EXHIBIT 23


                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation of our
report dated May 21, 1998 included in this Form 10-K, into the Company's 
previously filed Registration Statement File Nos. 33-87450, 33-50946, 33-14800, 
333-23355 and 33-50948.


                                                ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP


New Orleans, Louisiana
June 26,1998