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              <div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 1" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Departure
      of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of
      Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
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connection with Copano Energy, L.L.C.&#8217;s (&#8220;Copano&#8221;) appointment of James E. Wade
as Senior Vice President of Copano and President and Chief Operating Officer of
Copano&#8217;s Texas operating subsidiaries, R&#160;Bruce Northcutt, Copano&#8217;s
President and Chief Executive Officer, resigned as President of Copano&#8217;s Texas
operating subsidiaries effective April&#160;5, 2010.</font></div>
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announced Mr.&#160;Wade&#8217;s appointment in a press release issued on
March&#160;31, 2010.&#160;&#160;The press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1
to this Form 8-K.</font></div>
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form8-k.htm
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 31, 2010
COPANO
ENERGY, L.L.C.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
001-32329
51-0411678
(State
      or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation
      or Organization)
(Commission
      File Number)
(I.R.S.
      Employer
Identification
      No.)
2727 Allen Parkway,
      Suite 1200
Houston,
      Texas
77019
(Address
      of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip
      Code)
Registrant's
Telephone Number, including Area Code:
(713) 621-9547
Not
Applicable.
(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report)
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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
o
Written communications
pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o
Soliciting material
pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
o
Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17
CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o
Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17
CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 5.02
Departure
      of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of
      Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
      Officers.
In
connection with Copano Energy, L.L.C.'s ("Copano") appointment of James E. Wade
as Senior Vice President of Copano and President and Chief Operating Officer of
Copano's Texas operating subsidiaries, R Bruce Northcutt, Copano's
President and Chief Executive Officer, resigned as President of Copano's Texas
operating subsidiaries effective April 5, 2010.
Item
      7.01
Regulation
      FD Disclosure.
Copano
announced Mr. Wade's appointment in a press release issued on
March 31, 2010.  The press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1
to this Form 8-K.
Item
      9.01
Financial
      Statements and Exhibits.
Exhibit No.
Description
99.1
Copano
      Energy, L.L.C. Press Release
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 hereunto
duly authorized.
COPANO
      ENERGY, L.L.C.
Date:
      April 5, 2010
By:
/s/
      Douglas L. Lawing
Douglas L.
    Lawing
Executive Vice President,
      General Counsel and
Secretary
EXHIBIT
INDEX
Exhibit No.
Description
99.1
Copano
      Energy, L.L.C. Press Release