EPL Epl Oil & Gas

Energy Partners, Ltd. ("EPL") (NYSE:EPL) today announced David Looney, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, has submitted his resignation in order to pursue professional opportunities in Houston, where his family has remained since Katrina. The Company also said that Joseph LeBlanc, who was recently appointed as the Company's Treasurer, was named its Principal Financial Officer, T.J. Thom was recently named its Director of Investor Relations, and Dina Bracci Riviere will continue to serve as its Controller and Principal Accounting Officer. Founded in 1998, EPL is an independent oil and natural gas exploration and production company based in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Company's operations are focused along the U. S. Gulf Coast, both onshore in south Louisiana and offshore in the Gulf of Mexico. Any statements made in this news release, other than those of historical fact, about an action, event or development, which the Company hopes, believes or anticipates may or will occur in the future, are "forward-looking statements" under U. S. securities laws. Such statements are subject to various assumptions, risks and uncertainties, which are specifically described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal year ended December 31, 2005 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance or an assurance that the Company's current assumptions and projections are valid. Actual results may differ materially from those projected.