| LHC Group Inc. |
| (Name of Issuer) |
| Common Stock |
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(Title
of Class of Securities)
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| 50187A107 |
| (CUSIP Number) |
| December 31, 2009 |
| (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement) |
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X
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Rule 13d-1(b)
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Rule 13d-1(c)
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Rule 13d-1(d)
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1
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NAMES
OF REPORTING PERSONS.
I.R.S.
IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
Vaughan
Nelson Investment Management,
L.P. 04-3304963
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2
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CHECK
THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
(a) [ ]
(b) [
]
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3
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SEC
USE ONLY
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4
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CITIZENSHIP
OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
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NUMBER
OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
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5
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SOLE
VOTING POWER
0
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6
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SHARED
VOTING POWER
0
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7
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SOLE
DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
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8
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SHARED
DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
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9
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AGGREGATE
AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
zero
(0) shares
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10
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CHECK
BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES*
Not
Applicable
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11
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PERCENT
OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
0%
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12
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TYPE
OF REPORTING (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
IA
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1
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NAMES
OF REPORTING PERSONS.
I.R.S.
IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
Vaughan
Nelson Investment Management, Inc. 04-3304959
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2
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CHECK
THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
(a) [ ]
(b) [
]
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3
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SEC
USE ONLY
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4
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CITIZENSHIP
OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
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NUMBER
OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
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5
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SOLE
VOTING POWER
0
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6
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SHARED
VOTING POWER
0
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7
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SOLE
DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
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8
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SHARED
DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
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9
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AGGREGATE
AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
zero
(0) shares
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10
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CHECK
BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES*
Not
Applicable
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11
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PERCENT
OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
0%
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12
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TYPE
OF REPORTING (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
HC
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Item 1(a).
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Name of
Issuer: LHC Group Inc.
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Item 1(b).
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Address
of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices:
420
West Pinhook Road, Suite A
Lafayette,
LA 70503
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Item 2(a).
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Name of
Person(s) Filing:
Vaughan
Nelson Investment Management, L.P. (“Vaughan Nelson”)
Vaughan
Nelson Investment Management, Inc. (“General Partner”)
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Item 2(b).
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Address
of Principal Business Office or, if None,
Residence:
Both
Vaughan Nelson and the General Partner maintain their principal offices
at:
600
Travis Street, Suite 6300
Houston,
Texas 77002
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Item 2(c).
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Citizenship:
Vaughan
Nelson is Delaware limited partnership.
The
General Partner is a Delaware corporation.
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Item 2(d).
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Title of
Class of Securities:
Common
Stock
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Item 2(e).
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CUSIP
Number:
50187A107
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Item 3.
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If this
Statement is Filed Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b) or (c), Check
Whether the Person Filing is a:
(a) o Broker or dealer registered under
section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o).
(b) o Bank as defined in section
3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).
(c) o Insurance company as defined in
section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).
(d) o Investment company registered
under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C
80a-8).
(e) [X] An investment adviser in
accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);
(f) o An employee benefit plan or
endowment fund in accordance with
§240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);
(g) [X] A parent holding company or
control person in accordance with §
240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);
(h) o A savings associations as defined
in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C.
1813);
(i) o A church plan that is excluded
from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the
Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);
(j) o Group, in accordance with
§240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).
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CUSIP 50187A107
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Page 5 of 7 Pages | |||||
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Item 4.
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Ownership:
By
reason of investment advisory relationships with the person who owns the
Shares, Vaughan Nelson may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the
reported shares of the Issuer’s common stock. Vaughan Nelson Investment
Management, Inc., as General Partner of Vaughan Nelson, may be deemed the
indirect beneficial owner of the reported shares of the Issuer’s common
stock. Both Vaughan Nelson and Vaughan Nelson Investment Management, Inc.
disclaim beneficial ownership of the reported shares of the Issuer’s
common stock.
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(a)
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Amount
beneficially owned 0
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(b)
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Percent
of class: 0%
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(c) Number
of shares as to which the person has:
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(i) Sole
power to vote or to direct the vote: 0
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(ii) Shared
power to vote or to direct the vote: 0
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(iii) Sole
power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0
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(iv) Shared
power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0
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Item 5.
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Ownership
of Five Percent or Less of a Class:
If
this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date
hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more
than 5% of the class of securities, check the following: [X]
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Item 6.
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Ownership
of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another
Person:
Various
persons, as investment advisory clients of Vaughan Nelson, have
the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from,
or the proceeds from the sale of, the common stock of the
Issuer. To the knowledge of Vaughan Nelson, no one such
person’s interest in the common stock of the Issuer is more than five
percent of the total outstanding common stock of the Issuer.
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Item 7.
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Identification and Classification of
the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent
Holding Company:
Not
Applicable
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Item 8.
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Identification and Classification of
Members of the Group:
Not
Applicable
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CUSIP
50187A107
Page 6 of 7 Pages
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Item 9.
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Notice of
Dissolution of Group:
Not
Applicable
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Item 10.
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Certification:
Each
of the Reporting Persons hereby makes the following certification:
By
signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the
securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the
purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of
the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in
connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose
or effect.
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Vaughan
Nelson Investment Management, Inc.
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Vaughan
Nelson Investment Management, Inc.
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