Exhibit 23(c)



             CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
                              

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this
Registration Statement on Form S-3 of our reports dated
February 21, 1995, on our audit of the financial statements
and financial statement schedule of New Orleans Public
Service Inc. as of and for the year ended December 31, 1994,
which reports are included in the Company's Annual Report on
Form 10-K.  We also consent to the reference to our firm
under the caption "Experts and Legality."



/s/ COOPERS & LYBRAND LLP


New Orleans, Louisiana
January 16, 1996