Ownership Submission
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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Bachtold Paul Axtell
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
05/25/2011
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Salient MLP & Energy Infrastructure Fund [SMF]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
4265 SAN FELIPE, 8TH FLOOR
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chief Compliance Officer
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

HOUSTON, TX 77027
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ 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)

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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
Bachtold Paul Axtell
4265 SAN FELIPE
8TH FLOOR
HOUSTON, TX 77027
      Chief Compliance Officer  
Gardner Frank Theodore III
4265 SAN FELIPE
8TH FLOOR
HOUSTON, TX 77027
      Portfolio Manager
Partridge Lee George
4265 SAN FELIPE
8TH FLOOR
HOUSTON, TX 77027
      Portfolio Manager
PRICE JOHN E
4265 SAN FELIPE
8TH FLOOR
HOUSTON, TX 77027
      Treasurer
RADCLIFFE JEREMY L
4265 SAN FELIPE
8TH FLOOR
HOUSTON, TX 77027
      Secretary
BLAISDELL JOHN A
4265 SAN FELIPE STREET
8TH FLOOR
HOUSTON, TX 77027
  X      
LINBECK ANDREW B
4265 SAN FELIPE
8TH FLOOR
HOUSTON, TX 77027
  X      
Reid Gregory Allen
4265 SAN FELIPE
8TH FLOOR
HOUSTON, TX 77027
  X     President  
SHERMAN A HAAG
4265 SAN FELIPE
8TH FLOOR
HOUSTON, TX 77027
  X      

Signatures

Paul A. Bachtold 05/25/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

John A. Blaisdell 05/25/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Ted Gardner 05/25/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Andrew B. Linbeck 05/25/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Lee Partridge 05/25/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

John Price 05/25/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Jeremy L. Radcliffe 05/25/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Greg Reid 05/25/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

A. Haag Sherman 05/25/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

No securities are beneficially owned

* 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).

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