GULF STATES UTILITIES &lt;GSU> GETS QUALIFIED AUDIT

  Gulf States Utilities Co said
  auditor Coopers and Lybrand has issued a qualified opinion on
  1986 financial statements.
      Gulf States said the audit opinion satated that without
  sufficient rate increases or funds from other sources, Gulf
  states may be unable to maintain its financial viability,
  which is necessary to permit the realization of its assets and
  the liquidation of its liabilities in the ordinary course of
  business.
      IT said it received a similar qualified opinion in 1985.
  

