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):  December 17, 2008

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)

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 December 17, 2008, LHC Group, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that it has entered into a definitive Stock Purchase Agreement to acquire 100% of the outstanding capital stock of Northwest Healthcare Alliance, Inc., located in the certificate of need (CON) state of Washington.  Northwest Healthcare Alliance, Inc., which operates under the name Assured Home Health and Hospice, is headquartered in Centralia, Washington, and includes four home health locations and five hospice locations. This transaction expands LHC Group’s geographic footprint to 17 states and is expected to close on December 31, 2008.  

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c)       Exhibits

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.

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