LaPlace woman arrested for setting a home ablaze while a minor was inside

A LaPlace woman was arrested for setting fire to a home with a minor still inside Friday night. State Fire Marshal spokesman Ken Pastorick says investigators determined that the blaze was intentionally set.

“We have arrested 43-year-old Brandi Frank, for single counts each of aggravated arson and cruelty to juveniles, involving a fire that was intentionally set,” Pastorick said,

The St. John Fire Department responded to the house fire on the 1900 block of West Frisco Drive, and while on the scene, Pastorick says they discovered a juvenile had been in the home when it was set ablaze…

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