LaPlace woman accused of setting house on fire with a child inside
Dec 22, 2025
LAPLACE mdash; Louisiana's fire marshal said Monday that a LaPlace woman had been accused of aggravated arson and cruelty to a juvenile after setting fire to a house while a child was inside it last week.Brandi Frank, 43, deliberately set the fire on West Frisco Drive, the state Fire Marshal's offi
ce said. The youth escaped unharmed; the home had a smoke detector.The St. John the Baptist Fire Department was summoned at 10:24 p.m. last Friday.Permalink| Comments ...read more read less