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AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO
                           EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

     This Amendment No. 3 to Employment Agreement  is made  as of the  25th
day of July, 2000, by and  between  Stewart  Enterprises, Inc., a Louisiana
corporation (the "Company"), and Ronald H. Patron (the "Employee").

                           W I T N E S S E T H:

     WHEREAS, the Company has entered into an Employment Agreement with the
Employee dated as of August 1, 1995 as amended  by Amendment No. 1 dated as
of  May  1,  1998  and  Amendment No. 2 dated as of October  31,  1998  (as
amended, the "Employment Agreement"); and

     WHEREAS, the Company  and  the Employee have agreed to certain changes
in the terms of Employee's employment, as set forth herein.

     NOW THEREFORE, the Company and the Employee agree as follows effective
January 1, 2000:

     SECTION 1.  Except as expressly  amended  herein, all of the terms and
provisions  of  the Employment Agreement shall remain  in  full  force  and
effect.

     SECTION 2.   The  second  paragraph  of  Article  I,  Section 1 of the
Employment Agreement is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows:

          CAPACITY AND DUTIES OF EMPLOYEE.  (a)  The Employee  is  employed
     by  the  Company  to  render  services  on  behalf  of  the Company as
     Executive  Vice  President and Chief Administrative Officer.   As  the
     Executive  Vice  President   and  Chief  Administrative  Officer,  the
     Employee shall perform such duties  as  are assigned to the individual
     holding  such title by the Company's Bylaws  and  such  other  duties,
     consistent  with  the  Employee's job title, as may be prescribed from
     time to time by the Board  of  Directors  of the Company (the "Board")
     and/or the Company's Chief Executive Officer.

               (b)  Effective January 1, 2000, the  Employee  shall  render
     the  services  prescribed  in paragraph (a) above for not less than  4
     days per week, and not less  than  30  weeks  per  fiscal  year of the
     Company.   Upon  the  request  of  the  Chief  Executive  Officer, the
     Employee shall prepare a work schedule to be submitted for approval.

     SECTION  3.   Article  II,  Section  1 of the Employment Agreement  is
hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows:

          1. SALARY.  Effective January 1,  2000,  a salary ("Base Salary")
     at  the  rate  of  $150,000  per fiscal year of the  Company  ("Fiscal
     Year"), payable to the Employee  at  such  intervals as other salaried
     employees of the Company are paid.

     SECTION  4.   Article  II,  Section 2 of the Employment  Agreement  is
hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows:

          2. BONUS.  (a)  For fiscal  years beginning November 1, 1999, the
     Employee shall be eligible to receive  an  annual incentive bonus (the
     "Bonus") of up to $150,000 per Fiscal Year.  The Bonus will be awarded
     based upon factors to be established annually  and  set  forth  in  an
     annual supplement to this Agreement.

          (b)  The  Bonus  shall  be  paid  in  cash not later than 30 days
     following the filing of the Company's annual  report  on Form 10-K for
     the Fiscal Year in which the Bonus has been earned.

     SECTION  5.   Article  IV, Section 3, paragraph (a) of the  Employment
Agreement is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows:

          (a)  the Company shall  pay  to  the  Employee  the  sum  of
     $400,000, payable in equal installments over a two-year period at
     such intervals  as  other  salaried  employees of the Company are
     paid; and

     SECTION  6.   Article  IV, Section 5 of the  Employment  Agreement  is
hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows:

          5. TERMINATION BY EMPLOYEE  FOR  REASONS  OTHER THAN GOOD REASON.
     If the Employee's status as an employee is terminated  by the Employee
     for reasons other than Good Reason, then the Company shall  pay to the
     Employee  the  sum  of $200,000, payable in equal installments over  a
     two-year period at such  intervals  as other salaried employees of the
     Company are paid.

     SECTION  7.   Article VI, Section 2 of  the  Employment  Agreement  is
hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows:

          2. NOTICES.   All  notices hereunder must be in writing and shall
     be deemed to have been given  upon  receipt  of delivery by:  (a) hand
     (against  a  receipt  therefor),  (b)  certified or  registered  mail,
     postage prepaid, return receipt requested, (c) a nationally recognized
     overnight courier service (against a receipt therefor) or (d) telecopy
     transmission with confirmation of receipt.   All  such notices must be
     addressed as follows:

          If to the Company, to:

          Stewart Enterprises, Inc.
          110 Veterans Memorial Boulevard
          Metairie, Louisiana  70005
          Attn:  Chief Executive Officer

          If to the Employee, to:

          Ronald H. Patron
          505 Beau Chene Drive
          Mandeville, LA 70448

     or such other address as to which any party hereto  may  have notified
the other in writing.

     IN  WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment  to
be duly executed and signed as of the date indicated above.

                                   STEWART ENTERPRISES, INC.

                                   By:/s/ James W. McFarland
                                      -----------------------------------
                                        James W. McFarland
                                        Compensation Committee Chairman

                                   EMPLOYEE:

                                     /s/ Ronald H. Patron
                                     ------------------------------------
                                          Ronald H. PatronAMENDMENT NO. 3
                                    TO
                        CHANGE OF CONTROL AGREEMENT

     This  Amendment No. 3 to Change of Control Agreement is made as of the
25th day of July,  2000,  by  and  between  Stewart  Enterprises,  Inc.,  a
Louisiana   corporation   (the   "Company"),  and  Ronald  H.  Patron  (the
"Employee").

                           W I T N E S S E T H:

     WHEREAS, the Company has entered  into  a  Change of Control Agreement
with the Employee dated as of December 5, 1995, as amended by Amendment No.
1 to Change of Control Agreement dated as of May  1, 1998 and Amendment No.
2 to Change of Control Agreement dated November 1,  1998  (as  amended, the
"Change of Control Agreement");

     WHEREAS,  the Company and the Employee have agreed to certain  changes
in the terms of Employee's employment; and

     WHEREAS, the  Company  and the Employee have agreed to a change in the
Employee's salary and bonus, as set forth herein.

     NOW THEREFORE, the Company and the Employee agree as follows:

     SECTION 1.  Except as expressly  amended  herein, all of the terms and
provisions of the Change of Control Agreement shall  remain  in  full force
and effect.

     SECTION  2.  Article I, Section 1.1 of the Change of Control Agreement
is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows:

          1.1  EMPLOYMENT   AGREEMENT.   After  a  Change  of  Control
     (defined  below),  this  Agreement   supersedes   the  Employment
     Agreement dated as of August 1, 1995 as amended by  Amendment No.
     1  dated  as of May 1, 1998, Amendment No. 2 dated as of  October
     31, 1998, and Amendment No. 3 dated as of July 25,  2000, between
     Employee and the Company (as amended, the "Employment Agreement")
     except to the  extent  that  certain provisions of the Employment
     Agreement are expressly incorporated  by reference herein.  After
     a  Change  of Control (defined below), the  definitions  in  this
     Agreement supersede  definitions in the Employment Agreement, but
     capitalized terms not defined in this Agreement have the meanings
     given to them in the Employment Agreement.

     SECTION 3.  Article II,  Section  2.2,  paragraphs  (a) and (b) of the
Change of Control Agreement are hereby amended to read in their entirety as
follows:

          (a) SALARY.  A salary ("Base Salary") at the rate of $150,000 per
     year, payable to the Employee at such intervals no less  frequent than
     the  most frequent intervals in effect at any time during the  120-day
     period  immediately  preceding  the  Change  of  Control  or,  if more
     favorable  to  the Employee, the intervals in effect at any time after
     the Change of Control  for other peer employees of the Company and its
     affiliated companies.

          (b)  BONUS.  An annual  incentive  bonus  (the  "Bonus")  of
     $150,000, to  the  extent  not already received, shall be paid in
     cash (1) no later than November  30  of  each  year or (2) if the
     Employee  elects  to  receive  the  Bonus  in  the calendar  year
     following the year in which it was earned, between  January 1 and
     January 15 of such following year.

          SECTION  4.   Article III, Section 3.2 of the Change  of  Control
Agreement is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows:

               3.2 NOTICES.   All notices hereunder must be in writing
     and shall be deemed to have  given  upon  receipt of delivery by:
     (a)  hand  (against  a  receipt  therefor),  (b)   certified   or
     registered mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, (c) a
     nationally   recognized  overnight  courier  service  (against  a
     receipt therefor)  or (d) telecopy transmission with confirmation
     of receipt.  All such notices must be addressed as follows:

          If to the Company, to:

          Stewart Enterprises, Inc.
          110 Veterans Memorial Boulevard
          Metairie, Louisiana  70005
          Attn:  Chief Executive Officer

          If to the Employee, to:

          Ronald H. Patron
          505 Beau Chene Drive
          Mandeville, Louisiana  70448

     or such other address  as  to which any party hereto may have notified
the other in writing.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties  hereto  have caused this Amendment to
be duly executed and signed as of the date indicated above.

                                   STEWART ENTERPRISES, INC.

                                   By:/s/ James W. McFarland
                                      ---------------------------------
                                        James W. McFarland
                                        Compensation Committee Chairman

                                   EMPLOYEE:

                                     /s/ Ronald H. Patron
                                     -----------------------------------
                                        Ronald H. Patron

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