The Louisiana Housing Finance Agency approved a final

The Louisiana Housing Finance Agency approved a final contract proposal in late September for a consortium that plans to build more than 530 Louisiana Cottages and “Carpet Cottages” in locations devastated by the hurricanes of 2005. The New Orleans Times-Picayune said a $59.8 million construction budget is to be managed by Cypress Realty Partners, which will subcontract with Lowe’s, the Shaw Group, and Duany Plater-Zyberk & Co.