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                                                                      Exhibit 23


                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
                                        




As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation of our
report included in this Form 11-K into National Service Industries, Inc.'s
previously filed Registration Statement covering the Lithonia Lighting Profit
Sharing and Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees.




                                          /s/ Arthur Andersen & Co.
                                          ARTHUR ANDERSEN & CO.


Atlanta, Georgia
June 28, 1994