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): May 1, 2008

LHC GROUP, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

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

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)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 8.01     Other Events

On May 1, 2008, LHC Group, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that it has acquired 100% of the assets of River West Home Care located in Plaquemine, LA.

Item 9.01     Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c)       Exhibits

EXHIBIT NO.		DESCRIPTION
99.1		Press Release dated May 1, 2008

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/ Peter J. Roman
			Peter J. Roman
			Senior Vice President and Chief
			Financial Officer
Dated:	May 1, 2008

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

EXHIBIT NO.		DESCRIPTION
99.1		Press Release announcing the Transaction, dated May 1, 2008.