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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * GOLDBERG JONATHAN   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol LHC Group, Inc [LHCG] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 901 HUGH WALLIS ROAD SOUTH 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 04/01/2018 (Street) LAFAYETTE, LA 70508 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 04/01/2018   A   40,994 A (1) 40,994 D   Common Stock 04/01/2018   A   5,032 A (2) 5,032 I By self-directed 401(k) plan Common Stock 04/01/2018   A   1,830 A (3) 1,830 I By spouse's self-directed 401(k) plan (4) Common Stock 04/01/2018   A   16 A (5) 16 I As custodian for child

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Stock Options

$ 39.74

04/01/2018

A

2,745

04/01/2018

02/08/2019

Common Stock

2,745

(6)

2,745

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
GOLDBERG JONATHAN 901 HUGH WALLIS ROAD SOUTH LAFAYETTE, LA 70508	X

Signatures

/s/ Maria Wiggins, as Attorney-in-Fact		04/03/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Received in exchange for 44,803 shares of Almost Family, Inc. ("Almost Family") common stock in connection with the merger of Almost Family with and into the Issuer (the "Merger"). In the Merger, each share of Almost common stock was converted into the right to receive 0.9150 shares of Issuer common stock.
(2)	Received in exchange for 5,500 shares of Almost Family common stock in connection with the Merger. In the Merger, each share of Almost common stock was converted into the right to receive 0.9150 shares of Issuer common stock.
(3)	Received in exchange for 2,000 shares of Almost Family common stock in connection with the Merger.
(4)	The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, and the inclusion of these shares in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of the reporting person for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
(5)	Received in exchange for 18 shares of Almost Family common stock in connection with the Merger.
(6)	Received in the Merger in exchange for a stock option to acquire shares of Almost Family common stock. The number of stock options is equal to the number of Almost Family stock options multiplied by 0.9150, and the exercise price is equal to the exercise price of the Almost Family stock options divided by 0.9150.

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