EXHIBIT 99.1

                                                                 PRESS RELEASE
FOR RELEASE:  IMMEDIATELY                                     October 10, 2007


                HOME FEDERAL BANCORP, INC. OF LOUISIANA DECLARES
                             QUARTERLY CASH DIVIDEND

Shreveport, La. - October 10, 2007 -- Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana
(the "Company") (OTCBB: HFBL) announced today that its Board of Directors at
their meeting on October 10, 2007, declared a quarterly cash dividend of $.06
per share on the common stock of the Company payable on November 9, 2007 to the
shareholders of record at the close of business on October 24, 2007.

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana is the "mid-tier" holding company for
Home Federal Savings and Loan Association, a federally-chartered, FDIC-insured
savings association headquartered in Shreveport, Louisiana.  Home Federal
Savings and Loan Association operates from its main office and two branch
offices in Shreveport, Louisiana.  At June 30, 2007, the Company had $118.8
million of total assets, $91.0 million of total liabilities and $27.8 million
of stockholders' equity.  The Company's website is www.homefederalbancorp.com.

Statements contained in this news release which are not historical facts may
be forward-looking statements as that term is defined in the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements are subject to
risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially
from those currently anticipated due to a number of factors. Factors which
could result in material variations include, but are not limited to, changes
in interest rates which could affect net interest margins and net interest
income, competitive factors which could affect net interest income and
noninterest income, changes in demand for loans, deposits and other financial
services in the Company's market area; changes in asset quality, general
economic conditions as well as other factors discussed in documents filed by
the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time. The
Company undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements
to reflect events or circumstances that occur after the date on which such
statements were made.

Contacts:

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