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Fire investigators arrest woman for 2024 alleged arson

10 hours 10 minutes 9 seconds ago Tuesday, July 01 2025 Jul 1, 2025 July 01, 2025 12:42 PM July 01, 2025 in News
Source: WBRZ

BATON ROUGE - A woman was arrested almost a year after a fire was intentionally set to a sofa on a home's porch. 

The Baton Rouge Fire Department said investigators arrested Lucille Francois, 44, for simple arson and aggravated battery. 

On July 9, 2024, a fire was started on a sofa sitting on the port of a home on North 20th Street. Francois was identified as a potential suspect and was arrested Tuesday.

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