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                                                               Exhibit 23(c)


                        Consent of Independent Auditors

We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" and to
the incorporation by reference of our report dated March 15, 1996, with respect
to the consolidated financial statements of LNH REIT, Inc. included in its
Annual Report (Form 10-KSB) for the year ended December 31, 1995, filed with 
the Securities and Exchange Commission, in the Registration Statement
(Amendment No. 1 to Form S-3) and related Prospectus of EastGroup Properties
for the registration of an aggregate of shares of beneficial interest,
preferred shares, depositary shares and debt securities up to $100,000,000.



                                                           Ernst & Young LLP

Jackson, Mississippi
December 10, 1996