                IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                        FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

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                            No. 01-31138
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CONRAD INDUSTRIES, INC.
                                               Plaintiff-Appellant,

versus

GULF SOUTH ADMINISTRATORS, INC.; ET AL.,
                                                        Defendants,
GULF SOUTH ADMINISTRATORS, INC.; GULF SOUTH HEALTH
PLANS, INC.; EQUITY RE, INC.; AMERICAN NATIONAL LIFE
INSURANCE COMPANY OF TEXAS; NATIONAL UNION FIRE
INSURANCE COMPANY OF LOUISIANA; EXECUTIVE RISK
SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY; RICHARD WICKERT; FRANCIS
BROWNING; RAMONA ADAMS,

                                              Defendants-Appellees.

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             Appeal from the United States District Court
                 For the Eastern District of Louisiana
                           (No. 01-CV-2250-F)
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                            September 9, 2002


Before REAVLEY, BARKSDALE, and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

     After carefully reviewing the record and the briefs, we affirm

for essentially the reasons given by the district court.




     *
     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this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except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.
