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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.10

                             DEMAND PROMISSORY NOTE

$30,000                                                     Fort Smith, Arkansas
                                                            April 1, 2002

         ON DEMAND, FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, RICHARD SKELLY
("Maker"), promises to pay to BEVERLY ENTERPRISES, INC. ("Holder"), at One
Thousand Beverly Way, Fort Smith, Arkansas 72919, or such other place as Holder
may direct by written notice to Maker, the principal sum of THIRTY THOUSAND
DOLLARS and 00/100 ($30,000), plus interest thereon at the applicable federal
rate as provided in Section 1 below. Principal, together with all accrued and
unpaid interest thereon shall be due and payable upon demand at the address of
Holder set forth above.

         SECTION 1. INTEREST RATE. All unpaid amounts owed pursuant to the terms
of this Note shall bear interest at the lesser of (a) the maximum rate of
interest permitted by applicable law (the "Maximum Rate") or (b) the federal
short-term rate in effect during the periods in which any amount owed pursuant
to the terms of this Note is outstanding, with such federal short-term rate
being (i) compounded semi-annually, for the period beginning on the date of this
Note through June 30, 2002, and (ii) revised for the six-month period beginning
on July 1, 2002, and again revised every six-month period thereafter, in
accordance with the applicable federal short-term rate published by the Internal
Revenue Service that is in effect on the first month of that semi-annual period
(i.e., January or July as the case may be); provided, however, that for any
entire calendar year that the Note remains outstanding, this Note shall bear
interest at the "blended annual rate" which is published annually by the
Internal Revenue Service.

         SECTION 2. DEFAULT BY MAKER. Upon failure of Maker to pay any sums due
hereunder, whether interest or principal, the entire outstanding principal
balance, including any previously accrued but unpaid interest, shall bear
interest at the rate equal to the lesser of (a) five percent (5%) above the
applicable federal rate, or (b) the Maximum Rate.

         SECTION 3. FORGIVENESS AND REPAYMENT OF LOAN.

         (a) On December 31 of each year for which Maker has been a full-time
employee of Holder for such year, Holder will forgive one-fourth of the original
stated balance set forth above of the loan evidenced by this Note and accrued,
but unpaid interest. If Maker is employed by the Holder on December 31 of the
fourth year following the date of this Note, Holder will forgive all outstanding
principal, accrued, but unpaid interest, and all other amounts owed pursuant to
this Note. If, prior to December 31 of the fourth year following the date of
this Note, Maker's employment is terminated by Holder, Without Cause (as defined
in the Employment Agreement referenced in Section 7 below (the "Employment
Agreement")) or due to a Change in Control (as defined in the Employment
Agreement), Holder will forgive all outstanding principal, accrued but unpaid
interest, and all other amounts owed pursuant to this Note.

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         (b) If, prior to December 31 of the fourth year following the date of
this Note, Maker terminates his employment with Holder, or Holder terminates
Maker's employment For Cause (as defined in the Employment Agreement), the
entire remaining outstanding principal amount together with all remaining
accrued but unpaid interest on such amount and all other remaining amounts owing
pursuant to the terms of this Note, shall immediately be due and payable
effective as of the date of termination of Maker's employment. To the fullest
extent permitted by applicable law, Maker grants to Holder the right to offset,
without notice, all or a portion of the amounts owed by Maker pursuant to the
terms of this Note against any amounts owed by Holder to Maker.

         SECTION 4. PREPAYMENT. Maker may prepay this Note, in whole or in part,
at any time or from time to time before demand, without premium or penalty.
Maker hereby waives presentment, notice of dishonor, notice of acceleration,
demand for payment, protest and notice of protest of this Note.

         SECTION 5. BINDING EFFECT. This Note shall be binding upon Maker, his
heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns.

         SECTION 6. ALTERATION, AMENDMENT OR WAIVER. No alteration, amendment or
waiver of any provision of this Note shall constitute a waiver of any other term
hereof, or otherwise release or discharge the liability of Maker under this
Note. Maker agrees to pay all costs of collection when incurred, including,
without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees.

         SECTION 7. EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT. This Note is subject to the terms and
conditions of the Employment Agreement between Maker and Holder attached hereto
as ADDENDUM A, and incorporated herein for all purposes.

         SECTION 8. GOVERNING LAW. This Note is governed by and shall be
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware. If any term or
condition of this Note or its application to either party shall, to any extent,
be invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of the Note, or the application of
such term or condition to persons or circumstances other than those as to which
it is held invalid or unenforceable, shall not be affected thereby and each term
or condition of this Note shall be valid and shall be enforced to the fullest
extent permitted by law.

         SECTION 9. OFFSETS. Maker shall have no right to offset against any
amount owed pursuant to the terms of this Note for any amounts owed by Holder to
Maker.

         SECTION 10. USURY SAVING PROVISION. It is the intent of Maker and
Holder in the execution of this Note to contract in strict compliance with
applicable usury law. In furtherance thereof, Maker and Holder stipulate and
agree that none of the terms and provisions contained in this Note, or in any
other instrument executed in connection herewith, shall ever be construed to
create a contract to pay interest at a rate in excess of the Maximum Rate.
Neither Maker nor any guarantors, endorsers or other parties now or hereafter
becoming liable for payment of this Note shall ever be obligated or required to
pay interest on this Note at a rate in excess of the Maximum Rate, and the
provisions of this paragraph shall control over all other provisions of this
Note and any other documents now or hereafter executed that may be in apparent
conflict

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herewith. If the principal of this Note is prepaid, and as a result thereof the
interest received for the actual period of existence of the loan evidenced by
this Note exceeds the Maximum Rate, the Holder shall credit the amount of such
excess against the principal balance of this Note then outstanding and thereby
shall render inapplicable any and all penalties of any kind provided by
applicable law as a result of such excess interest; provided, however, that if
the principal hereof has been paid in full, such excess shall be refunded to
Maker. If the Holder shall receive money (or anything else) that is determined
to constitute interest and that would increase the effective interest rate on
this Note to a rate in excess of the Maximum Rate, the amount determined to
constitute interest in excess of the Maximum Rate shall be credited against the
principal balance of this Note then outstanding or, if the principal balance has
been paid in full, refunded to Maker, in which event any and all penalties of
any kind under applicable law as a result of such excess interest shall be
inapplicable. If the Holder shall not actually receive, but shall contract for,
request or demand, a payment of money (or anything else) that is determined to
constitute interest and that would increase the effective interest rate
contracted for or charged on this Note to a rate in excess of the Maximum Rate,
the Holder shall be entitled, following such determination, to waive or rescind
the contractual claim, request or demand for the amount determined to constitute
interest in excess of the Maximum Rate, in which event any and all penalties of
any kind under applicable law as a result of such excess interest shall be
inapplicable. By execution of this Note, Maker acknowledges that Maker believes
the loan evidenced by this Note to be non-usurious and agrees that if, at any
time, Maker should have reason to believe that such loan is in fact usurious,
Maker will give the Holder notice of such condition. Maker agrees that the
Holder shall have sixty (60) days following receipt of such written notice in
which to make appropriate refund or other adjustment in order to correct such
condition if in fact such condition exists. Additionally, if, from any
circumstance whatsoever, fulfillment of any provision hereof shall, at the time
fulfillment of such provision is due, involve transcending the Maximum Rate
then, ipso facto, the obligation to be fulfilled shall be reduced to the Maximum
Rate. The term "APPLICABLE LAW" as used in this Note shall mean the laws of the
State of Delaware or the laws of the United States, whichever laws allow the
greater rate of interest, as such laws now exist or may be changed or amended or
come into effect in the future.

         SECTION 11. COGNOVIT NOTE. THE UNDERSIGNED HEREBY AUTHORIZES ANY
ATTORNEY AT LAW TO APPEAR FOR THE UNDERSIGNED, IN AN ACTION ON THIS NOTE, AT ANY
TIME AFTER THE SAME BECOMES DUE, AS HEREIN PROVIDED, IN ANY COURT OF RECORD IN
OR OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS, OR ELSEWHERE, TO WAIVE THE ISSUING AND SERVICE OF
PROCESS AGAINST THE UNDERSIGNED AND TO CONFESS JUDGMENT IN FAVOR OF THE HOLDER
OF THIS NOTE AGAINST THE UNDERSIGNED FOR THE AMOUNT THAT MAY BE DUE, WITH
INTEREST AT THE RATE HEREIN MENTIONED AND COSTS OF SUIT, AND TO WAIVE AND
RELEASE ALL ERRORS IN SAID PROCEEDINGS AND JUDGMENT, AND ALL PETITIONS IN ERROR,
AND RIGHT OF APPEAL FROM THE JUDGMENT RENDERED. THE UNDERSIGNED AGREES THAT THE
HOLDER'S ATTORNEY MAY CONFESS JUDGMENT PURSUANT TO THE FOREGOING WARRANT OF
ATTORNEY. THE UNDERSIGNED FURTHER AGREES THAT THE ATTORNEY CONFESSING JUDGMENT
PURSUANT TO THE FOREGOING WARRANT OF ATTTORNEY MAY RECEIVE A LEGAL FEE OR OTHER
THING OF VALUE FROM THE HOLDER OF THIS NOTE.

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         WARNING - BY SIGNING THIS PAPER YOU GIVE UP YOUR RIGHT TO NOTICE AND
COURT TRIAL. IF YOU DO NOT PAY ON TIME A COURT JUDGMENT MAY BE TAKEN AGAINST YOU
WITHOUT YOUR PRIOR KNOWLEDGE AND THE POWERS OF A COURT CAN BE USED TO COLLECT
FROM YOU REGARDLESS OF ANY CLAIMS YOU MAY HAVE AGAINST THE CREDITOR WHETHER FOR
RETURNED GOODS, FAULTY GOODS, FAILURE ON HIS PART TO COMPLY WITH THE AGREEMENT,
OR ANY OTHER CAUSE.

                                           MAKER:

                                           --------------------------------
                                           Richard Skelly

                                           HOLDER:

                                           BEVERLY ENTERPRISES, INC.

                                           By:
                                               ---------------------------------
                                           Name:
                                                 -------------------------------
                                           Title:
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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.1

                                FIRST AMENDMENT
                                       TO
                          SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED
                           REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT

         This First Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Revolving Credit
Agreement dated January 15, 2002 (the "First Amendment"), by and among ENERGY
PARTNERS, LTD., a Delaware corporation and HALL-HOUSTON OIL COMPANY, a Texas
corporation (collectively, the "Borrower"), the undersigned banks and financial
institutions that are parties to the Credit Agreement (the "Banks"), and BANK
ONE, NA, a national banking association with its headquarters in Chicago,
Illinois ("Bank One"), as a Bank, as the LC Issuer and as Administrative Agent
for the Banks, is dated effective as of June 27, 2002:

                                  WITNESSETH:

         WHEREAS, Borrower, the Banks, the LC Issuer and the Administrative
Agent are parties to that certain Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
dated January 15, 2002 (the "Credit Agreement"); and

         WHEREAS, the parties to the Credit Agreement desire to amend the Credit
Agreement as stated herein;

         NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and for Ten Dollars
($10.00) and other good and valuable consideration received by each party
hereto, and each intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties agree as
follows:

         I. Specific Amendments to Credit Agreement.

         Article I, DEFINITIONS, of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by
adding the following definitions thereto:

                  "First Amendment" means the First Amendment dated June 27,
         2002 to the Credit Agreement.

         Section 2.06, Borrowing Base Determination, of the Credit Agreement is
hereby amended by replacing the first four sentences thereof with the following
text:

         The Borrowing Base in effect from the date of the First Amendment
         until the next redetermination thereof as set forth in this Section
         is One Hundred Million Dollars ($100,000,000.00).

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         Section 5.03, Quarterly Unaudited Financial Statements, of the Credit
Agreement is hereby amended by substituting the words "sixtieth (60th )" in
place of the words "forty-fifth (45th )" that appear therein.

         Section 5.03, Quarterly Unaudited Financial Statements, is hereby
further amended and Section 5.04, Annual Audited Financial Statements is hereby
amended by deleting from each such section the words "and consolidating".

         II. Conditions Precedent in Connection with the First Amendment. This
First Amendment is subject to satisfaction of the following conditions
precedent:

                  A. Administrative Agent shall have received fully executed
         counterparts, in the number of multiple originals requested by
         Administrative Agent, of the First Amendment duly executed by an
         authorized officer for Borrower and each of the Banks.

                  B. The representations and warranties contained in Article IV
         of the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, and in the Security
         Instruments shall be true and correct in all material respects on the
         date of the First Amendment, with the same effect as though such
         representations and warranties had been made on such date; and no Event
         of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or will have occurred
         upon the execution of the First Amendment.

         III. Reaffirmation of Representations and Warranties. To induce the
Banks to enter into this First Amendment, the Borrower hereby reaffirms, as of
the date hereof, its representations and warranties contained in Article IV of
the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, and in all other documents executed
pursuant thereto and additionally represents and warrants as follows:

                  A. The execution and delivery of this First Amendment and the
         performance by the Borrower of its obligations under this First
         Amendment are within the Borrower's power, have been duly authorized by
         all necessary corporate action, have received all necessary
         governmental approval (if any shall be required), and do not and will
         not contravene or conflict with any provision of law or of the charter
         or by-laws of the Borrower or of any agreement binding upon the
         Borrower.

                  B. The Credit Agreement as amended by this First Amendment
         represents the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Borrower,
         enforceable against the Borrower in accordance with their respective
         terms subject as to enforcement only to bankruptcy, insolvency,
         reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the
         enforcement of creditors' rights generally.

                  C. No Event of Default or Unmatured Event of Default has
         occurred and is continuing as of the date hereof.

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         IV. Defined Terms. Except as amended hereby, terms used herein that are
defined in the Credit Agreement shall have the same meanings herein.

         V. Reaffirmation of Credit Agreement. This First Amendment shall be
deemed to be an amendment to the Credit Agreement, and the Credit Agreement, as
amended hereby, is hereby ratified, approved and confirmed in each and every
respect. All references to the Credit Agreement herein and in any other
document, instrument, agreement or writing shall hereafter be deemed to refer to
the Credit Agreement as amended hereby.

         VI. Entire Agreement. The Credit Agreement, as hereby amended, embodies
the entire agreement between the Borrower and the Banks and supersedes all prior
proposals, agreements and understandings relating to the subject matter hereof.
The Borrower certifies that it is relying on no representation, warranty,
covenant or agreement except for those set forth in the Credit Agreement, as
hereby amended, and in the other documents previously executed or executed of
even date herewith.

         VII. Governing Law. THIS FIRST AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND
CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS AND THE APPLICABLE
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. This First Amendment has been entered into
in Harris County, Texas, and it shall be performable for all purposes in Harris
County, Texas. Courts within the State of Texas shall have jurisdiction over any
and all disputes between the Borrower and the Bank, whether in law or equity,
including, but not limited to, any and all disputes arising out of or relating
to this First Amendment or any other Security Instrument; and venue in any such
dispute whether in federal or state court shall be laid in Harris County, Texas.

         VIII. Severability. Whenever possible each provision of this First
Amendment shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under
applicable law, but if any provision of this First Amendment shall be prohibited
by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective to the
extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of
such provision or the remaining provisions of this First Amendment.

         IX. Execution in Counterparts. This First Amendment may be executed in
any number of counterparts and by the different parties on separate
counterparts, and each such counterpart shall be deemed to be an original, but
all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same agreement.

         X. Section Captions. Section captions used in this First Amendment are
for convenience of reference only, and shall not affect the construction of this
First Amendment.

         XI. Successors and Assigns. This First Amendment shall be binding upon
the Borrower and the Banks and their respective successors and assigns, and
shall inure to the benefit of the Borrower and the Banks, and the respective
successors and assigns of the Banks.

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         XII. Non-Application of Chapter 346 of Texas Finance Codes. In no event
shall Chapter 346 of the Texas Finance Code (which regulates certain revolving
loan accounts and revolving tri-party accounts) apply to this Credit Agreement
as hereby further amended or any other Loan Documents or the transactions
contemplated hereby.

         XIII. Notice. THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TOGETHER WITH THE CREDIT AGREEMENT
AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES
AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS OR SUBSEQUENT
ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES. THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN
THE PARTIES.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this First Amendment
to be duly executed as of the day set forth below their respective signatures,
but effective as of June 27, 2002.

BORROWER:

ENERGY PARTNERS, LTD.                   HALL-HOUSTON OIL COMPANY

By:                                     By:
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   Suzanne V. Baer                         Suzanne V. Baer
   Executive Vice President and            Executive Vice President and
   Chief Financial Officer                 Chief Financial Officer

Date:                    , 2002         Date:                    , 2002
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                                        ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, LC
                                        ISSUER AND BANK:

                                        BANK ONE, TEXAS, N.A.

                                        By:
                                           ---------------------------
                                                Steve Shatto
                                                Vice President

                                        Date:                 , 2002
                                             -----------------

                                        SYNDICATION AGENT AND BANK:

                                        JP MORGAN CHASE BANK
                                        (formerly known as The Chase
                                        Manhattan Bank)

                                        By:
                                           ---------------------------
                                        Name:
                                               -----------------------
                                        Title:
                                               -----------------------
                                        Date:                 , 2002
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                                        DOCUMENTATION AGENT AND
                                        BANK:

                                        BNP PARIBAS

                                        By:
                                           ---------------------------
                                        Name:
                                               -----------------------
                                        Title:
                                               -----------------------

                                        By:
                                           ---------------------------
                                        Name:
                                               -----------------------
                                        Title:
                                               -----------------------

                                        Date:                 , 2002
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                                        BANKS:

                                        WHITNEY NATIONAL BANK

                                        By:
                                           ---------------------------
                                        Name:
                                               -----------------------
                                        Title:
                                               -----------------------

                                        Date:                 , 2002
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                                        ROYAL BANK OF CANADA

                                        By:
                                           ---------------------------
                                        Name:
                                               -----------------------
                                        Title:
                                               -----------------------

                                        Date:                 , 2002
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                                        WELLS FARGO BANK TEXAS,
                                        NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

                                        By:
                                           ---------------------------
                                        Name:
                                               -----------------------
                                        Title:
                                               -----------------------

                                        Date:                 , 2002
                                             -----------------

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