BATON ROUGE - A woman was arrested almost a year after a fire was intentionally set to a sofa on a home's porch. 

The Baton Rouge Fire Department said investigators arrested Lucille Francois, 44, for simple arson and aggravated battery. 

On July 9, 2024, a fire was started on a sofa sitting on the port of a home on North 20th Street. Francois was identified as a potential suspect and was arrested Tuesday.