UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FIFTH CIRCUIT ____________ No. 99-31210 ____________

ESSIE TONG, Plaintiff - Appellant, versus WAL-MART STORES, INC, Defendant - Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana District Court number 97-CV-1703 August 15, 2000 Before JOLLY, HIGGINBOTHAM, and EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judges.

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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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