UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
DATE
OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED)
March
1, 2006
BOARDWALK
PIPELINE PARTNERS, LP
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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01-32665
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20-3265614
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(State
or other jurisdiction of
incorporation
or organization)
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(Commission
File
Number)
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(IRS
Employer
Identification
No.)
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3800
Frederica Street
Owensboro,
Kentucky 42301
(Address
of principal executive office)
(270)
926-8686
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
Check
the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions:
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(17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Act
(17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item
7.01 Regulation
FD Disclosure.
On
March
1, 2006, the Registrant issued a press release announcing that its subsidiary,
Gulf South Pipeline Company, LP, has signed long-term precedent agreements
with
customers for additional capacity on its East Texas and Mississippi pipeline
expansion projects. The total cost of the expansion, which is expected to
be in
service during the second half of 2007, is expected to be approximately $575
million. The press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form
8-K.
Item
9.01 Financial
Statements and Exhibits
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99.1
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Boardwalk
Pipeline Partners, LP press release, issued March 1,
2006.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant
has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto
duly authorized.
BOARDWALK
PIPELINE PARTNERS, LP
By:
BOARDWALK
GP, LP,
its general partner
By:
BOARDWALK
GP, LLC,
its general partner
By:
/s/
Jamie L. Buskill
Jamie
L.
Buskill
Chief
Financial Officer
Dated:
March 1, 2006