Women face arson charges in Louisiana, Australia

In Shreveport, Louisiana, a 35-year-old woman was arrested on a simple-arson charge after a fire destroyed a vacant house and severely damaged a neighboring home. Two residents escaped with neighbors’ help, and one was treated for minor injuries; investigators say the fire’s cause remains under investigation. Separately, in Theodore, Australia, a 25-year-old woman was charged after allegedly threatening her partner’s family, throwing a homemade incendiary device at a home and assaulting a woman there. Police say they found additional improvised incendiary devices and a knife, and the accused was remanded in custody.