UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS for the Fifth Circuit

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No. 96-30598 Summary Calendar

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GLENN J. LEJEUNE,

Plaintiff-Appellant,

VERSUS

AVONDALE INDUSTRIES, INC.; JERRY KAYWOOD,

Defendants-Appellees.

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Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana (95-CV-2600-R) _____________________________________________________ November 19, 1996 Before DAVIS, EMILIO M. GARZA and STEWART, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:1

We affirm the judgment of the district court based on that

part of the court’s order and reasons of May 2, 1996, concluding

that: 1) Avondale Industries, Inc., gave a racially neutral reason

for LeJeune's discharge; 2) Avondale’s neutral reason for LeJeune’s

discharge was not shown by LeJeune’s summary judgment evidence to

be pretextual.

AFFIRMED.

1 Pursuant to Local Rule 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under limited circumstances set forth in Local Rule 47.5.4.