April 17, 1996
Securities and Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, N. W.
Washington, D. C. 20549
Re: Hibernia Corporation
Current Report on Form 8-K
Commission File No. 1-10294
Dear Sirs:
Pursuant to rules and regulations adopted under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Act"), transmitted hereby
for filing, on behalf of Hibernia Corporation (the "Company"), is
a Current Report on Form 8-K.
Pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Act, by copy hereof we are
filing with the New York Stock Exchange, the national securities
exchange on which the Common Stock of the Company is listed and
traded, two complete copies, including exhibits. Pursuant to
General Instruction E to Form 8-K, such complete copy being filed
with the Exchange has been manually signed on behalf of the
Company.
Please call the undersigned at (504) 533-2486 if you have any
questions concerning this filing.
Very truly yours,
/s/ PATRICIA C. MERINGER
Patricia C. Meringer
Secretary and Associate Counsel
PCM/gbp
Enclosures
cc: Joseph Lomnicky
Ron E. Samford, Jr.
Stephen D. M. Schuetz
