UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON D.C. 20549 FORM 13F FORM 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: March 31, 2013 Check here if Amendment [ ]; Amendment Number: This Amendment (Check only one.): [ ] is a restatement. [ ] adds new holdings entries. Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report: Name: Waters, Parkerson & Co., LLC Address: 228 St. Charles Ave., Suite 512 New Orleans, LA 70130 13F File Number: 28-10445 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 it, 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 submission. Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager: Name: Julia W Burlingame Title: Chief Compliance Officer Phone: 504-588-2726 Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: Julia W Burlingame, New Orleans, Louisiana, May 15, 2013 Report Type (Check only one.): [X] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. [ ] 13F NOTICE. [ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT. FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: 0 Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 122 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $670,219 (thousands) 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 ------------------------------ ---------------- --------- -------- -------- --- ---- ------- ------------ -------- -------- -------- 3M CO COM Com 88579Y101 5543 52144 SH Sole 4600 47544 ABBOTT LABS COM Com 002824100 7937 224720 SH Sole 8700 216020 ABBVIE INC COM Com 00287Y109 438 10734 SH Sole 10734 ACCENTURE PLC IRELAND SHS CLAS Com G1151C101 17547 230979 SH Sole 8000 222979 AFLAC INC COM Com 001055102 13637 262149 SH Sole 12000 250149 ALCOA INC COM Com 013817101 255 29975 SH Sole 16500 13475 ALTRIA GROUP INC COM Com 02209S103 3970 115445 SH Sole 115445 AMERICAN EXPRESS CO COM Com 025816109 235 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