Exhibit 31.1
 Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act, as amended
  1.
    
    I have reviewed this report on Form 10-Q of Sovran Acquisition Limited Partnership;2.
    
    Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material
fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of
the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to
the period covered by this report;3.
    
    Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included
in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results
of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in
this report;4.
    
    The registrants other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and
maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules
13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in
Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)), for the registrant and have:
 a)
    
    designed such disclosure controls and
procedures, or caused such disclosure
controls and procedures to be designed
under our supervision, to ensure that
material information relating to the
registrant, including its consolidated
subsidiaries, is made known to us by
others within those entities,
particularly during the period in which
this report is being prepared;b)
    
    designed such internal control over
financial reporting, or caused such
internal control over financial reporting
to be designed under our supervision, to
provide reasonable assurance regarding
the reliability of financial reporting
and the preparation of financial
statements for external reporting
purposes in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles;c)
    
    evaluated the effectiveness of the
registrants disclosure controls and
procedures and presented in this report
our conclusions about the effectiveness
of the disclosure controls and
procedures, as of the end of the period
covered by this report based on such
evaluation; andd)
    
    disclosed in this report any change in
the registrants internal control over
financial reporting that occurred during
the registrants most recent fiscal
quarter that has materially affected, or
is reasonably likely to materially
affect, the registrants internal control
over financial reporting; and
 5.
    
    The registrants other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent
evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrants auditors and
the audit committee of the registrants board of directors (or persons performing the
equivalent functions):
 a)
    
    all significant deficiencies and material
weaknesses in the design or operation of
internal controls over financial
reporting which are reasonably likely to
adversely affect the registrants ability
to record, process, summarize and report
financial information; andb)
    
    any fraud, whether or not material, that
involves management or other employees
who have a significant role in the
registrants internal controls over
financial reporting.
  /S/ Robert J. AtteaRobert J. AtteaChairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Sovran Holdings, Inc., the Sole General Partner of the Operating Partnership