Mamou man accused of torching ex-girlfriend's new home

By Harlan Kirgan on Tuesday, August 24, 2021
A fire that occurred at about 4 a.m. Thursday at 631 South 5th in Eunice is under investigation by the State Fire Marshal. The rental home was not occupied and was under some remodeling at the time. (Photo by Myra Miller)
A fire that occurred at about 4 a.m. Thursday at 631 South 5th in Eunice is under investigation by the State Fire Marshal. The rental home was not occupied and was under some remodeling at the time. (Photo by Myra Miller)

A Mamou man has been arrested for setting fire to his ex-girlfriend’s new home in Eunice. Jordan Aguillard, 37, has been booked into the St. Landry Parish Jail on one count of simple arson. In the overnight hours of Aug. 12, the Eunice Fire Department responded to the 600 block of North 5th Street for a report of a house fire. The home had been vacant while renovations were underway. Following an …