Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana (the "Company") (OTCBB:HFBL) announced today that its Board of Directors at their meeting on July 8, 2009, declared a quarterly cash dividend of $.06 per share on the common stock of the Company payable on August 7, 2009 to the shareholders of record at the close of business on July 22, 2009.

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana is the "mid-tier" holding company for Home Federal Bank, a federally-chartered, FDIC-insured savings association headquartered in Shreveport, Louisiana. Home Federal Bank operates from its main office and two branch offices in Shreveport, Louisiana. At March 31, 2009, the Company had $149.5 million of total assets, $117.3 million of total liabilities and $32.1 million of stockholders' equity. The Company's website is www.homefederalbancorp.com.

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Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana, Shreveport
Daniel R. Herndon, President and Chief Executive Officer
or
Clyde D. Patterson, Executive Vice President
318-222-1145