UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS for the Fifth Circuit

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No. 96-30633

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JAY M. VERDIN

Plaintiff-Appellee,

VERSUS

PLAISANCE DRAGLINE & DREDGING CO., INC.,

Defendant-Appellant.

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Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana (93-CV-3794) ______________________________________________________ December 10, 1997 Before DAVIS, JONES, and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

AFFIRMED. See Local Rule 47.6.

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 R. 47.5, the Court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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