UNITED STATES ~~SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION~~

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): ~~June~~July 302, 2003

CROWN PACIFIC PARTNERS, L.P.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		93-1161833
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

805 SW Broadway Street, Suite 1500 Portland, Oregon		97205
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 503-274-2300

CROWN PACIFIC PARTNERS, L.P.

FORM 8-K

INDEX

Item		Description
Item 3.		Bankruptcy or Receivership
Item 7.		Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits
Item 7.		Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits
Item 9.		Regulation FD Disclosure
Signatures

Item 3 7. Bankruptcy orFinancial ReceivershipStatements and Exhibits

(ac) On June 29, 2003, Crown Pacific Partners, L.P. (the “Partnership”) and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Debtors”) each filed voluntary petitions for relief under chapter 11 of title 11 of the United States Code (the “Bankruptcy Code”) in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Arizona in Phoenix, Arizona (the “Bankruptcy Court”) (jointly administered under case No. 03-11258-PHX-RJH). The Debtors manage, and will continue to manage, their properties and operate their businesses as “debtors-in-possession” under the jurisdiction of the Bankruptcy Court and in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Bankruptcy Code. As part of the bankruptcy filing, the Partnership has requested that the Bankruptcy Court approve a debtor-in-possession (DIP) financing agreement in the amount of $40 million that the Partnership has arranged with The CIT Group/Business Credit, Inc.Exhibits

OnThis ~~June~~exhibit ~~30,~~is ~~2003~~not filed, ~~the~~but ~~Company~~furnished ~~issued~~pursuant ~~a press release relating~~ to ~~the~~Regulation ~~foregoing, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.~~FD:

~~(b)~~ 99.1 Press release ~~Not~~dated ~~applicable~~July 2, 2003 regarding Crown Pacific Partners, L.P.’s announcement that the Bankruptcy Court has approved a $40 million DIP financing agreement.

Item 79. Regulation ~~Financial~~FD ~~Statements~~Disclosure ~~and Exhibits~~

On July 2, 2003 Crown Pacific Partners, L.P. issued a press release announcing that it had received an interim order from the Bankruptcy Court approving the implementation of a $40 million debtor-in-possession (cDIP) ~~Exhibits~~ loan facility previously arranged with The CIT Group/Business Credit, Inc., a unit of CIT Group.

~~99.1 Press release~~With ~~dated~~the ~~June~~implementation 30of the DIP facility, ~~2003~~the ~~regarding~~Partnership ~~crown~~should have ~~Pacific~~adequate ~~Partners,~~liquidity ~~L.P.’s~~to ~~filing~~pay its vendors for goods and services delivered to ~~reorganization~~the ~~under~~Partnership after the filing of Chapter 11 petitions on behalf of the ~~U.S.~~Partnership and ~~Bankruptcy~~its ~~Code~~affiliates on June 29, 2003. ~~The~~ During ~~Partnership~~the ~~will~~reorganization ~~continue~~process, tovendors ~~operate~~who ~~its~~deliver goods and provide ~~businesses~~services ~~during~~to the ~~period~~Partnership ofreceive priority payment protection for such goods and services under the ~~reorganization~~bankruptcy ~~process~~law.

A copy of the July 2, 2003 press release is included as exhibit 99.1 hereto. This information is being furnished under Item 9 of Form 8-K and is not deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is not subject to the liabilities of that section and is not deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

~~SIGNATURES~~2

~~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.~~SIGNATURES

Date: June 30, 2003	CROWN PACIFIC PARTNERS, L.P.
	By:	Crown Pacific Management Limited Partnership, as General Partner
	By:	/s/ Steven E. Dietrich
	Steven E. Dietrich
	Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
	(Duly Authorized Officer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

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: July 8, 2003	CROWN PACIFIC PARTNERS, L.P.

	By: Crown Pacific Management Limited Partnership, as General Partner

	By:	/s/ Steven E. Dietrich
	Steven E. Dietrich
	Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
	(Duly Authorized Officer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

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