Stone Energy (SGY) 10-K/A 2005 FY Annual report (amended)

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

     Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350 and in connection with the accompanying report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2005 that is being filed concurrently with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), each of the undersigned officers of Stone Energy Corporation (the “Company”) hereby certifies, to the best of his knowledge, that:

(i.) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(ii.) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

August 25, 2006	/s/ David H. Welch
	David H. Welch
	President and Chief Executive Officer
	/s/ Kenneth H. Beer
	Kenneth H. Beer
	Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer