UNITED STATES
		SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
		     WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549

			    FORM 13F

			FORM 13F COVER PAGE

REPORT FOR THE QUARTER ENDED: March 31, 2013
CHECK HERE IF AMENDMENT [ ]; AMENDMENT NUMBER:
THIS AMENDMENT: [ ]IS A RESTATEMENT.
		[ ]ADDS NEW HOLDINGS ENTRIES.



INSTITUTIONAL INVESTMENT MANAGER FILING THIS REPORT:

NAME:     ORLEANS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
ADDRESS:  830 West Causeway Approach, Suite 1200
	  MANDEVILLE, LA  70471

13F FILE NUMBER: 28-05484

THE INSTITUTIONAL INVESTMENT MANAGER FILING THIS REPORT AND THE
PERSON BY WHOM IT IS SIGNED HEREBY REPRESENT THAT THE PERSON
SIGNING THE REPORT IS AUTHORIZED TO SUBMIT, THAT ALL
INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS TRUE, CORRECT AND COMPLETE, AND
THAT IT IS UNDERSTOOD THAT ALL REQUIRED ITEMS, STATEMENTS,
SCHEDULES, LISTS, AND TABLES, ARE CONSIDERED INTEGRAL PARTS OF
THIS FORM.

PERSON SIGNING THIS REPORT ON BEHALF OF REPORTING MANAGER:

NAME:  JOSEPH T. CASPER IV
TITLE: ASSOCIATE
PHONE: 504-592-4680
SIGNATURE, PLACE, AND DATE OF SIGNING:

	JOSEPH T. CASPER IV   MANDEVILLE, LA    May 15, 2013
REPORT TYPE:
[X]	13F HOLDINGS REPORT
[ ]	13F NOTICE
[ ]	13F COMBINATION REPORT

LIST OF OTHER MANAGERS REPORTING FOR THIS MANAGER;
NONE



I AM SIGNING THIS REPORT AS REQUIRED BY THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.



			FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE

REPORT SUMMARY:

NUMBER OF OTHER INCLUDED MANAGERS:	0

FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE ENTRY TOTAL:	88
FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE VALUE TOTAL:	$175,332
LIST OF OTHER INCLUDED MANAGERS:
NONE





                                                                  FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
                                                           VALUE   SHARES/  SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT    OTHER          VOTING AUTHORITY
        NAME OF ISSUER          TITLE OF CLASS    CUSIP   (x$1000) PRN AMT  PRN CALL DSCRETN   MANAGERS     SOLE    SHARED    NONE
------------------------------ ---------------- --------- -------- -------- --- ---- ------- ------------ -------- -------- --------
                                                                                           
1/100 BERKSHITE HTWY CL A 100S COM              084990175      313      200 SH       Sole                      200
3M CORP                        COM              88579y101     3477    32704 SH       Sole                    32704
ABBVIE INC. COM                COM              00287Y109     2242    54989 SH       Sole                    54989
ALLSTATE CORP                  COM              020002101     1957    39883 SH       Sole                    39883
ALON USA PARTNERS LP UT LTDPAR COM              02052T109      519    19500 SH       Sole                    19500
ALTRIA GROUP INC               COM              02209S103     2520    73281 SH       Sole                    73281
APPLE COMPUTER INC             COM              037833100     1773     4005 SH       Sole                     4005
ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND         COM              039483102     2368    70194 SH       Sole                    70194
AT&T CORP                      COM              00206R102     3669   100006 SH       Sole                   100006
BANKAMERICA CORP               COM              060505104      426    35000 SH       Sole                    35000
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC CL B    COM              084670207      521     5000 SH       Sole                     5000
BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB           COM              110122108     4146   100659 SH       Sole                   100659
CAMERON INTL                   COM              13342B105     2002    30708 SH       Sole                    30708
CATERPILLAR INC                COM              149123101     2233    25679 SH       Sole                    25679
CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC COM     COM              15189T107     3691   154034 SH       Sole                   154034
CERNER CORP                    COM              156782104     1579    16662 SH       Sole                    16662
CHEVRON TEXACO CORP COM        COM              166764100     3903    32852 SH       Sole                    32852
CISCO SYS                      COM              17275R102     1909    91345 SH       Sole                    91345
COCA COLA CO                   COM              191216100     1541    38109 SH       Sole                    38109
CONOCOPHILLIPS COM             COM              20825C104     2773    46147 SH       Sole                    46147
CORE LABORATORIES N V COM      COM              N22717107     1163     8433 SH       Sole                     8433
CSX CORP                       COM              126408103     1470    59679 SH       Sole                    59679
DOMINION RES INC VA            COM              25746U109     3591    61719 SH       Sole                    61719
DORCHESTER MINERALS LP COM UNI COM              25820R105      368    15876 SH       Sole                    15876
DOW CHEM CO                    COM              260543103     2158    67769 SH       Sole                    67769
DU PONT E I DE NEMOURS         COM              263534109     2245    45662 SH       Sole                    45662
DUKE POWER CO                  COM              26441C204     3763    51844 SH       Sole                    51844
EMERSON ELEC CO                COM              291011104     2218    39699 SH       Sole                    39699
ENBRIDGE ENERGY PRTNRS COM     COM              29250R106      422    14000 SH       Sole                    14000
ENERGY SVC INC                 COM              G3157S106     1075    17909 SH       Sole                    17909
ENERGY TRANSFER PRTNRS UNIT LT COM              29273R109      482     9500 SH       Sole                     9500
ENTERPRISE PRODS PARTN COM     COM              293792107     4596    76236 SH       Sole                    76236
HALCON RES CORP COM NEW        COM              40537Q209       78    10000 SH       Sole                    10000
HALLIBURTON CO                 COM              406216101     2424    59980 SH       Sole                    59980
HANCOCK HLDG CO                COM              410120109     4758   153886 SH       Sole                   153886
HEALTH CARE PPTY INVS COM      COM              40414L109     4090    82032 SH       Sole                    82032
HELMERICH & PAYNE INC COM      COM              423452101     1181    19452 SH       Sole                    19452
HIBERNIA HOMESTEAD BAN COM     COM              42866N104      322    23000 SH       Sole                    23000
HOME DEPOT INC                 COM              437076102     3296    47234 SH       Sole                    47234
IBERIABANK CORP COM            COM              450828108      889    17773 SH       Sole                    17773
INTEL CORP                     COM              458140100     1287    58933 SH       Sole                    58933
IRON MTN INC COM               COM              462846106     1661    45733 SH       Sole                    45733
JOHN HANCOCK BK&THRIFT SH BEN  COM              409735206     1777    84901 SH       Sole                    84901
JOHNSON & JOHNSON              COM              478160104     3095    37959 SH       Sole                    37959
KIMBERLY CLARK                 COM              494368103     4034    41169 SH       Sole                    41169
KINDER MORGAN ENERGY UT LTD PA COM              494550106     3429    38195 SH       Sole                    38195
KINDER MORGAN MGMT LLC SHS     COM              49455U100      393     4474 SH       Sole                     4474
KRAFT FOODS GROUP INC COM      COM              50076Q106     2535    49186 SH       Sole                    49186
LINEAR TECHNOLOGY CORP         COM              535678106     1610    41966 SH       Sole                    41966
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP COM       COM              539830109     1321    13682 SH       Sole                    13682
LOUISANA BANCORP NEW COM       COM              54619P104      249    14576 SH       Sole                    14576
MAGELLAN MIDSTREAM PRT COM UNI COM              559080106      342     6400 SH       Sole                     6400
MCDONALDS CORP                 COM              580135101     3665    36760 SH       Sole                    36760
MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY COM       COM              595017104     1739    47284 SH       Sole                    47284
MICROSOFT CORP                 COM              594918104     1017    35550 SH       Sole                    35550
MONSANTO CO NEW COM            COM              61166W101     2271    21497 SH       Sole                    21497
NATIONAL CINEMEDIA INC COM     COM              635309107     1390    88088 SH       Sole                    88088
NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO COM     COM              637071101     2630    37168 SH       Sole                    37168
NOBLE DRILLING CORP COM        COM              H5833N103     1036    27155 SH       Sole                    27155
NORTHERN TIER ENERGY L COM UN  COM              665826103      299    10000 SH       Sole                    10000
OCCIDENTAL PETE CP DEL         COM              674599105     1882    24011 SH       Sole                    24011
OCEANEERING INTL INC COM       COM              675232102     1374    20691 SH       Sole                    20691
OGE ENERGY CORP                COM              670837103     1555    22223 SH       Sole                    22223
ONEOK INC NEW COM              COM              682680103     2430    50975 SH       Sole                    50975
ONEOK PARTNERS LP UNIT LTD PAR COM              68268N103      367     6400 SH       Sole                     6400
PEOPLES BK BRIDGEPORT COM      COM              712704105     1505   112116 SH       Sole                   112116
PFIZER INC                     COM              717081103     3782   131031 SH       Sole                   131031
PIONEER SOUTHWST LP UNIT LP IN COM              72388B106      260    10647 SH       Sole                    10647
PLAINS ALL AM PIPELINE UNIT LT COM              726503105     1435    25400 SH       Sole                    25400
PLUM CREEK TIMBER DEPOSITARY U COM              729251108     1564    29959 SH       Sole                    29959
PROCTER & GAMBLE               COM              742718109     3611    46860 SH       Sole                    46860
REALTY INCOME CORP COM         COM              756109104     1324    29199 SH       Sole                    29199
SCHLUMBERGER LTD               COM              806857108     2997    40024 SH       Sole                    40024
SECTOR SPDR TR SBI INT-ENERGY  COM              81369Y506      291     3675 SH       Sole                     3675
SMUCKER J M CO COM NEW         COM              832696405     1511    15241 SH       Sole                    15241
SOUTHERN CO                    COM              842587107     3305    70430 SH       Sole                    70430
STREETTRACKS GOLD TR GOLD SHS  COM              78463V107     3567    23092 SH       Sole                    23092
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR SPONSORED COM              874039100     1632    94961 SH       Sole                    94961
UNION PAC CORP                 COM              907818108     4084    28675 SH       Sole                    28675
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CP         COM              913017109     3494    37396 SH       Sole                    37396
US BANCORP DEL COM             COM              902973304     2527    74468 SH       Sole                    74468
VALERO ENERGY CORP NEW COM     COM              91913Y100     1462    32138 SH       Sole                    32138
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS COM     COM              92343V104     3701    75291 SH       Sole                    75291
WAL MART STORES INC            COM              931142103     1521    20332 SH       Sole                    20332
WASTE MGMT INC DEL COM         COM              94106L109     1832    46720 SH       Sole                    46720
WESTERN GAS PARTNRS LP COM UNI COM              958254104      238     4000 SH       Sole                     4000
ALPS ETF TR ALERIAN MLP                         00162q866     1753    98910 SH       Sole                    98910
ISHARES TR DJ SEL DIV INX                       464287168      403     6350 SH       Sole                     6350