Louisiana black church fires: Police deputy's son charged with arson

Authorities have arrested a person in connection with suspicious fires at three historic black churches in southern Louisiana, a federal prosecutor said.

The suspect was in state custody, U.S. Attorney David C. Joseph announced late Wednesday in a news release labeling the fires “despicable acts.”

Details, including the suspect’s identity and race, were not immediately clear. Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards was among authorities planning to attend a Thursday morning news conference in south Louisiana’s St. Landry Parish. There, more information was expected on a case that had rattled many in and around Opelousas, a city of about 16,000.

The fires happened within 10 days at similar sites – rural, African American churches fronting small cemeteries. Each was gutted by flames that left only partial shells of brick walls standing.

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