The Associated Press -- via USA Today -- has an inspirational story on shelter magazines and other media outlets, for example the This Old House TV show, that are still pursuing stories from Katrina-rocked New Orleans. From the article:

''Editor Eleanor Griffin worried about 'Katrina fatigue' among her nearly 4 million readers when she devoted much of her magazine's October edition to New Orleans' comeback, more than two years after the devastating hurricane.

''But her gut instinct in continuing to tell the story paid off, she says -- and gave Cottage Living its best-received issue last year.

''...For shelter magazines, used to showcasing more aspirational living and architecture, this phase of the recovery seemed a logical fit. In addition to telling very New Orleans-centric stories -- the challenges of rebuilding in a largely wiped out neighborhood, for example -- there have also been practical tips for homeowners in other parts of the country, such as how to duplicate the look of a renovated room or how to get rid of mold.''

The article also mentions features on New Orleans by This Old House magazine, which has run a ''New Orleans Rebuilds'' house in the December 2007, January/February 2008, March 2008 and April 2008 issues. Also mentioned in the article is W magazine, which ran a magnificent 60-page Bruce Weber photo spread in its April 2008.
We cannot fail to note that 65 or so of Hearst Magazine editors and executives spent a ''Spring Break'' week in New Orleans rebuilding a Hurricane Katrina-ravaged home in the Lower Ninth Ward in April 2007.

(image via Nicole Hendrick, Cottage Living/AP)