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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 * Herndon Daniel R   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana [HFBL] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chairman, President and CEO (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O HOME FEDERAL BANK, 624 MARKET STREET 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 08/29/2012 (Street) SHREVEPORT, LA 71101 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 08/30/2012 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 08/29/2012   M   10,000 A $ 10.82 41,353 (1) D   Common Stock               4,555 I By Spouse Common Stock               20,761 I By Herndon Investment Company (2) Common Stock               28,656.142 (3) I By 401(k) Plan Common Stock               5,710.3721 I By ESOP

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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

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 10.82

08/29/2012

M

10,000 (4)

08/18/2010(5)

08/18/2015

Common Stock

10,000

$ 0

29,628

D

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 14.7

(6)

01/31/2022

Common Stock

29,178

29,178

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Herndon Daniel R C/O HOME FEDERAL BANK 624 MARKET STREET SHREVEPORT, LA 71101	X		Chairman, President and CEO

Signatures

/s/Clyde D. Patterson, by P.O.A. for Daniel R. Herndon		10/18/2012
**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)	Includes 11,671 shares held in the 2011 Recognition and Retention Plan that vest at a rate of 20% per year commencing on January 31, 2013.
(2)	The 20,761 shares are held by Herndon Investment Company LLC. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities except with respect to his 50% precuniary interest therein.
(3)	Reflects units which represent share interests in the Issuer's 401(k) Plan. Based on a report dated August 28, 2012.
(4)	The reporting person is amending the Form 4, originally filed to report this option exercise, for the purpose of reflecting the disposition of the derivative securities pursuant to the exercise.
(5)	The options vested at a rate of 20% per year commencing on August 18, 2006.
(6)	The options vest at a rate of 20% per year commencing on January 31, 2013.

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