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• Suspect linked to Kleinpeter Road arson fire arrested

  November 16, 2021 9:13 AM

  BATON ROUGE - A man tied to a house fire at 6139 Kleinpeter Road has been arrested on arson charges, according to the Baton Rouge Fire Department. A Tuesday news release says 31-year-old Keith Wilson was accused of setting fire to a vacant home and causing an estimated $10,000... more »

• Sunset authorities: Woman allegedly set fire to family member's home on Christmas Day

  December 30, 2020 8:17 AM

  SUNSET - A woman has been arrested following an investigation into an intentionally set fire in Sunset, according to KATC . The news outlet says the Louisiana State Fire Marshal's office is assisting the Sunset Fire and Police departments in the investigation of a fire that was set on... more »

• Alleged arsonist accused of starting dumpster fire in Baton Rouge

  October 19, 2020 9:43 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Authorities have arrested a man accused of setting fire to a dumpster earlier this year. The Baton Rouge Fire Department announced the arrest of Shay Michaelson, 42, Monday. Michaelson is tied to multiple incidents of arson that were reported in the Florida Boulevard and Wooddale Boulevard... more »

• Authorities announce arrest of man wanted for arson

  January 16, 2020 9:23 AM

  HAMMOND - The Louisiana State Fire Marshal's Office says authorities have arrested a man in connection with an intentionally set fire that destroyed a mobile home in October. Mark "Tookie" Lee , 18, was booked into Tangiphahoa Parish Jail on accusations of setting a fire that threatened several other... more »

• Crews extinguish blaze at flood-damaged home

  March 2, 2017 8:57 PM

  CENTRAL - Firefighters put out a blaze at a house on Greenwell Springs Road that was under construction following the August flood. Central Fire Department officials say they responded to the blaze in the 14100 block of Greenwell Springs Road shortly after 7:30 p.m. When firefighters arrived, they... more »