Woman arrested for arson after allegedly setting lawn on fire in 2023

BATON ROUGE – Fire investigators have arrested a woman for her alleged involvement in a 2023 arson.

Earleisha Roddy, 31, was arrested Monday for one count of simple arson.

The Baton Rouge Fire Department said it responded to a home on West Marsden Place in August 2023. Surveillance footage showed a woman arriving in a vehicle, exiting and pouring gasoline on the front lawn before lighting it…

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