SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                    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): April 19, 2004




                           EASTGROUP PROPERTIES, INC.
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)




         Maryland                         1-7094                 13-2711135
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(State or Other Jurisdiction     (Commission File Number)    (IRS Employer
of Incorporation)                                            Identification No.)


        300 One Jackson Place, 188 East Capitol Street, Jackson, MS 39201
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          (Address of Principal Executive Offices, including zip code)

                                 (601)354-3555
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              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

                                 Not Applicable
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         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


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ITEM 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits

(c) Exhibits.

The following exhibits are filed with this Form 8-K:

99.1     Press Release dated April 19, 2004


ITEM 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On April 19, 2004,  we issued a press  release,  which sets forth our results of
operations  for the quarter ended March 31, 2004. A copy of the press release is
attached  hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated  herein by reference.  Such
information  shall not be deemed  "filed"  for  purposes  of  Section  18 of the
Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  as  amended,  and is  not  incorporated  by
reference into any filing of the Company,  whether made before or after the date
hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

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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 hereunto duly authorized.

Date: April 19, 2004

                                   EASTGROUP PROPERTIES, INC.


                                   By: /s/ N. KEITH MCKEY
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                                      N. Keith McKey
                                      Executive Vice President, Chief Financial
                                      Officer and Secretary

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                                  Exhibit Index



Exhibit 99.1    Press Release dated April 19, 2004.



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