CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS



As  independent  public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation of
our  report  dated  February  27, 1998 included in this Form 10-K for the year
ended  December  31,  1997,  into  the Company's previously filed Registration
Statements  File  Nos.  33-73632,  33-79674, 33-84030, 33-93650, 33-93916, and
33-99248.





ARTHUR  ANDERSON  LLP



New  Orleans,  Louisiana
March  30,  1998