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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 * HARP JAMES O JR   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) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Executive Vice President & CFO (Last) (First) (Middle) 103 NORTHPARK BOULEVARD, SUITE 300 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/14/2010 (Street) COVINGTON, LA 70433 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 02/17/2010 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 06/30/2010   J   500 (5) A $ 12.41 149,001 D   COMMON STOCK (6) 12/14/2010   M   10,000 (1) A $ 6.625 159,001 D   COMMON STOCK (6) 12/14/2010   S   4,984 (2) D $ 20.9105 (3) 154,017 D   COMMON STOCK               12,784 I By IRA

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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

12/14/2010

M

10,000

(4)

01/15/2011

Common Stock

10,000

$ 0

0

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
HARP JAMES O JR 103 NORTHPARK BOULEVARD, SUITE 300 COVINGTON, LA 70433			Executive Vice President & CFO

Signatures

/s/ Paul M. Ordogne, as poa for James O. Harp, Jr.		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 the remaining portion of an option granted January 15, 2001 that would expire on January 15, 2011.
(2)	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.
(3)	The price represents the weighted average sale price for multiple transactions reported on this line. Sale prices ranged from $20.81 to $21.02. 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 purchase price.
(4)	The option vested in three equal annual installments on January 15, 2002, January 15, 2003 and January 15, 2004.
(5)	Acquired through the Company's Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP).
(6)	This line remains unchanged from the original filing except for column 5.

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