8-K

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): February 28, 2006

Laclede Gas Company

720 Olive Street

St. Louis, Missouri 63101

314-342-0500

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(Registrant’s telephone number including area code)

Missouri	1-1822	43-0368139
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

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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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

Today Laclede Gas Company issued the attached press release.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

Exhibit 99.1 – Laclede Gas Company press release dated February 28, 2006.

This exhibit is furnished under Item 12 below and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission whether made before or after the date hereof and regardless of any general incorporation language in such filings.

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.

	LACLEDE GAS COMPANY
Date: February 28, 2006	By:	/s/ D. H. Yaeger
		D. H. Yaeger Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

Exhibit Index

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Laclede Gas Company press release dated February 28, 2006.

EX-99

NEWS RELEASE

LACLEDE GAS

720 Olive Street, St. Louis, MO 63101

CONTACT: George L. Csolak

(314) 342-0652

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Laclede Gas Closes on Purchase of Fidelity Natural Gas Assets

ST. LOUIS, MO, February 28, 2006 — Laclede Gas Company today announced that it completed the asset purchase of the natural gas distribution system of Sullivan, Missouri-based Fidelity Natural Gas, Inc. The Missouri Public Service Commission (MoPSC) approved the purchase last week.

The purchase means that approximately 1,300 natural gas customers in Sullivan and surrounding areas who were served by Fidelity Natural Gas, a wholly owned subsidiary of Fidelity Communications Co., are now customers of Missouri Natural Gas, an operating division of Laclede Gas. Under the agreement, Missouri Natural Gas will serve the customers in the former Fidelity service area under the current rates that Fidelity has on file with the MoPSC.

Sullivan is located in southwestern Franklin County. The expanded service area is geographically contiguous with other parts of Franklin County that have been served by Missouri Natural Gas since 1992.

Laclede Gas, a subsidiary of The Laclede Group, Inc. (NYSE: LG), is the largest natural gas distribution company in Missouri, serving more than 630,000 customers in St. Louis and surrounding counties in Eastern Missouri.

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Note: This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Company’s future operating results may be affected by various uncertainties and risk factors, many of which are beyond the Company’s control, including weather conditions, governmental and regulatory policy and action, the competitive environment and economic factors. For a more complete description of these uncertainties and risk factors, see the Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2005, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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