Desiree Stennett

Culture and communities reporter at the New Orleans Times-Picayune

new orleans, louisiana, united states

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Desiree Stennett is an award-winning journalist based in New Orleans. She believes in fair and honest reporting that holds the powerful accountable for their actions. She also has a passion for reading reams of public records and finding the humanity in all those documents.

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Bad Moms dance krewe to be in London New Year's Day Parade | Entertainment/Life | nola.com

Just as most people are finally getting the chance to relax after a busy holiday season, about 60 members of the northshore's Bad Moms That Dance krewe will be packing their bags and heading across the pond. The group, which started on a whim in 2021, is ... See more

nola.com•Desiree Stennett•Dec 30, 2025

New Orleans doctor has made an impact on his community | Louisiana Inspired | nola.com

When Hurricane Katrina's floodwaters towered high in New Orleans, they threatened to drown the emergency generators that were keeping the premature babies alive in then Memorial Medical Center's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. As the water kept rising outsi... See more

nola.com•Desiree Stennett•Dec 22, 2025

Fit Fete brings marathon race back to New Orleans | News | nola.com

Next fall, a new two-day festival at City Park hopes to help New Orleans take a brief break from rich roux and sugar-drenched beignets and instead put a renewed focus on movement and health, officials announced Thursday. Called Fit Fete, the event is brin... See more

nola.com•Desiree Stennett•Dec 12, 2025

Archbishop James Checchio welcomed to New Orleans | News | nola.com

Hundreds of members and leaders of the Archdiocese of New Orleans welcomed their new archbishop — Coadjutor Archbishop James Checchio — on Tuesday afternoon at St. Louis Cathedral, the spiritual home of the local Catholic Church in the heart of the French... See more

nola.com•Desiree Stennett•Nov 18, 2025

New Orleans voters select new District A councilmember | Local Elections | nola.com

Aimee McCarron will replace Joe Giarrusso in the New Orleans City Council's District A seat, after voters on Saturday tapped McCarron over Holly Friedman in a runoff that focused on who was most prepared to address the city's $160 million budget deficit. ... See more

nola.com•Desiree Stennett•Nov 16, 2025

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Bachelor Of Science, Journalism at Florida Agricultural And Mechanical UniversityGraduated: 2012

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Bad Moms dance krewe to be in London New Year's Day Parade | Entertainment/Life | nola.com

New Orleans doctor has made an impact on his community | Louisiana Inspired | nola.com

Fit Fete brings marathon race back to New Orleans | News | nola.com

Archbishop James Checchio welcomed to New Orleans | News | nola.com

New Orleans voters select new District A councilmember | Local Elections | nola.com

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Bad Moms dance krewe to be in London New Year's Day Parade | Entertainment/Life | nola.com

New Orleans doctor has made an impact on his community | Louisiana Inspired | nola.com

Fit Fete brings marathon race back to New Orleans | News | nola.com

Archbishop James Checchio welcomed to New Orleans | News | nola.com

New Orleans voters select new District A councilmember | Local Elections | nola.com

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