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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

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                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

        Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): April 30, 2007

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                                 LHC GROUP, INC.
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

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     Delaware                         8082                       71-0918189
  (State or Other           (Commission File Number)          (I.R.S. Employer
  Jurisdiction of                                            Identification No.)
  Incorporation)

                          420 West Pinhook Rd., Suite A
                               Lafayette, LA 70503
          (Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)

                                 (337) 233-1307
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

                                       N/A
          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

         On April 30, 2007, LHC Group, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press
release reporting on its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31,
2007. A copy of that press release is furnished with this Current Report on Form
8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

         The information included or incorporated in this report, including
Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission and
shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by
reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as
shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

      Exhibit 99.1 Press Release, dated April 30, 2007, announcing the Company's
financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2007.




                                    SIGNATURE

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                         LHC GROUP, INC.


                                         By:  /s/ Barry E. Stewart
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                                              Barry E. Stewart
                                              Executive Vice President and Chief
                                              Financial Officer

Dated:   April 30, 2007



                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS



   EXHIBIT NO.        DESCRIPTION
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       99.1           Press Release, dated April 30, 2007, announcing the
                      Company's financial results for the first quarter ended
                      March 31, 2007.