Katrina spawns cottage industry

Hurricane Katrina has spawned a real cottage industry, catering to the tens of thousands of families still crammed in government-issued trailers 10 months after the storm.

Teams of architects and builders are racing to design, construct and sell creations like the "Katrina Cottage" and "Coastal Cabana," billed as comfortable, durable and affordable alternatives to the flimsy trailers furnished by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Congress also joined the fray earlier this month, earmarking $400 million for a pilot program that could move thousands of FEMA trailer occupants into cottages.

from the AP via the Seattle Post=Intelligencer