8-K

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

December 18, 2008
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)

STONE ENERGY CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware	1-12074	72-1235413
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

625 E. Kaliste Saloom Road Lafayette, Louisiana	70508
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (337) 237-0410

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e 4(c))

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

     Stone Energy Corporation (the “Company”) announced that Mr. Peter D. Kinnear accepted an appointment to the Board of Directors of the Company on December 18, 2008.

Item 8.01. Other Events.

     On December 22, 2008, the Company issued a press release announcing that Mr. Peter D. Kinnear has accepted an appointment to the Board of Directors of the Company. The press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference into this Item 8.01.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

     (d) Exhibits

99.1 Press release dated December 22, 2008, “Stone Energy Corporation Announces the Appointment of a New Director.”

SIGNATURE

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Stone Energy Corporation has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	STONE ENERGY CORPORATION
Date: December 22, 2008	By:	/s/ J. Kent Pierret
		J. Kent Pierret
		Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number	Description
99.1	Press release dated December 22, 2008, “Stone Energy Corporation Announces the Appointment of a New Director.”

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

STONE ENERGY CORPORATION
Announces the Appointment of a New Director

LAFAYETTE, LA. December 22, 2008

     Stone Energy Corporation (NYSE: SGY) today announced the addition of Peter D. Kinnear to its Board of Directors. Mr. Kinnear is the President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors of FMC Technologies, Inc., a leading global provider of technology solutions for the energy industry and other industrial markets.

     Stone’s Chief Executive Officer David Welch states, “We are excited to have Peter join our board with his depth of experience and his extensive knowledge of the energy industry. We certainly will welcome his insights and contributions.”

     Mr. Kinnear received his bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from Vanderbilt University and an MBA from the University of Chicago. Mr. Kinnear currently serves on the boards of Tronox, Incorporated (NYSE: TRX), the Petroleum Equipment Suppliers Association, the National Association of Manufacturers and the American Petroleum Institute. Mr. Kinnear also serves on the Board of Trustees of Spindletop International.

     Stone Energy is an independent oil and natural gas company headquartered in Lafayette, Louisiana, and is engaged in the acquisition, exploration, exploitation, development and operation of oil and gas properties located primarily in the Gulf of Mexico. For additional information, contact Kenneth H. Beer, Chief Financial Officer, at 337-237-0410-phone, 337-237-0426-fax or via e-mail at CFO@StoneEnergy.com.