Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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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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(Print or Type Responses)
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 and CEO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O HOME FEDERAL BANK, 624 MARKET STREET
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/22/2016
(Street)

SHREVEPORT, LA 71101
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 02/22/2016   M   151 A $ 14.7 85,250 (1) D  
Common Stock               4,555 I By Spouse
Common Stock               34,516.3443 (2) I By 401(k) Plan
Common Stock               8,182.304 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) $ 14.7 02/22/2016   M     151   (3) 01/31/2022 Common Stock 151 $ 0 27,707 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 23               (4) 10/26/2025 Common Stock 8,000   8,000 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 and CEO  

Signatures

 /s/Clyde D. Patterson, by P.O.A. for Daniel R. Herndon   02/22/2016
**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 2,335 shares held in the 2011 Recognition and Retention Plan Trust which reflect the unvested portion of a grant award originally covering 11,671 shares that commenced vesting at a rate of 20% per year on January 31, 2013, 5,000 shares granted pursuant to the 2014 Stock Incentive Plan that vest 20% per year commencing on October 26, 2016 and 62,312 shares held jointly with the reporting person's spouse.
(2) Reflects units which represent share and cash interests in the Issuer's stock fund in the 401(k) Plan. Based on a report dated February 1, 2016.
(3) The options are vesting at a rate of 20% per year commencing on January 31, 2013.
(4) The options vest at a rate of 20% per year commencing on October 26, 2016.

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