As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 7, 2011

1933 Act Registration No. 333-141754

1940 Act Registration No. 811-08441

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-4

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 / /

POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 15 /X/

And

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 / /

AMENDMENT NO. 177 /X/

Lincoln Life & Annuity Variable Annuity Account H

(Exact Name of Registrant)

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LINCOLN LIFE & ANNUITY COMPANY OF NEW YORK

(Name of Depositor)

100 Madison Street

Suite 1860

Syracuse, New York 13202

(Address of Depositor's Principal Executive Offices)

Depositor's Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (315) 428-8420

Peter P. Feeley, Esquire

The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company

1300 South Clinton Street

Post Office Box 1110

Fort Wayne, IN 46801

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

Copy to:

Mary Jo Ardington, Esquire

The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company

1300 South Clinton Street

Post Office 1110

Fort Wayne, Indiana 46801

Approximate Date of Proposed Public Offering: Continuous

It is proposed that this filing will become effective:

/ / immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485

/x/ on November 4, 2011 pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485

/ / 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) of Rule 485

/ / on ________________, pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) of Rule 485

Title of Securities being registered: Interests in a separate account under individual flexible payment deferred variable annuity contracts.

If appropriate, check the following box:

/x/ This post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment.

This Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statement on Form N-4 is being filed for the sole purpose of designating a new effective date for the previously filed Post-Effective Amendment No. 14 to the Registrant's Registration Statement filed under Rule 485(a) of the Securities Act of 1933. This Post-Effective Amendment incorporates by reference the information contained in the Registrant's Registration Statement (File No. 333-141754) as follows: Part A is incorporated by reference to the 497 Filing filed on May 3, 2011, as supplemented June 3, 2011 and June 21, 2011; Part B is incorporated by reference to the 497 Filing filed on May 3, 2011; Part C is incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 14 filed on August 9, 2011.

SIGNATURES

(a)      As required by the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 15 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf, in the City of Fort Wayne, and State of Indiana on this 7th day of October, 2011.

Lincoln Life & Annuity Variable Annuity Account H (Registrant)

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By: /s/ Delson R. Campbell

Delson R. Campbell

Vice President, Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York

(Title)

LINCOLN LIFE & ANNUITY COMPANY OF NEW YORK (Depositor)

By: /s/ Brian A. Kroll

Brian A. Kroll

Senior Vice President, Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York

(Title)

(b)	As required by the Securities Act of 1933, this Amendment to the Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in their capacities indicated on October 7, 2011.
Signature		Title
*		President
Dennis R. Glass		(Principal Executive Officer)
*		Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer and Direc-
Charles C. Cornelio		tor
*		Executive Vice President and Director
Frederick J. Crawford
*		Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer
C. Phillip Elam II
*		Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Director
Randal J. Freitag		(Principal Financial Officer)
*		Director
George W. Henderson, III
*		Director
Mark E. Konen
*		Director
M. Leanne Lachman
*		Director
Louis G. Marcoccia
*		Director
Patrick S. Pittard
*By:/s/Delson R. Campbell		Pursuant to a Power of Attorney
Delson R. Campbell