Desire Street Academy Explained

Desire Street Academy was a 7–12 private school in New Orleans and later Baton Rouge, Louisiana.^[1]

History

The school opened in the upper 9th Ward of New Orleans in 2002.^{[1] [2]} The school was forced to relocate multiple times due to flooding from Hurricane Katrina including moving to Niceville, Florida before settling in Baton Rouge.^{[3] [4] [5]} The school was forced to close due to economic reasons in 2009.^{[1] [6]}

The school was an offshoot of the Desire Street Ministries in New Orleans.^[2] Former New Orleans Saints quarterback, Danny Wuerffel, was the school's Development Director.^[1]

Athletics

Desire Street Academy athletics competed in the LHSAA.^[7] Mickey Joseph was head coach and athletic director at the school.

Notable alumni

• Lavar Edwards, NFL defensive end
• DeAngelo Peterson, NFL tight end

Notes and References

1. Web site: Desire Street Academy closing due to poor economy. nola.com. September 2, 2019.
2. Web site: Desire Street Ministries. desirestreet.org. September 2, 2019.
3. News: Former Husker QB plays surrogate father . Kenney, Colleen . Lincoln Journal Star . Lincoln, Nebraska . November 20, 2005 . September 2, 2019.
4. Web site: Desire Street Academy (Niceville). greatschools.org. September 2, 2019.
5. Web site: Desire Street Academy (Baton Rouge). greatschools.org. September 2, 2019.
6. Web site: Desire Street Academy closes its doors. wafb.com. September 2, 2019.
7. Web site: Desire Street Academy. maxpreps.com. September 2, 2019.