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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 * HORNBECK LARRY D   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol HORNBECK OFFSHORE SERVICES INC /LA [HOS] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) COUNTY ROAD 3195, PO BOX 590 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/16/2010 (Street) LOVELADY, TX 75851 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 12/16/2010   M   4,000 (1) A $ 6.625 184,772 D   COMMON STOCK 12/16/2010   S   1,300 (5) D $ 20.6764 (2) 183,472 D   COMMON STOCK               30,000 I by family trust (3)

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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

STOCK OPTION (right to buy)

$ 6.625

12/16/2010

M

4,000

(4)

08/22/2011

COMMON STOCK

4,000

$ 0

0

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
HORNBECK LARRY D COUNTY ROAD 3195, PO BOX 590 LOVELADY, TX 75851	X

Signatures

/s/ Paul M. Ordogne, as poa for Larry D. Hornbeck		12/17/2010
**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)	Broker-assisted cashless exercise and hold of an option granted August 22, 2001 that would expire on August 22, 2011.
(2)	The price represents the weighted average purchase price for multiple transactions reported on this line. Purchase prices ranged from $20.66 to $20.69. Reporting Person will provide, upon request by the Commission staff, the Issuer, or a security holder of the Issuer, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate pruchase price.
(3)	Reporting person serves as a co-trustee and holds voting power pursuant to a power of attorney for shares held in a family trust.
(4)	The option vested in five equal installments on August 22, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005.
(5)	Broker-assisted cashless exercise and sale sufficient to pay the exercise price and applicable withholding taxes incident to the exercise of an option issued in accordance with Rule 16b-3.

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