FORM 3
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility
Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*   Christmas                     George                      Ron (Last)                      (First)                      (Middle)
  7 Walt Whitman Blvd. (Street)   Stafford     Virginia     22556 (City)                      (State)                      (Zip)
2. Date of Event
Requiring Statement
(Month/Day/Year)

  March 20, 2003 3. I.R.S. Identification
    Number of Reporting
     Person, if an entity
    (voluntary)

     4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
   Stone Energy Corporation  (SGY) 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
             X        Director                           10% Owner                        Officer                             Other (specify below) (give title below)
Officer/Other Description             6. If Amendment,
    Date of Original
     (Month/Day/Year)     _______ 7. Individual or Joint/Group
    Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X   Individual Filing       Joint/Group Filing

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1. Title of Security     (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities     Beneficially Owned     (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form:     Direct (D) or     Indirect (I)     (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect      Beneficial Ownership     (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	200	D

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security
    (Instr. 4) 2. Date Exercisable(DE) and
    Expiration Date(ED)
    (Month/Day/Year)




  (DE)     |     (ED)   3. Title and Amount of
    Underlying Derivative Security
     (Instr. 4)




  Title     |     Amount or
                               Number of Shares 4. Conversion or
    Exercise Price
    of Derivative
    Security 5. Ownership Form:
    of Derivative Security
    Direct (D)
     or
    Indirect (I)
    (Instr.5) 6. Nature of Indirect
    Beneficial Ownership
    (Instr.5)

Explanation of Responses :

** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations.
        See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).

Note:   File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient,
            See Instruction 6 for procedure.

Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not
required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB number. By: /s/ George Ron Christmas                     March 24, 2003
________________________________         __________________________
** Signature of Reporting Person                         Date
     Name:  George Ron Christmas



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