Some came seeking help with specific problems they are encountering with city bureaucracy, others for general information about the status of New Orleans' post-Katrina recovery. But just as many seemed in search of comfort and reassurance or a place to vent their anger at perceived injustices in the way the city is struggling back from a catastrophic hurricane. "I lost my dignity," one man said in denouncing what he called insultingly low wages being offered local workers by some contractors. "How do I get it back?" Whether in search of information or group therapy, hundreds of people crowded into a...
