EXHIBIT 23


                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation of our
report  dated May 25,  2000  included  in this  Form  10-K,  into the  Company's
previously filed Registration Statement File Nos. 33-87450,  33-50946, 33-14800,
333-23355 and 33-50948.


                                              /s/ ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP


New Orleans, Louisiana
June 28, 2000



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