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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 * Coliseum Capital Management, LLC   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol LHC Group, Inc [LHCG] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) METRO CENTER, 1 STATION PLACE, 7TH FLOOR SOUTH 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 08/07/2012 (Street) STAMFORD, CT 06902 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 08/07/2012   P   74,046 (1) A $ 16.49 (2) 2,203,170 (1) I See Footnote (1) Common Stock 08/08/2012   P   10,500 (1) A $ 16.92 (3) 2,213,670 (1) I See Footnote (1)

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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

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Coliseum Capital Management, LLC METRO CENTER 1 STATION PLACE, 7TH FLOOR SOUTH STAMFORD, CT 06902		X

Signatures

/s/ Christopher Shackelton, Manager		08/08/2012
**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)	These securities are held directly by (a) Coliseum Capital Partners, L.P., an investment limited partnership of which Coliseum Capital, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("CC"), is general partner and for which Coliseum Capital Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("CCM"), serves as investment adviser, and (b) Blackwell Partners, LLC ("Blackwell"), a separate account investment advisory client of CCM. Christopher Shackelton and Adam Gray manage CCM and CC. Each of Christopher Shackelton, Adam Gray, Blackwell, CCP, CC and CCM disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of that person's pecuniary interest therein.
(2)	This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $15.70 to $16.85. The reported price reflects the weighted average purchase price. The Reporting Person filing this report hereby undertakes to provide upon request by the SEC staff, LHC Group, Inc. or a shareholder of LHC Group, Inc. full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price.
(3)	This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $16.84 to $16.95. The reported price reflects the weighted average purchase price. The Reporting Person filing this report hereby undertakes to provide upon request by the SEC staff, LHC Group, Inc. or a shareholder of LHC Group, Inc. full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price.

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