One development in the wake of Hurricane Katrina was the creation of “Katrina cottages” — cheap, easy-to-build housing intended to be a viable, attractive alternative to FEMA trailers as a form of post-disaster housing.
There have actually been problems with coastal Mississippi towns not wanting the cottages because they’re “too nice”.
Well, they’re so nice that apparently Lowes is selling blueprints to various models of Katrina cottages for $700 per set of 6 (waived, if you buy construction supplies from Lowes).
