EXHIBIT 24.1




                              POWER OF ATTORNEY
                WITH RESPECT TO THE ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K
                           OF NEWPARK RESOURCES, INC.
  


      KNOW  ALL  MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, a Director
  of NEWPARK RESOURCES,  INC.,  does hereby constitute and appoint James
  D. Cole and/or Matthew W. Hardey,  his  true  and  lawful attorney and
  agent to do any and all acts and things and execute,  in  the  name of
  the undersigned (whether on behalf of Newpark Resources, Inc., or as a
  Director  of  Newpark  Resources,  Inc.,  or  by attesting the seal of
  Newpark Resources, Inc., or otherwise), any and  all instruments which
  said attorney and agent may deem necessary or advisable  in  order  to
  enable  Newpark Resources, Inc. to comply with the Securities Exchange
  Act of 1934  and  any  requirements  of  the  Securities  and Exchange
  Commission  in respect thereof, in connection with the filing  of  the
  Annual Report  pursuant  to  Section  13  or  15(d)  of the Securities
  Exchange Act of 1934 on Form 10-K for the fiscal year  ended  December
  31, 1995, including specifically but without limitation thereto, power
  and  authority  to sign the name of the undersigned (whether on behalf
  of Newpark Resources,  Inc.,  or  as  a Director of Newpark Resources,
  Inc.,  or  by  attesting to the seal of Newpark  Resources,  Inc.,  or
  otherwise) to the  Annual  Report  on  Form  10-K to be filed with the
  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission, or any of  the  exhibits  filed
  therewith, or any amendment or application for amendment of the Annual
  Report on Form 10-K, or any  of  the  exhibits filed therewith, and to
  attest the seal of Newpark Resources, Inc.  thereon  and  to  file the
  same  with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and the undersigned
  does hereby  ratify  and  confirm  all that said attorneys and agents,
  each of them,  shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.  Any one
  of said attorneys and agents shall have,  and  may  exercise,  all the
  powers hereby conferred.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has signed his name hereto  on
  the date set forth opposite his name.


  Dated:     February 28, 1996                 /s/Philip S. Sassower
                                                  Philip S. Sassower, Director

  WITNESSES

  /s/ Edah Keating

  /s/ Sandra B. Robert




                                                                EXHIBIT 24.1


                              POWER OF ATTORNEY
                 WITH RESPECT TO THE ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K
                          OF NEWPARK RESOURCES, INC.



      KNOW  ALL  MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, a Director
  of NEWPARK RESOURCES,  INC.,  does hereby constitute and appoint James
  D. Cole and/or Matthew W. Hardey,  his  true  and  lawful attorney and
  agent to do any and all acts and things and execute,  in  the  name of
  the undersigned (whether on behalf of Newpark Resources, Inc., or as a
  Director  of  Newpark  Resources,  Inc.,  or  by attesting the seal of
  Newpark Resources, Inc., or otherwise), any and  all instruments which
  said attorney and agent may deem necessary or advisable  in  order  to
  enable  Newpark Resources, Inc. to comply with the Securities Exchange
  Act of 1934  and  any  requirements  of  the  Securities  and Exchange
  Commission  in respect thereof, in connection with the filing  of  the
  Annual Report  pursuant  to  Section  13  or  15(d)  of the Securities
  Exchange Act of 1934 on Form 10-K for the fiscal year  ended  December
  31, 1995, including specifically but without limitation thereto, power
  and  authority  to sign the name of the undersigned (whether on behalf
  of Newpark Resources,  Inc.,  or  as  a Director of Newpark Resources,
  Inc.,  or  by  attesting to the seal of Newpark  Resources,  Inc.,  or
  otherwise) to the  Annual  Report  on  Form  10-K to be filed with the
  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission, or any of  the  exhibits  filed
  therewith, or any amendment or application for amendment of the Annual
  Report on Form 10-K, or any  of  the  exhibits filed therewith, and to
  attest the seal of Newpark Resources, Inc.  thereon  and  to  file the
  same  with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and the undersigned
  does hereby  ratify  and  confirm  all that said attorneys and agents,
  each of them,  shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.  Any one
  of said attorneys and agents shall have,  and  may  exercise,  all the
  powers hereby conferred.
  
      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has signed his name hereto  on
  the date set forth opposite his name.


  Dated:  February 28, 1996                      /s/David P. Hunt
                                                    David P. Hunt, Director

  WITNESSES

  /s/ Edah Keating

  /s/ Sandra B. Robert



                                                                EXHIBIT 24.1




                           POWER OF ATTORNEY
              WITH RESPECT TO THE ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K
                       OF NEWPARK RESOURCES, INC.



      KNOW  ALL  MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, a Director
  of NEWPARK RESOURCES,  INC.,  does hereby constitute and appoint James
  D. Cole and/or Matthew W. Hardey,  his  true  and  lawful attorney and
  agent to do any and all acts and things and execute,  in  the  name of
  the undersigned (whether on behalf of Newpark Resources, Inc., or as a
  Director  of  Newpark  Resources,  Inc.,  or  by attesting the seal of
  Newpark Resources, Inc., or otherwise), any and  all instruments which
  said attorney and agent may deem necessary or advisable  in  order  to
  enable  Newpark Resources, Inc. to comply with the Securities Exchange
  Act of 1934  and  any  requirements  of  the  Securities  and Exchange
  Commission  in respect thereof, in connection with the filing  of  the
  Annual Report  pursuant  to  Section  13  or  15(d)  of the Securities
  Exchange Act of 1934 on Form 10-K for the fiscal year  ended  December
  31, 1995, including specifically but without limitation thereto, power
  and  authority  to sign the name of the undersigned (whether on behalf
  of Newpark Resources,  Inc.,  or  as  a Director of Newpark Resources,
  Inc.,  or  by  attesting to the seal of Newpark  Resources,  Inc.,  or
  otherwise) to the  Annual  Report  on  Form  10-K to be filed with the
  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission, or any of  the  exhibits  filed
  therewith, or any amendment or application for amendment of the Annual
  Report on Form 10-K, or any  of  the  exhibits filed therewith, and to
  attest the seal of Newpark Resources, Inc.  thereon  and  to  file the
  same  with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and the undersigned
  does hereby  ratify  and  confirm  all that said attorneys and agents,
  each of them,  shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.  Any one
  of said attorneys and agents shall have,  and  may  exercise,  all the
  powers hereby conferred.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has signed his name hereto  on
  the date set forth opposite his name.


  Dated:  February 28, 1996                      /s/James H. Stone
                                                    James H. Stone, Director

  WITNESSES

  /s/ Edah Keating

  /s/ Sandra B. Robert


                                                                EXHIBIT 24.1




                             POWER OF ATTORNEY
                WITH RESPECT TO THE ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K
                          OF NEWPARK RESOURCES, INC.



      KNOW  ALL  MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, a Director
  of NEWPARK RESOURCES,  INC.,  does hereby constitute and appoint James
  D. Cole and/or Matthew W. Hardey,  his  true  and  lawful attorney and
  agent to do any and all acts and things and execute,  in  the  name of
  the undersigned (whether on behalf of Newpark Resources, Inc., or as a
  Director  of  Newpark  Resources,  Inc.,  or  by attesting the seal of
  Newpark Resources, Inc., or otherwise), any and  all instruments which
  said attorney and agent may deem necessary or advisable  in  order  to
  enable  Newpark Resources, Inc. to comply with the Securities Exchange
  Act of 1934  and  any  requirements  of  the  Securities  and Exchange
  Commission  in respect thereof, in connection with the filing  of  the
  Annual Report  pursuant  to  Section  13  or  15(d)  of the Securities
  Exchange Act of 1934 on Form 10-K for the fiscal year  ended  December
  31, 1995, including specifically but without limitation thereto, power
  and  authority  to sign the name of the undersigned (whether on behalf
  of Newpark Resources,  Inc.,  or  as  a Director of Newpark Resources,
  Inc.,  or  by  attesting to the seal of Newpark  Resources,  Inc.,  or
  otherwise) to the  Annual  Report  on  Form  10-K to be filed with the
  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission, or any of  the  exhibits  filed
  therewith, or any amendment or application for amendment of the Annual
  Report on Form 10-K, or any  of  the  exhibits filed therewith, and to
  attest the seal of Newpark Resources, Inc.  thereon  and  to  file the
  same  with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and the undersigned
  does hereby  ratify  and  confirm  all that said attorneys and agents,
  each of them,  shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.  Any one
  of said attorneys and agents shall have,  and  may  exercise,  all the
  powers hereby conferred.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has signed his name hereto  on
  the date set forth opposite his name.


  Dated:  February 28, 1996                 /s/Alan J. Kaufman
                                               Alan J. Kaufman, Director

  WITNESSES

  /s/ Edah Keating

  /s/ Sandra B. Robert



                                                                EXHIBIT 24.1




                             POWER OF ATTORNEY
               WITH RESPECT TO THE ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K
                         OF NEWPARK RESOURCES, INC.



      KNOW  ALL  MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, a Director
  of NEWPARK RESOURCES,  INC.,  does hereby constitute and appoint James
  D. Cole and/or Matthew W. Hardey,  his  true  and  lawful attorney and
  agent to do any and all acts and things and execute,  in  the  name of
  the undersigned (whether on behalf of Newpark Resources, Inc., or as a
  Director  of  Newpark  Resources,  Inc.,  or  by attesting the seal of
  Newpark Resources, Inc., or otherwise), any and  all instruments which
  said attorney and agent may deem necessary or advisable  in  order  to
  enable  Newpark Resources, Inc. to comply with the Securities Exchange
  Act of 1934  and  any  requirements  of  the  Securities  and Exchange
  Commission  in respect thereof, in connection with the filing  of  the
  Annual Report  pursuant  to  Section  13  or  15(d)  of the Securities
  Exchange Act of 1934 on Form 10-K for the fiscal year  ended  December
  31, 1995, including specifically but without limitation thereto, power
  and  authority  to sign the name of the undersigned (whether on behalf
  of Newpark Resources,  Inc.,  or  as  a Director of Newpark Resources,
  Inc.,  or  by  attesting to the seal of Newpark  Resources,  Inc.,  or
  otherwise) to the  Annual  Report  on  Form  10-K to be filed with the
  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission, or any of  the  exhibits  filed
  therewith, or any amendment or application for amendment of the Annual
  Report on Form 10-K, or any  of  the  exhibits filed therewith, and to
  attest the seal of Newpark Resources, Inc.  thereon  and  to  file the
  same  with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and the undersigned
  does hereby  ratify  and  confirm  all that said attorneys and agents,
  each of them,  shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.  Any one
  of said attorneys and agents shall have,  and  may  exercise,  all the
  powers hereby conferred.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has signed his name hereto  on
  the date set forth opposite his name.


  Dated:  February 28, 1996                 /s/William W. Goodson
                                               William W. Goodson, Director

  WITNESSES

  /s/ Edah Keating

  /s/ Sandra B. Robert



                                                                 EXHIBIT 24.1




                            POWER OF ATTORNEY
               WITH RESPECT TO THE ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K
                         OF NEWPARK RESOURCES, INC.



      KNOW  ALL  MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, a Director
  of NEWPARK RESOURCES,  INC.,  does hereby constitute and appoint James
  D. Cole and/or Matthew W. Hardey,  his  true  and  lawful attorney and
  agent to do any and all acts and things and execute,  in  the  name of
  the undersigned (whether on behalf of Newpark Resources, Inc., or as a
  Director  of  Newpark  Resources,  Inc.,  or  by attesting the seal of
  Newpark Resources, Inc., or otherwise), any and  all instruments which
  said attorney and agent may deem necessary or advisable  in  order  to
  enable  Newpark Resources, Inc. to comply with the Securities Exchange
  Act of 1934  and  any  requirements  of  the  Securities  and Exchange
  Commission  in respect thereof, in connection with the filing  of  the
  Annual Report  pursuant  to  Section  13  or  15(d)  of the Securities
  Exchange Act of 1934 on Form 10-K for the fiscal year  ended  December
  31, 1995, including specifically but without limitation thereto, power
  and  authority  to sign the name of the undersigned (whether on behalf
  of Newpark Resources,  Inc.,  or  as  a Director of Newpark Resources,
  Inc.,  or  by  attesting to the seal of Newpark  Resources,  Inc.,  or
  otherwise) to the  Annual  Report  on  Form  10-K to be filed with the
  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission, or any of  the  exhibits  filed
  therewith, or any amendment or application for amendment of the Annual
  Report on Form 10-K, or any  of  the  exhibits filed therewith, and to
  attest the seal of Newpark Resources, Inc.  thereon  and  to  file the
  same  with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and the undersigned
  does hereby  ratify  and  confirm  all that said attorneys and agents,
  each of them,  shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.  Any one
  of said attorneys and agents shall have,  and  may  exercise,  all the
  powers hereby conferred.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has signed his name hereto  on
  the date set forth opposite his name.


  Dated:  February 28, 1996                /s/William Thomas Ballantine
                                              Wm. Thomas Ballantine, Director

  WITNESSES

  /s/ Edah Keating

  /s/ Sandra B. Robert