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):  March 31, 2008

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

          Delaware                    8082                  71-0918189
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(State or Other Jurisdiction      (Commission            (I.R.S. Employer
     of Incorporation)            File Number)          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
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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 1.01  Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

     The information contained in the discussion under Item 2.03 below is
incorporated by reference herein.


Item 2.03  Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an
           Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

     On March 31, 2008, LHC Group, Inc. (the "Company") entered into the Second
Amendment to Credit Agreement (the "Second Amendment") by and among the Company,
Capital One, National Association, as administrative agent (the "Agent") and the
lenders party thereto (the "Lenders"). The Second Amendment amends the Credit
Agreement dated as of February 20, 2008, as amended by First Amendment thereto
dated as of March 6, 2008 (as so amended, the "Credit Agreement") among the
Company, the Agent and the Lenders. The Second Amendment amends the Credit
Agreement by increasing the maximum aggregate principal amount of the Swing Line
loans from $2.0 million to $7.5 million.

The summary above is qualified in its entirety by the Second Amendment attached
hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated herein by reference.


Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

A copy of the Second Amendment is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current
Report on Form 8-K.





                                    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
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                                              Peter J. Roman
                                              Senior Vice President and Chief
                                              Financial Officer



Dated: April 2, 2008





                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS



     EXHIBIT NO.         DESCRIPTION
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        10.1             Second Amendment Credit Agreement by and among LHC
                         Group, Inc., Capital One, National Association, as
                         administrative agent for the lenders, and the lenders
                         party thereto, dated as of March 31, 2008.