EXHIBIT 23.1

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement No.
333-02025 of Petroleum Helicopters, Inc. on Form S-8 of our report dated March
11, 2004 (which report expresses an unqualified opinion and includes an
explanatory paragraph relating to the adoption of Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards No. 133, as amended, described in Note 1), appearing in
this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Petroleum Helicopters, Inc. for the year
ended December 31, 2003.


/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

New Orleans, Louisiana
March 11, 2004