[MILLING BENSON WOODWARD L.L.P. LETTERHEAD]



                                November 13, 2003



Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549

Via Edgar Electronic Filing System

Gentlemen:

         Pursuant to regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission,
submitted herewith for filing on behalf of Avoca, Incorporated (the "Company")
is the Company's Report on Form 10-QSB for the period ended September 30, 2003.

         This filing is being effected by direct transmission to the
Commission's EDGAR system.

                                      Sincerely,


                                      /s/Charles A. Snyder

                                      Charles A. Snyder

CAS/kj310485


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                UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                   FORM 10-QSB
(Mark One)

[X]             QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
                EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2003
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[ ]  TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT

For the transition period from                        to
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Commission file number 0-9219

                               AVOCA, INCORPORATED
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        (Exact name of small business issuer as specified in its charter)

                                   Louisiana
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         (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

                                   72-0590868
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                      (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

        228 St. Charles Avenue, Suite 838, New Orleans, Louisiana 70130
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                    (Address of principal executive offices)

                                 (504) 552-4720
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                           (Issuer's telephone number)

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              (Former name, former address and former fiscal year,
                          if changed since last report)



Check whether the issuer (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section
13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the past 12 months (or for such shorter
period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been
subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes  X   No
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          APPLICABLE ONLY TO ISSUERS INVOLVED IN BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS
                         DURING THE PRECEDING FIVE YEARS
         Check whether the registrant  filed all documents and reports  required
to be filed by Section 12, 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the
distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by a court.  Yes     No
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                      APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS
         State the number of shares  outstanding of each of the issuer's classes
of common equity,  as of the latest  practicable date:
830,500 shares on October 31, 2003
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Transitional Small Business Disclosure Format (check one);  Yes        No   X
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                               AVOCA, INCORPORATED

                                    I N D E X




                                                                        Page No.
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Part I.           Financial Information (Unaudited)
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                  Condensed Balance Sheet - September 30, 2003                 4

                  Condensed Statements of Income
                           Three Months Ended September 30, 2003
                           and 2002 and Nine Months Ended
                           September 30, 2003 and 2002                         5

                  Condensed Statements of Cash Flows
                           Nine Months Ended September 30, 2003
                           and 2002                                            6

                  Notes to Condensed Financial Statements                      7

                  Management's Discussion and Analysis or
                  Plan of Operation                                         8-13

                  Controls and Procedures                                     13

Part II.          Other Information
                  -----------------

                  Legal Proceedings                                        14-17

                  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K                            17

                  Signature                                                   17

                  Certifications                                           18-19


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                               AVOCA, INCORPORATED

                         PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

                           Item 1 Financial Statements




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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                               Avoca, Incorporated

                       Condensed Balance Sheet (Unaudited)

                               September 30, 2003



Assets
Current assets:
<S>                                                                                                    <C>
     Cash and cash equivalents                                                                         $   317,802
     Short-term investments                                                                              2,220,262
     Accounts receivable                                                                                   359,553
     Accrued interest receivable                                                                            12,205
     Prepaid expenses                                                                                       26,052
                                                                                                       -----------
Total current assets                                                                                     2,935,874

Property and equipment, less accumulated depreciation and depletion                                         78,864

Other assets:
     Long-term investments                                                                               2,125,877
     Avoca Drainage Bonds, $415,000, in default -- at nominal amount                                             1
                                                                                                       -----------
                                                                                                       $ 5,140,616



Liabilities and shareholders' equity
Current liabilities:
    Accounts payable and accrued expenses                                                              $     5,930
     Income taxes payable                                                                                  101,215
                                                                                                       -----------
Total current liabilities                                                                                  107,145

Deferred income taxes                                                                                       15,374

Shareholders' equity:
     Common stock, no par value -- authorized, issued and outstanding
          830,500 shares                                                                                    94,483
     Retained earnings                                                                                   4,923,614
                                                                                                       -----------
Total shareholders' equity                                                                               5,018,097
                                                                                                       -----------
                                                                                                       $ 5,140,616



See accompanying notes
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                  Avoca, Incorporated

                                       Condensed Statements of Income (Unaudited)


                                                    Three months ended                    Nine months ended
                                                        September 30                         September 30
                                                  2003                2002             2003               2002
                                               ----------          ---------        ----------         ----------
Revenue:
<S>                                            <C>                 <C>              <C>                <C>
   Royalties                                   $1,273,858          $ 446,690        $3,200,064         $1,695,912
   Less severance taxes                            37,387             15,451            75,736             63,568
                                               ----------          ---------        ----------         ----------
                                                1,236,471            431,239         3,124,328          1,632,344

   Lease bonuses and delay rentals                      -            450,326            40,617            540,038
   Interest income                                 17,147             27,898            49,828             75,628
   Rental and miscellaneous income                 12,447              9,253            29,063             53,013
                                               ----------          ---------        ----------         ----------
                                                1,266,065            918,716         3,243,836          2,301,023

Expenses:
   Legal and accounting services                   18,606             32,418           118,684             57,115
   Consultant fees                                 13,250             13,000            56,550             58,600
   Geological and engineering fees                  4,857              2,220            16,542              9,876
   Insurance                                       12,740             11,025            36,971             30,728
   Miscellaneous expenses                          20,492              5,597            92,770             49,187
                                               ----------          ---------        ----------         ----------
                                                   69,945             64,260           321,517            205,506
                                               ----------          ---------        ----------         ----------

Income before income taxes                      1,196,120            854,456         2,922,319          2,095,517

Income taxes                                      373,366            288,676           905,226            676,686
                                               ----------          ---------        ----------         ----------

Net income                                     $  822,754          $ 565,780        $2,017,093         $1,418,831
                                               ==========          =========        ==========         ==========



Earnings per share                             $     0.99          $    0.68        $     2.43         $     1.71
    (basic and diluted)                        ==========          =========        ==========         ==========





See accompanying notes
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                          Avoca, Incorporated

                               Condensed Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)


                                                                                                Nine months ending
                                                                                                   September 30
                                                                                             2003                 2002
                                                                                   ------------------------------------------
Operating activities
<S>                                                                                      <C>                  <C>
Net income                                                                               $ 2,017,093          $ 1,418,831
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
  provided by (used in) operating activities:
     Depreciation expense                                                                      6,855                3,291
     Deferred taxes                                                                           (1,298)                (380)
     Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
         Operating assets                                                                   (216,800)             129,072
         Operating liabilities                                                                87,149               88,153
                                                                                          ----------           ----------
Net cash provided by operating activities                                                  1,892,999            1,638,967

Investing activities
     Purchase of investments                                                              (4,346,139)          (4,376,680)
     Maturity of investments                                                               3,042,005            4,035,475
     Purchase of equipment                                                                         -              (26,122)
                                                                                          ----------           ----------
Net cash used in investing activities                                                     (1,304,134)            (367,327)

Financing activities
Dividends paid                                                                            (1,453,375)          (2,325,400)
                                                                                          ----------           ----------
Net cash used in financing activities                                                     (1,453,375)          (2,325,400)

Decrease in cash and cash equivalents                                                       (864,510)          (1,053,760)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period                                           1,182,312            1,101,776
                                                                                          ----------           ----------

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period                                                $  317,802           $   48,016
                                                                                          ==========           ==========




See accompanying notes
</TABLE>

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                               Avoca, Incorporated

               Notes to Condensed Financial Statements (Unaudited)

                      Nine months ended September 30, 2003

1.  Basis of Accounting

         The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements have been
prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim
financial information and with the instructions of Form 10-QSB and Item 310(b)
of Regulation S-B. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and
footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete
financial statements. In the opinion of management, all normal and recurring
adjustments and accruals considered necessary for a fair presentation have been
included. Operating results for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2003
are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year
ended December 31, 2003. For further information, refer to the financial
statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company's annual shareholders'
report incorporated by reference in the Form 10-KSB for the year ended December
31, 2002.

         The Company considers its United States Government securities held with
a maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents.



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Item 2 -          Management's Discussion and
                  Analysis or Plan of Operation

         Avoca Incorporated is a passive company which owns and manages
approximately 16,000 acres comprising virtually all of Avoca Island southeast of
Morgan City, Louisiana under which hydrocarbons are located. The hydrocarbons
are developed in accordance with the custom in the oil and gas industry in
Louisiana, in which development is conducted by the mineral lessee including the
assumption of the risks and uncertainties usually associated with the production
and marketing of hydrocarbons.
         The unaudited condensed statements of income show that net income for
the third quarter of 2003 as compared with the third quarter of 2002 increased
from $565,780 to $822,754, or approximately 45%, because of a substantial
increase in royalty income which more than offset decreases in other income
items.
         Revenues from royalties net of severance taxes increased from $431,239
to $1,236,471 or approximately 187%. This was the result of a 60% increase in
the average sales price of natural gas and a 17% increase in the average sales
price of condensate combined with increases in production from three of the five
principal wells in which the Company has a royalty interest. Net royalties from
natural gas accounted for approximately 91% and 75% of the total net royalty
revenue for the third quarter of 2003 and 2002. All producing wells are located
in the Ramos Field, across Bayou Chene just north of the eastern end of Avoca
Island.
         Also contributing to the increase in royalty income was $198,943
received as a result of the Company compromising with the State of Louisiana by
signing a revenue sharing agreement with respect to the right to receive
royalties attributable to a sixteen acre tract included in the No.


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47-1 well's unit. The issue involved was whether the tract may have been subject
to some erosion along the bank line. As a result of the compromise, the
Company's net revenue interest in the unit increased from 12.71% to 12.93% and
royalties from the disputed acreage, which were being held since inception of
the well's production, were released to the Company.
         The following table provides production information on the principal
producing wells for the third quarters of 2003 and 2002.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                     Increase
                                                               Royalty Income       (Decrease)
                                        Net Revenue        Net of Severance Taxes  in Natural Gas
       Operator/Well                     Interest            2003           2002     Production
       --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

       The Meridian Resources & Exploration Company:
<S>                                          <C>          <C>            <C>            <C>
           No. 47-1                   (1)    12.93%       $ 739,532      $  70,284      351%
           C.M. Thibodaux No. 1       (2)     2.71%       $ 121,896      $  61,145       92%
           C.M. Thibodaux No. 3               2.71%       $ 232,199      $ 131,563        7%
           State Lease No. 16049              2.71%       $ 136,383      $ 155,888     ( 39%)
       Delta Operating Corporation:
           Avoca No. 1                       19.46%       $   6,391      $  12,322     ( 70%)
<FN>
       (1) The Company's net revenue interest in the unit has increased from
           12.71% to 12.93% as a result of the revenue sharing agreement signed
           with the State of Louisiana discussed above.
       (2) Off production from mid December 2002 to July 19, 2003.
</FN>
</TABLE>


         No income from delay rentals was received in the third quarter of 2003
as a result of CNG Producing Company (now know as Dominion Exploration &
Production, Inc.) electing not to pay the $450,326 delay rental due August 19,
2003 resulting in its 1,637.55 acre lease being dropped. This lease provided
$450,326 in delay rental income in the third quarter of 2002.
         Interest income on investments decreased $10,751 or approximately 39%
because of lower interest rates.
         As compared with the third quarter of 2002, total expenses for the
third quarter of 2003
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increased $5,685, an increase of less than 1%. Legal and accounting services
decreased $13,812 due to a reduced need for these services. Miscellaneous
expenses increased $14,895 primarily due to additional surface management
expenses and new investment management fees.
         The change in income tax expense for the three months ended September
30, 2003 resulted from an increase in taxable income for the third quarter of
2003 as compared to the third quarter of 2002.
         Total revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2003 increased
$942,813 or approximately 41%, primarily due to a substantial increase in
royalty income which more than offset decreases in other income items and
increases in expenses.
         For the nine-month period, royalties net of severance taxes increased
$1,491,984 or approximately 91% higher than the corresponding period of 2002.
This was a result of a 105% increase in the average sales price of natural gas
and a 32% increase in the average sales price of condensate which more than
offset reduced production from three of the five principal wells in which the
Company's has a royalty interest. Net royalties from natural gas accounted for
approximately 89% and 80% of the total net royalty revenue for the nine months
ended September 30, 2003 and 2002 respectively. Also contributing to the
increase in royalty income was the $198,943 received by the Company as a result
of signing a revenue sharing agreement with the State of Louisiana as previously
discussed above. The following table summarizes production information on the
principal producing wells for the first nine months of 2003 compared to 2002.

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                          Increase
                                                                Royalty Income           (Decrease)
                                          Net Revenue       Net of Severance Taxes     in Natural Gas
       Operator/Well                        Interest         2003            2002        Production
       ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

       The Meridian Resources & Exploration Company:
       <S>                                    <C>        <C>             <C>               <C>
          No. 47-1                  (1) (2)   12.93%     $ 1,752,942     $ 710,719           --
          C.M. Thibodaux No. 1      (3)        2.71%     $   125,110     $ 162,574         ( 33%)
          C.M. Thibodaux No. 3                 2.71%     $   711,281     $ 361,328            1%
          State Lease No. 16049      (4)       2.71%     $   493,617     $ 362,452         ( 12%)
       Delta Operating Corporation:
          Avoca No. 1                         19.46%     $    37,583     $  35,202         ( 47%)
<FN>
       (1) The Company's net revenue interest in the unit has increased from
           12.71% to 12.93% as a result of the revenue sharing agreement signed
           with the State of Louisiana previously discussed.
       (2) Off production due to mechanical difficulties from April 11 to May
           18, 2003
       (3) Off production mid December 2002 to July 19, 2003
       (4) On production February 8, 2002.
</FN>
</TABLE>

         Income from lease bonuses and delay rentals decreased from $540,038 for
the first nine months of 2002 to $40,617 for the like period of 2003. The
decrease resulted from two oil, gas and mineral leases being dropped when the
operators elected not to pay delay rentals due. This was partially offset by the
granting of one new lease that generated $40,617 in lease bonus income for the
nine months ending September 30, 2003. The lease with McRae Exploration &
Production, Inc. covers 135.39 acres, which was Avoca's participation in the
Burlington Resources Oil & Gas Company's Conrad Industries No. 1 well unit
located in the Wyandotte Field opposite the northern part of Avoca Island. The
well produced for four months in 2000 before it was plugged and abandoned. McRae
has advised the Company that it has plans to re-drill this well.
         Rental and miscellaneous income decreased $23,950 primarily because of
the early termination and rental refund in 2003 on a mooring lease originally
executed in 2002.

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          Interest income from investments decreased $25,800 or approximately
34% because of lower interest rates.
          As compared with the first nine months of 2002, total expenses
increased $116,011 or approximately 56%. Fees for attorney's services (included
in legal and accounting services) increased $63,875 because of compliance with
new disclosure and certification requirements imposed on public companies by
Congress and the Securities and Exchange Commission and fees associated with the
litigation described under Part II -Item 1of this report. Geological fees and
engineering fees increased $6,666 because of a greater need for these services
and insurance expense increased $6,243 primarily because of changes in the
Company's insurance coverage and an increase in premium costs. Miscellaneous
expenses increased $43,583 primarily due to additional surface maintenance costs
and new investment management fees.
         The change in income tax expense for the nine months ended September
30, 2003 resulted from an increase in taxable income for the period.
         The Company's continued liquidity is evidenced by the fact that
approximately 75% of its assets, as measured by book value, are cash and U.S.
Government agency securities and represents the equivalent of multiple years of
anticipated operating expenses.
         In addition to interest income and the leasing of hunting rights, the
Company customarily derives essentially all of its other income from bonuses,
delay rentals and royalties under oil, gas and mineral leases of its Avoca
Island acreage. The Company's business is passive and all capital requirements
for exploration, development and production of the Company's mineral resources
are funded by its lessees.

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Item 3 -          Controls and Procedures

         Robert C. Baird, Jr., the Company's principal executive and financial
officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the Company's disclosure controls
and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-14(c) under the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934) as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report. Based on that
evaluation, he has concluded that the Company's disclosure controls and
procedures are adequate and effective. There have been no significant changes in
the Company's internal controls or in other factors that could significantly
affect internal controls subsequent to the date Mr. Baird completed his
evaluation.

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                           Part II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1 - Legal Proceedings
         1. Avoca, Incorporated on December 29, 1999 filed in the 16th Judicial
District Court for the Parish of St. Mary (Docket No. 105195) a lawsuit to evict
a former lessee, Ernest Singleton, from a small parcel of land (less than 10
acres) located in the northeast part of Avoca Island. The parcel is included in
The Meridian Resource & Exploration, Inc.'s 647.504 acre unit for the C.M.
Thibodaux Nos. 1 and 3 wells and represents no more than 13% of the Company's
acreage in the unit.
         Having answered the Company's petition, the defendant and other heirs
of John Singleton filed a Notice of Lis Pendens, Reconventional Demand and
Petition in Nullity claiming ownership of the parcel (and other lands not
claimed by the Company) and asserting that a 1970 court judgment which
recognized the Company's title to the disputed area is a nullity. Responsive
Peremptory Exceptions of Prescription and Res Judicata were filed by the Company
on March 3, 2000. On June 7, 2000, the court rendered judgment in favor of the
Company in the eviction proceedings and ordered Ernest Singleton to vacate the
premises. Although Mr. Singleton has left Avoca Island, an appeal was filed. The
judgment of eviction was affirmed by the appellate court and has become final.
         In December, 2000, thirty-four named individuals, alleging themselves
to be descendants of the original owners of the property described in the
petition and reconventional demand, were allowed to intervene and assert
ownership claims in the proceedings. In response, a Dilatory Exception of
Vagueness was filed. The exception was maintained on February 9, 2001. On
January 29, 2003, the court, on the Company's motion, dismissed the intervention
because the


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intervenors had failed to amend the intervention within the time specified by
the court on February 9, 2001.
         On March 26, 2001, the court rendered judgment upholding Avoca's
exception of Res Judicata and dismissing the Singletons' Reconventional Demand
and Petition in Nullity. The Singletons appealed to the Louisiana First Circuit
Court of Appeals, which on October 2, 2002 reversed the trial court's Judgment.
The Company's application for a rehearing was denied and the litigation was
remanded to the trial court for further proceedings, including consideration of
the Exception of Prescription filed by the Company on March 3, 2000, the
Exception of No Cause of Action which it filed on December 27, 2002 with respect
to the nullity claim and the Motion to Set Hearing for Class Action which the
Singletons filed on January 6, 2003. On January 24, 2003, the court upheld the
Company's Exception of No Cause of Action and ruled that the Singletons had not
stated a cause of action to annul the 1970 judgment (effectively mooting the
Company's Exception of Prescription). Having been given 30 days to amend their
petition to properly assert a nullity action, the Singletons on February 2003
filed an Amended Reconventional Petition asserting fraud as the basis for their
above-mentioned nullity claim; expanding their original ownership claim to cover
162 acres, including all of the Company's acreage in the unit for the C. M.
Thibodaux Nos. 1 and 3 wells and the Meridian State Lease No. 16049 well and a
small portion of the unit for the Avoca No. 47-1 well; naming The Meridian
Resources & Exploration LLC as third party defendant to defend its royalty
distributions; and seeking to have the litigation certified as a class action.
On April 3, 2003, the Company filed an Answer to the Amended Reconventional
Petition.
         On September 13, 2001 (prior to the appellate court's October 2, 2002
ruling), the Company filed a Motion for Preliminary Injunction to prohibit the
Singletons, their invitees, et al. from

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trespassing on or interfering with the Company's possession and enjoyment of
certain described portions of Avoca Island in disregard of the court's prior
judgments. The motion was heard on October 31, 2001. On November 26, 2001,
pursuant to a joint stipulation of the parties, the court addressed certain of
the conduct complained of in the motion and granted injunctive relief with
respect thereto.
         On May 2, 2003, the Company filed a Motion for Partial Summary Judgment
which sought the dismissal of the nullity claims asserted in the Singletons'
Amended Reconventional Petition. After a hearing, on June 4, 2003, the court
issued Reasons for Judgment in Avoca's favor dismissing those nullity claims.
The Reasons for Judgment also recognized Avoca's right to a partial judgment
dismissing the nullity claims and to recover attorney's fees related to the
nullity claims to Avoca. The district court fixed the attorney's fee at
$31,742.92 and Avoca is proceeding to have the partial summary judgment entered
in accordance with those Reasons for Judgment. The Company believes it has
meritorious defenses to the remaining title claims asserted by the Singletons
and intends to continue to vigorously defend against them.
         2. On June 28, 1999, Ernest and Evelyn Singleton, William Singleton,
Jr., Perry Smith, Brenda Henderson, Individually and on Behalf of Her Minor
Children, Mikila and Keith Henderson, Mandalay Properties, LLC, Anthony J.
Guarisco, Jr., Marilyn G. Vinson, Terry D. Guarisco, Sr., Individually and as
Representatives of All Those Similarly Situated filed in the 16th Judicial
District Court for the Parish of St. Mary (Docket No. 104204) a lawsuit against
Northfield Insurance Company, The Lumbermen's Mutual Casualty Company, Texas
Meridian Production Corporation, The Meridian Resource & Exploration Company,
George Smith, George Craig, Kurt D. Byth, Patterson Services, Inc., Reliance
Insurance Company, Commercial Underwriters Insurance

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Company and Petroleum Professionals International, Inc. seeking damages for loss
of production, reservoir damage, property damage and personal injury resulting
from the blowout of the C. M. Thibodaux No. 2 well (precursor of the Thibodaux
No. 3 well) in June of 1999.
         On May 15, 2002, the Louisiana First Circuit Court of Appeal affirmed
the trial court's certification of the lawsuit as a class action. The Company,
which has an interest in the unit for the well, falls within the "below the
ground" subclass of persons owning mineral interests impacted by the blowout.
The Company has not been notified by the trial court of the date by which
members of the class must elect to remain in or opt out of the class action.

Item 6 - Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
         (a) Exhibits required by Item 601 of Regulation S-B. None.
         (b) Reports on Form 8-K.

         One report on Form 8-K, dealing with a letter written to, but not filed
with, the Securities and Exchange Commission, was filed on August 8, 2003. The
letter deals with a certification required by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002.

                                   SIGNATURES
         In accordance with the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized.

                                              AVOCA, INCORPORATED
                                              ----------------------------------
                                                  Registrant


November 13, 2003                             /s/Robert C. Baird, Jr.
--------------------                          ----------------------------------
                                              Robert C. Baird, Jr.
                                              President and Principal Financial
                                                Officer

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                                 CERTIFICATIONS


                  I, Robert C. Baird, Jr., Principal Executive Officer and
Principal Financial Officer of registrant, certify that:

                  1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-QSB of
Avoca, Incorporated;

                  2. Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which
such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by
this quarterly report;

                  3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other
financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all
material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows
of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly
report;

                  4. The registrant's other certifying officers and I are
responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures
(as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and
have:

                  a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure
that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated
subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly
during the period in which this quarterly report is being prepared;

                  b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure
controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of
this quarterly report (the "Evaluation Date"); and

                  c) presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about
the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our
evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;

                  5. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have
disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and
the audit committee of registrant's board of directors (or persons performing
the equivalent functions):

                  a) all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of
internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant's ability to
record, process, summarize and report financial data and have identified for the
registrant's auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and

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                  b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves
management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's
internal controls; and

                  6. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have
indicated in this quarterly report whether or not there were significant changes
in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect
internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation,
including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and
material weaknesses.


Date November 13, 2003                   /s/Robert C. Baird, Jr.
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                                         Robert C. Baird, Jr.
                                         Principal Executive Officer and
                                         Principal Financial Officer





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