 Too many cases, not enough staff: At the start of September, East Baton Rouge District Attorney Hillar Moore's office had nearly 15,000 active cases.It's a large load for his 65 or so attorneys, Moore said. But there is no money to hire more, and he struggles to hold onto the talent he has due to the relatively low salaries his office is able to pay. Calling his office "historically underfunded," Moore said it is time to consider options to increase funding — like a voter-approved property tax or help from the state Legislature. Read the full story.
Stopping the salt: Work has begun on an underwater levee to block salt water advancing up the Mississippi River and threatening southeast Louisiana drinking water supplies for the third year in a row, the Army Corps of Engineers announced Monday. Read the latest.
Also: A rare astronomical event will soon illuminate the Louisiana night sky as the harvest moon bids farewell to summer. Read more about when to see the super-sized harvest moon. | 
