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<P align="center" style="font-size: 14pt"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 18pt"><B>FORM 8-K</B>

<P align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>CURRENT REPORT</B>

<P align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</B>

<P align="center" style="font-size: 12pt">Date of report (date of earliest event reported): April&nbsp;20, 2004

<P align="center" style="font-size: 24pt"><B>MARTIN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS L.P.</B>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)</DIV>


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    <TD align="center" valign="top">DELAWARE<BR>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">000-50056<BR>
(Commission file number)
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KILGORE, TEXAS<BR>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">Registrant&#146;s telephone number, including area code: (903)&nbsp;983-6200


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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, </B><B><I>PRO FORMA </I></B><B>FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS.</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>(c)&nbsp;Exhibits</B>


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange
Commission, the attached exhibit and the information set forth therein are
deemed to have been furnished pursuant to Item&nbsp;9 hereof and shall not be deemed
to be &#147;filed&#148; under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On April&nbsp;20, 2004, Martin Midstream Partners L.P. (the &#147;Partnership&#148;)
issued a press release announcing that on May&nbsp;14, 2004 it will pay a quarterly
distribution of $0.525 per unit to its common and subordinated unitholders of
record as of the close of business on April&nbsp;30, 2004. A copy of the press
release is included as an exhibit to this Current Report. Pursuant to the
rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, such exhibit
and the information set forth therein is deemed to have been furnished and
shall not be deemed to be &#147;filed&#148; under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.


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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 50%">MARTIN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS L.P.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 50%">By: Martin Midstream GP LLC, its General Partner


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    <TD>Date: April 20, 2004&nbsp;</TD>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">MARTIN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS L.P.<BR>
TO PAY QUARTERLY DISTRIBUTION ON<BR>
MAY 14, 2004



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KILGORE, Texas, April&nbsp;20, 2004 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ &#151;
Martin Midstream Partners L.P. (NASDAQ: MMLP) announced today that it has
declared a cash distribution of $0.525 per unit, payable on May&nbsp;14, 2004 to
common and subordinated unitholders of record as of the close of business on
April&nbsp;30, 2004. This distribution is based on the current operating
performance of, and the current general economic, industry and market
conditions impacting MMLP.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><I>About Martin Midstream Partners</I>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Martin Midstream Partners provides marine transportation, terminalling,
distribution and midstream logistical services for producers and suppliers of
hydrocarbon products and by-products, lubricants and other liquids. The Company
also manufactures and markets sulfur-based fertilizers and related products and
owns an unconsolidated non-controlling 49.5% limited partnership interest in CF
Martin Sulphur, L.P., which operates a sulfur storage and transportation
business. MMLP operates primarily in the Gulf Coast region of the United
States.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Additional information concerning the Company is available on its website
at http://www.martinmidstream.com.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><I>Forward-Looking Statements</I>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Statements about Martin Midstream Partners&#146; outlook and all other
statements in this release other than historical facts are forward-looking
statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995. These forward-looking statements and all references to financial
estimates rely on a number of assumptions concerning future events and are
subject to a number of uncertainties and other factors, many of which are
outside its control, which could cause actual results to differ materially from
such statements. While MMLP believes that the assumptions concerning future
events are reasonable, it cautions that there are inherent difficulties in
anticipating or predicting certain important factors. A discussion of these
factors, including risks and uncertainties, is set forth in the Company&#146;s
annual and quarterly reports filed from time to time with the Securities and
Exchange Commission. Martin Midstream Partners disclaims any intention or
obligation to revise any forward-looking statements, including financial
estimates, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><I>Contact: </I>Robert D. Bondurant, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer of MMLP&#146;s general partner, Martin Midstream GP LLC, at (903)&nbsp;983-6200.



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