[logo] Legg Mason Wood Walker, Incorporated
100 Light Street, P.O. Box 1476, Baltimore, MD 21203-1476
410-539-0000
May 4, 2000
Securities and Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street N.W.
Washington, DC 20549
Attention: File Room
Re: Legg Mason Tax Exempt Trust, Inc.
1933 Act File No. 2-78562
1940 Act File No. 811-3526
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Transmitted herewith pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act
of 1933 is certification that the Statement of Additional Information with
respect to the above-referenced fund does not differ from the one filed in
Post-Effective Amendment No. 24, which was filed electronically on April 6,
2000.
Very truly yours,
LEGG MASON TAX EXEMPT TRUST, INC.
By:/s/ Patricia A. Maxey
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Patricia A. Maxey
Secretary
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