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."

---