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


                                  SCHEDULE 13G


                   Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                                Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.
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                                (Name of Issuer)


                                 Common Stock
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                         (Title of Class of Securities)


                                   128030202
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                                 (CUSIP Number)

                                    4/30/05
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                     Date of Event Which Requires Reporting

          Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to
          which this Schedule is filed:

          [X]  Rule 13d-1(b)
          [ ]  Rule 13d-1(c)
          [ ]  Rule 13d-1(d)


*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities,
and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be
deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of
the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see
the Notes).





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CUSIP No. 128030202                                           Page 2 of 5 Pages

1.       NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
         S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

                 St. Denis J. Villere & Company, L.L.C.
                 I.R.S. Identification No. 72-0343760 

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2.       CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*         
                        (a)  /   /              (b)  / X / 

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3.       SEC USE ONLY

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4.       CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OR ORGANIZATION                  
               Louisiana
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NUMBER OF        5.       SOLE VOTING POWER
                                                17,200  
SHARES           ---------------------------------------------------------------

BENEFICIALLY     6.       SHARED VOTING POWER
                                                1,141,871 
OWNED BY         ---------------------------------------------------------------

EACH             7.       SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                                17,200
REPORTING        ---------------------------------------------------------------

PERSON           8.       SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                                1,141,871
WITH             ---------------------------------------------------------------

9.       AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
              1,159,071 Shares 

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10.      CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
         CERTAIN SHARES*                  
                N/A 

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11.      PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9                  
                5.44% 

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12.      TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
                IA

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                    *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!





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                                  SCHEDULE 13G

ITEM 1.

         This Schedule 13G relates to shares of the common stock (the "Shares")
of Cal-Maine Foods, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Issuer"), whose principal
executive offices are located at 3320 Woodrow Wilson Avenue, Jackson, MS 39207.

ITEM 2.

         (a) - (c)        The person filing this Schedule 13G is St. Denis J.
Villere & Company, L.L.C., a Louisiana limited liability company ("Villere"), 
with its principal business office located at 210 Baronne Street, Suite 808,
New Orleans, Louisiana 70112-1727.

         (d)     Title of Class of Securities:  Common

         (e)     CUSIP Number:  128030202

ITEM 3.

         Villere is filing this Schedule 13G as an Investment Adviser registered
under Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.

ITEM 4.          Ownership.

         (a) - (c)        As of April 30, 2005, Villere was deemed to have or
share voting or dispositive power over, and therefore to own beneficially, the
number and percentage of Shares of the Issuer indicated below:



Number           Percentage of             Sole             Shared           Sole             Shared
of               Outstanding               Voting           Voting           Dispositive      Dispositive
Shares           Shares                    Power            Power            Power            Power       
------           -------------             ------          ---------         ------------     ----------- 
                                                                               
1,159,071        5.44%                     17,200          1,141,871         17,200           1,141,871






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ITEM 5.          Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

                 Not Applicable

ITEM 6.          Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another
                 Person.

                 Not Applicable

ITEM 7.          Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which
                 Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding
                 Company.

                 Not Applicable

ITEM 8.          Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.

                 Not Applicable

ITEM 9.          Notice of Dissolution of Group.

                 Not Applicable

ITEM 10.         Certification.

                 By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge
and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and held in the
ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the 
purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the
issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection
with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.





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                                  SIGNATURE

         After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.


Date:  May 10, 2005
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                                        ST. DENIS J. VILLERE & COMPANY, L.L.C.



                                        By:  /s/ George G. Villere 
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                                             George G. Villere 
                                             Member





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