                 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

                         FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

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                              No. 97-30517
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     GEORGE TRAHAN,

                                      Plaintiff-Appellant,

                                versus

     BELLSOUTH TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC.,

                                      Defendant-Appellee.

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         Appeal from the United States District Court for
                 the Western District of Louisiana
                            (96-CV-1690)
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                          October 8, 1997

Before REAVLEY, KING and DAVIS, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

     The judgment of the district court is affirmed for the reasons

given by that court in its Memorandum Ruling and Judgment dated

March 31, 1997.

     AFFIRMED.




     *
      Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the Court has determined that
this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except
under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4.
