental song Phil Melancon wrote for a documentary a few years ago.

Phil decided to stay during Katrina because he \"lived in Uptown, you know, it\'s high ground.\" He also felt like he needed to stay behind to watch over the condominiums he was managing at the time. So he stayed. …

The Neutral Ground Coffeehouse has been a permament establishment of New Orleans for over 30 years. It\'s largest attraction is live music, mostly acoustic, every night by new and veteran musicians. Many national and…