LAKE ARTHUR - A man has been arrested for setting fire to his girlfriend’s truck while it was parked near an occupied bar.
Scottie Allemand, 47, was booked into the Regional Consolidated Jail on one count of aggravated arson, according to State Fire Marshal’s Office (SFM) Public Affairs Director Ashley Rodrigue.
On the evening of Saturday, Oct.19, Rodrigue said the Jeff Davis Sheriff’s Office (JDSO) contacted the SFM to assist with the investigation of a vehicle fire located in the parking lot of a business in the 700 block of La. 26 in Lake Arthur.