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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000060086-03-000021
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20030414
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial statements and exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20030414

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			LOEWS CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000060086
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	FIRE, MARINE & CASUALTY INSURANCE [6331]
		IRS NUMBER:				132646102
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-06541
		FILM NUMBER:		03648359

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		667 MADISON AVE
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10021-8087
		BUSINESS PHONE:		212-521-2000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		667 MADISON AVE
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10021-8087
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                       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 14, 2003
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                               LOEWS CORPORATION
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            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



Delaware                            1-6541                       13-2646102
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(State or other jurisdiction     (Commission                   (IRS Employer
 of Incorporation)                File Number)             Identification No.)



667 Madison Avenue, New York, NY                                    10021-8087
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(Address of principal executive offices)                            (Zip code)



Registrant's telephone number, including area code:             (212) 521-2000
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                               NOT APPLICABLE
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        (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)



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                                  Page 1 of 2


Item 5.  Other Events and Regulation FD Disclosure

  On April 14, 2003, the Registrant issued a press release announcing that it
has entered into an agreement to purchase Texas Gas Transmission Corporation
from The Williams Companies, Inc. A copy of the press release is attached
hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

 (a)  Not applicable.

 (b)  Not applicable.

 (c)  Exhibits:

      Exhibit No.                        Description
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         99.1          Press Release issued by the Registrant on April 14,
                       2003



                                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.


                                              LOEWS CORPORATION
                                              --------------------------------
                                              (Registrant)




Dated:  April 14, 2003                        By:  /s/ Gary W. Garson
                                              --------------------------------
                                              Gary W. Garson
                                              Senior Vice President,
                                               General Counsel and
                                               Secretary

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Exhibit 99.1

                                              Contact:  Peter	 W. Keegan
                                                        Senior Vice President
                                                        (212) 521-2950

                                                        Joshua E. Kahn
                                                        Investor Relations
                                                        (212) 521-2788

                                                        Candace Leeds
                                                        V.P. of Public Affairs
                                                        (212) 521-2416

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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           LOEWS CORPORATION ANNOUNCES AGREEMENT TO PURCHASE TEXAS GAS
           -----------------------------------------------------------
               TRANSMISSION CORPORATION FROM WILLIAMS COMPANIES
               ------------------------------------------------

                       TRANSACTION VALUED AT $1.045 BILLION
                       ------------------------------------

            LOEWS TO HOLD CONFERENCE CALL TODAY AT 11:00 A.M. EDT
            -----------------------------------------------------


  NEW YORK, April 14, 2003 - Loews Corporation (NYSE:LTR) today announced that
it has entered into an agreement to purchase Texas Gas Transmission
Corporation from The Williams Companies, Inc. (NYSE:WMB). The transaction
value is $1.045 billion, which includes $795 million in cash to be paid to
Williams and $250 million in debt that will remain at Texas Gas. The closing
of the transaction, which is expected to occur in early June 2003, is subject
to normal and customary conditions, including the filing of notification under
the Hart-Scott-Rodino antitrust law.

  Texas Gas owns and operates a 5,800-mile pipeline system that transports
natural gas from the Gulf Coast, east Texas and north Louisiana to markets in
the southern United States through the Midwest. Texas Gas has a delivery
capacity of 2.8 billion cubic feet (Bcf) per day and a working storage
capacity of 55 Bcf. In 2002, the company reported net income of $56 million on
revenues of $267 million.

  James Tisch, CEO of Loews, commented on the acquisition, "Texas Gas is a
highly attractive asset with an experienced and capable management team, and
we are pleased that it will become a subsidiary of Loews. The transaction
should be accretive to earnings per share and provide very attractive free
cash flow to Loews."

  Loews intends to issue additional debt at the subsidiary level immediately
following the acquisition of Texas Gas. It is anticipated that this
recapitalization would bring the debt-to-total capital ratio of Texas Gas to
approximately 50 percent.

Conference Call at 11:00 a.m. Today
- -----------------------------------

  Loews will hold a conference call at 11:00 a.m. EDT, Monday, April 14, 2003,
to discuss the planned acquisition of Texas Gas. A live broadcast of this
conference call will be available

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online at the Loews website (www.loews.com). Please go to the website at least
10 minutes before the event begins to register and to download and install any
necessary audio software. Those interested in participating in the question
and answer session of the conference call should dial (888) 896-0863. An
online replay will be available at the Company's website for one week
following the call.

  Loews Corporation, a holding company, is one of the largest diversified
financial corporations in the United States. Its principal subsidiaries are
CNA Financial Corporation, Lorillard, Inc., Diamond Offshore Drilling, Loews
Hotels, and Bulova Corporation.

                                       * * *

  Forward-Looking Statements. Statements in this press release that contain
  --------------------------
"forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995 include, but are not limited to, statements
using the words "believes", "expects", "plans", "intends", "should" and
similar expressions, and other statements concerning the Company's future
plans, objectives, and expected performance. Such statements are inherently
subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual
results to differ materially from those projected.

  Important risk factors that could cause actual results to differ include,
but are not limited to: any adverse impact on Texas Gas as a result of it no
longer being a part of the Williams Companies gas pipeline operations;
domestic demand for natural gas; Texas Gas's reliance on Gulf Coast natural
gas supplies; extensive competition from other regional pipelines; economic
and political changes in markets where the Texas Gas competes, such as
regulation, inflation rates, and other external factors over which the Company
has no control; and the outcome of contingencies (including completion of the
acquisition, arranging financing and regulatory approval). A discussion of the
additional risk factors that could impact the Company's overall business and
financial performance can be found in the Company's reports filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. Copies of these reports are available
through the Company's website (www.loews.com). Given these risk factors,
investors and analysts should not place undue reliance on forward-looking
statements.

  The Company expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to release
publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statement to reflect
any change in the Company's expectations with regard thereto or any change in
events, conditions or circumstances on which any forward-looking statement is
based.

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