Shaw Group Inc Watch

from 8-K 26 pages 12,850,000 Shares the Shaw Group Inc. Common Stock Underwriting Agreement

from 8-K 24 pages 20,000,000 Shares the Shaw Group Inc. Common Stock Underwriting Agreement

from 8-K 49 pages Purchase Agreement Dated 10/5/2000

from S-3/A 42 pages Form of Underwriting Agreement

from 8-K 1 page Hannis T. Bourgeois, L.L.P. Certified Public Accountants 2322 Tremont Drive, Suite 200 Baton Rouge, La 70809 Phone: (225) 928-4770 Fax: (225) 926-0945 September 22, 1999 Securities and Exchange Commission 450 5th Street Washington, D.C. 20549 Ladies and Gentlemen: We Have Read Statements and Comments of the Shaw Group Inc. Included Under Item 4 of Its Form 8-K Dated September 22, 1999, and We Agree With Such Statements and Comments. Respectfully Submitted, Hannis T. Bourgeois, L.L.P. /S/ Hannis T. Bourgeois, L.L.P.

from S-3/A 29 pages Form of Underwriting Agreement