UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT _________________

No. 98-30470 _________________

STANDARD FINANCE, INC.,

Plaintiff-Appellant, versus

ST. JAMES PARISH; SOUTHERN GOVERNMENTAL FINANCE CORPORATION; VONDRA K. DRONE; JACK E. KOSLOW; ASCENSION PARISH; ST. CHARLES PARISH; ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH; WEST BATON ROUGE PARISH,

Defendants-Appellees. _____________________________________________

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana (94-CV-1666) ______________________________________________ September 13, 1999

Before DUHE, BARKSDALE, and EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judges:

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 R. 47.5, the Court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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