Janette Desautel

Janette Desautel
Key information
Status	Alive
Profession	Chef
Relationships	Davis McAlary - ex-boyfriend
Behind the scenes
Portrayed by	Kim Dickens
Season	1, 2, 3 & 4
First episode	"Do You Know What It Means"
Last episode	"...To Miss New Orleans"
Appearances	36 episodes (see below)

Janette Desautel is a chef, struggling to keep her restaurant open while waiting for insurance to pay for her losses in the storm. She and Davis maintain a casual but tumultuous relationship.

Behind the scenes

Janette Desautel is a major character in the first, second, third and fourth seasons. She is played by starring cast member Kim Dickens.

Appearances

Season one appearances
Do You Know What It Means	Meet De Boys on the Battlefront	Right Place, Wrong Time	At the Foot of Canal Street
Shame, Shame, Shame	Shallow Water, Oh Mama	Smoke My Peace Pipe	All On a Mardi Gras Day
Wish Someone Would Care	I'll Fly Away

Season two appearances
Accentuate the Positive	Everything I Do Gonh Be Funky	On Your Way Down	Santa Claus, Do You Ever Get the Blues?
Slip Away	Feels Like Rain	Carnival Time	Can I Change My Mind?
What Is New Orleans?	That's What Lovers Do	Do Watcha Wanna

Season three appearances
"Knock with Me – Rock with Me"	"Saints"	"Me Donkey Want Water"	"The Greatest Love"
"I Thought I Heard Buddy Bolden Say"	"Careless Love"	"Promised Land"	"Don't You Leave Me Here"
"Poor Man's Paradise"	"Tipitina"

Season four appearances
"Yes We Can Can"		"This City"		"Dippermouth Blues"
"Sunset on Louisianne"			"...To Miss New Orleans"