Andrea Marie Stephens

Andrea Marie Stephens passed away on Friday, October 23, 2026, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, just two days shy of her 73rd birthday. Born in New Orleans, she was the daughter of Andrew H. Stephens and Margaret Vega Stephens, both of whom predeceased her.

Andrea graduated from St. Joseph’s Academy and LSU where she studied speech and theater. As an LSU student, she was thrilled to be part of a cast whose play was awarded the honor of performing at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. Throughout her life, she enjoyed appearing in plays at LSU, the Baton Rouge Little Theater, and a community theater in Orlando. During her teaching career, she also directed several productions with her students. 

She was a dedicated Language Arts educator for over 40 years. She loved working with her students and continued making them diagram sentences until she retired. She taught for several years at St. Thomas More Elementary School in Baton Rouge with the majority of teaching career at middle schools in the Orlando area.  

Andrea loved all things Disney! Living so close to the Magic Kingdom brought her great joy and provided an excellent excuse for many visits from her siblings, nieces, and nephews. But, never one to lose an opportunity for fun, she and her adult friends learned the advantages of living so close to the “happiest place on Earth,” especially during the food and wine festival.

Andrea was deeply religious and cherished her Catholic faith. While living in Florida, she joined Resurrection Catholic Church and became active in several of their organizations. Soon she found many “kindred spirits” who became her strongly bonded Florida family. After retiring from education, Andrea returned to Baton Rouge and settled in Village Woods, where she became an integral part of a community of friends whom she dearly loved. Always remaining active in parish activities, she often served as lector and loved participating in many Bible study groups.

Andrea was creative by nature and enjoyed decorating, crafting, and playing games. As her nieces and nephews grew older, she delighted in sharing her love of crafts with them. And then there was football. Despite having had no interest in sports as a teenager, Andrea developed into a true college football fan as a result of the passion for the game displayed by her family and friends.  Every Saturday in the fall, she would diligently watch as many college football games as she could–Notre Dame, Georgia, TCU, Cal, the Ohio State, and, of course, LSU– always decked out in her Tiger purple and gold.

Andrea is survived by her brother, Ralph (Sissy), and her sisters, Suzanne Webb (Ray) and Marilyn Calciano (Drew). She was “Nanny” to her beloved nieces and nephews, who will miss her dearly: Stephanie Littleton (Billy), Jennifer Collins (Trevor), Matthew Webb, Andrew Stephens (Amelia), Joe Stephens and his fiancée, Reilly Corkran, Nathan Stephens, Christopher Calciano, William Calciano, and Katherine Calciano. She also leaves behind her great-nieces and great-nephew, Emma Littleton, Ailey Littleton, Cecily Collins, and Henry Collins.

Visitation will be held from 9:30 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, October 31, 2026, at St. Joseph’s Academy Chapel, 3080 Kleinert Avenue, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, followed by a funeral Mass at 11 a.m. Interment will take place at St. George Mausoleum, 7080 St. George Drive, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70809.

In honor of Andrea’s love of vibrant colors, scarves and fun jewelry, guests are encouraged to wear something bright to this celebration of life.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Catholic Charities Diocese of Baton Rouge, 1900 S. Acadian Thruway, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70808 or the charity of your choice.