POWER OF ATTORNEY



     KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THIS DOCUMENT:  That W. Matt Ralls has made, constituted, and appointed, and

by this document does make, constitute, and appoint  RICHARD H. BACHMANN, MICHAEL A. CREEL and JOHN E.

SMITH, of the County of Harris, State of Texas, whose signatures are:





                         s/ Richard H. Bachmann

                    __________________________________

              Richard H. Bachmann, Attorney-in-Fact



                         s/ Michael A. Creel

                __________________________________

                Michael A. Creel, Attorney-in-Fact



                         s/ John E. Smith

                __________________________________

                 John E. Smith, Attorney-in-Fact



or any of them, signing singly, its true and lawful attorney-in-fact, and in its name, place, and stead to:



          1. Execute, deliver and file on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity as an officer of

     Enterprise Products GP, LLC, the sole general partner of  Enterprise Products Partners L.P., (the "Company")

     any U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Form 3, 4 and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities

     Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder with respect to holdings of or trading in securities issued by

     the Company;



          2. Do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which may be necessary or desirable

     to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4 or 5 and timely file such form or any amendment thereto with the

     United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or similar authority; and



          3.  Take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with or in furtherance of the matters described

     in paragraphs 1 and 2 above which in the opinion of its attorney-in-fact may be of benefit to, and in the best

     interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned.



     Giving and granting to each such attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform every act

necessary and proper to be done in the exercise of the foregoing powers as fully as it might or could do if personally

present, with full power of substitution and revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact,

or such attorney-in-fact's substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the

rights and powers herein granted.  The undersigned acknowledges that each attorney-in-fact, in serving in such capacity

at the request of the undersigned, is not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's

responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.



     This Power of Attorney shall remain in effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and

5 with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company, unless revoked

by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to each of  the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.



     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 8st  day

of September, 2004.





                                   _____________________________

                                   W. Matt Ralls