Exhibit 23.1

            Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the  incorporation by reference in the  Registration  Statement on
Form S-8 (File No.  333-106394) of our report dated March 1, 2004,  with respect
to the consolidated financial statements of Newpark Resources,  Inc. included in
Newpark Resources, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
31,  2003,  and our  reports  dated  March 15,  2005,  with  respect  to Newpark
Resources,  Inc.'s consolidated financial statements and Newpark Resources, Inc.
management's  assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial
reporting of Newpark Resources,  Inc., and the effectiveness of internal control
over  financial  reporting,  which were  included in Newpark  Resources,  Inc.'s
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004.

                                                           /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

New Orleans, Louisiana
November 9, 2005