[StBernard] LRA, Duany Unveil Katrina Cottage Tomorrow

[Westley Annis]

I don't know what this thing is going to look like, but unless the first
floor of living quarters is at least 12 feet off the ground it will be a
complete waste of time and money to build one.

John


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> LRA, Duany Unveil Katrina Cottage Tomorrow

>

> Affordable Housing Prototype designed for Mississippi comes to South

> Louisiana

>

> Chalmette, La. - The Louisiana Recovery Authority (LRA) and Andres Duany,

of

> Duany Plater-Zyberk (DPZ) Architects and Town Planners will unveil Katrina

> Cottage II at a press conference on Wednesday, March 22, 2006 at 4:00 p.m.

> This press conference will be held in front of the Katrina Cottage II,

which

> is located in the parking lot of the Wal-Mart on Judge Perez Drive in

> Chalmette, across from the St. Bernard Parish Government Complex.

>

> The LRA and Duany worked with local leaders and citizens to gather input

for

> the long-term building plan for the area. The Katrina Cottage concept is

> just one component of an expanding package of ideas emerging from the

> "charrettes."

>

> What: Press conference and unveiling of the Katrina Cottage prototype for

> South Louisiana.

>

> When: Wednesday, March 22, 2006 at 4:00 p.m.

> Visit www.louisianaspeaks.org <http://www.louisianaspeaks.org>  for a

> detailed schedule of events.

>

> Where: Wal-Mart parking lot in Chalmette, LA

> Located across from the St. Bernard Parish Government Complex

> 8201 Judge Perez Drive, Chalmette, LA

>

> For further information on the charrettes, visit the website at

> www.louisianaspeaks.org or the Louisiana Recovery Authority website at

> www.lra.louisiana.gov .

>

> Hurricanes Katrina and Rita devastated South Louisiana, destroying more

than

> 200,000 homes and 18,000 businesses and inflicting about $25 billion in

> insured losses.

>

> The LRA is a 26-member body appointed by Governor Kathleen Babineaux

Blanco

> to identify and prioritize short- and long-term needs of the recovery. It

> will seek out and value local input as it plans and implements the

recovery.

>

>

> The LRA is supported by the LRA Support Foundation, a private, nonprofit

> organization that has raised private funds to secure the current team of

> world-renowned planners and experts who are responsible for developing

plans

> for rebuilding South Louisiana.

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