Arrest is made in case of arson at senior center

EVANGELINE PARISH – State Fire Marshal (SFM) deputies arrested a Ville Platte man on Friday, August 1, for setting fire to a unit at an elderly and disabled senior living apartment complex in Ville Platte. William McBride, 56, has been charged with aggravated arson. Shortly before 9 a.m. on Friday, the Ville Platte Fire Department responded to a fire in the 1000 block of North Reed Street in ...

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