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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001389653-10-000002
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20100107
FILED AS OF DATE:		20100108
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20100108

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			LL&E ROYALTY TRUST
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000721765
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	OIL ROYALTY TRADERS [6792]
		IRS NUMBER:				766007940
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			TX
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY
		STREET 2:		919 CONGRESS AVENUE, 5TH FLOOR
		CITY:			AUSTIN
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			78701
		BUSINESS PHONE:		800-852-1422

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY
		STREET 2:		919 CONGRESS AVENUE, 5TH FLOOR
		CITY:			AUSTIN
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			78701

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			SPRUCE HOUSE PARTNERS LP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001389653
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-08518
		FILM NUMBER:		10517987

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		435 EAST 52ND ST SUITE 18C
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10022
		BUSINESS PHONE:		212-980-0025

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		435 EAST 52ND ST SUITE 18C
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10022

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Spruce House Capital LLC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001472167
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-08518
		FILM NUMBER:		10517986

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		110 EAST 42ND STREET, SUITE 1100
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10017
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(212) 980-0025

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		110 EAST 42ND STREET, SUITE 1100
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10017
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        <footnote id="F1">These Units of Beneficial Interest (the &quot;Units&quot;) are directly owned by Spruce House Partners LP and beneficially owned by its partners.  Each of Messrs. Benjamin Stein and Zachary Sternberg and Spruce House Capital LLC disclaims beneficial ownership of these Units except to the extent of his or its respective pecuniary interests therein, if any.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Each of Spruce House Partners LP (&quot;SHP&quot;), Spruce House Capital LLC (&quot;SHC,&quot; and together with SHP, Benjamin Stein and Zachary Sternberg, the &quot;Spruce House Parties&quot;), general partner of SHP, Mr. Stein and Mr. Sternberg, each Managing Members of SHC, may be deemed to be a group (for the purpose of Rule 16a-1(a)(1) under the Exchange Act) with Robotti &amp; Company, LLC (&quot;Robotti &amp; Company&quot;), a broker-dealer registered under Section 15 of the Securities  Exchange of 1934, as amended (&quot;Exchange Act&quot;), Robotti &amp; Company Advisors, LLC (&quot;Robotti &amp; Company Advisors&quot;), an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended,</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Due to a 1000 character limit, Footnotes 3 is a continuation of Footnote 2:

Robotti &amp; Company, Incorporated (&quot;ROBT&quot;), the parent holding company for Robotti &amp; Company and Robotti &amp; Company Advisors, The Ravenswood Investment Company, L.P. (&quot;RIC&quot;), Ravenswood Investments III, L.P. (&quot;RI&quot;), Ravenswood Management Company, L.L.C. (&quot;RMC,&quot; and together with ROBT,  Robotti &amp; Company, Robotti &amp; Company Advisors, RIC, RI, Robert Robotti and Kenneth R. Wasiak, the &quot;Robotti Parties&quot;), the general partner of RIC and RI, Mr. Robotti, President and an owner of ROBT, President of  Robotti &amp; Company and Robotti &amp; Company Advisors and a Managing Member of RMC, and Mr. Wasiak, a Managing Member of RMC, due to a Joint Filing Agreement dated as of September 2, 2009 among such persons.  Each of the Spruce House Parties disclaims beneficial ownership of any Units owned by any of the Robotti Parties.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

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        <signatureName>Benjamin Stein</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2010-01-08</signatureDate>
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        <signatureName>Zachary Sternberg</signatureName>
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        <signatureDate>2010-01-08</signatureDate>
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