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• Man arrested for allegedly setting clothes on fire near Baton Rouge shed in 2023

  August 20, 2025 11:38 AM

  BATON ROUGE — Baton Rouge Fire said Wednesday that an arsonist accused of setting a trash fire almost two years ago has been arrested. Diontae Armstrong, 21, was arrested Tuesday on one count of simple arson. Armstrong allegedly set a small pile of clothes on fire, which led... more »

• Woman abandons 2-year-old for nearly 15 hours to do drugs

  April 1, 2017 7:45 PM

  ZACHARY - A woman was arrested Friday after she left a 2-year-old child alone for more than 14 hours to do drugs with a friend. Deputies responded to a home on Samuels Road after receiving a report that a child had been left alone at the residence when child's... more »