FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Brothers Production Properties, Ltd. 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 01/11/2007 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol LEGACY RESERVES L P [LGCY] (Last) (First) (Middle) 303 W. WALL STREET, SUITE 1600 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) MIDLAND, TX 79701 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Units representing limited partner interests 2,923,812 D   Units representing limited partner interests 457,968 I See Footnotes (1) (2)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Brothers Production Properties, Ltd. 303 W. WALL STREET SUITE 1600 MIDLAND, TX 79701	Â	  X	Â	Â

Signatures

Steven H. Pruett, as attorney-in-fact for Brothers Production Properties, Ltd.		01/11/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	On March 15, 2006, in connection with the formation transactions of Legacy Reserves LP ("Legacy"), Brothers Production Properties, Ltd. ("Brothers Properties") received 4,968,945 units in exchange for oil and natural gas properties and related assets. On March 15, 2006, Legacy redeemed 2,045,133 units of the 4,968,945 units held by Brothers Properties, leaving Brothers Properties with 2,923,812 units.
(2)	Brothers Properties indirectly beneficially owns an additional 457,968 units though its interest in MBN Properties LP, which holds 3,162,438 units. This assumes that the 3,162,438 units held by MBN Properties LP will be distributed to the partners of MBN Properties LP, including 457,968 units to Brothers Properties.

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