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If you needed another sign that felines are destined to take over, you got one Monday morning. Entergy says a cat got into a substation that feeds Mid-City, Central City, Uptown and the CBD, cutting electricity to thousands of customers and disabling traffic signals during the morning commute. Cats typically don't survive such encounters with high voltage, according to Entergy, but we know others are out there -- planning, scheming, waiting for the right moment. (iStock photo)

Watching, but not worrying: Florence still has our full attention, as its flood victims are not out of the woods yet. Meanwhile, what's left of Isaac currently has a low chance of development in the eastern Caribbean. We're not letting our guard down yet.

Ending on a sour note: Fans of the Jazz in the Park evening concerts in Armstrong Park from 2012 to 2018 will be disappointed to learn they are changing location and focus. They will be replaced by a ticketed series of classic R&B concerts by nationally known acts and moved to a local theater.

The outskirts of New Orleans have become a hot bed of illegal dumping. Tires, car parts, construction debris and other trash litter seldom-traveled streets and vacant lots, creating hazards for nearby residents. Videojournalist Aaron Miller and reporter Kevin Litten examine the uphill struggle to clean up these areas. Look for a feature story this afternoon at NOLA.com.

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Brett Kavanaugh's sexual assault accuser is willing to testify.
A UL-Lafayette research monkey is on the loose, perhaps working on its thesis.
An accused serial killer pleads not guilty to the murders of 3 New Orleans women.