Of Louisiana’s 42 district attorneys, Hillar Moore oversees the most populous jurisdiction — East Baton Rouge Parish.
While offices in Orleans and Jefferson parishes with more funding are prosecuting fewer violent crimes like murder than in previous years, Moore’s office has moved in the opposite direction, he says.
Caseloads for his prosecutors were steadily growing, he said. Then, in November, as parish government faced a $40 million budget cut, it approved a budget that fell short of his request for the third time in the past five years…