UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                     Washington, D.C.  20549
                                            

                            FORM 8-K

                         CURRENT REPORT

             Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                 Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  June 30, 1998



                  FREEPORT-McMoRan SULPHUR INC.
     (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


          Delaware             1-13617          72-1392855                    
  (State of incorporation)   (Commission       (IRS Employer
                             File Number)      Identification
                                               Number)
            
       1615 Poydras Street, New Orleans, Louisiana    70112
  (Address of principal executive officers)         (Zip Code)

                         (504) 582-4000
      (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) 

                                   N/A
  (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


          Item 5.   Other Events.
          The following new  release was made  by Freeport-McMoRan  Sulphur
          Inc. on June 30,1998:

                     FREEPORT-McMoRan SULPHUR INC. ANNOUNCES DECISION
            TO PERMANENTLY CLOSE ITS CULBERSON COUNTY, TEXAS SULPHUR MINE

          NEW ORLEANS, LA., June 30, 1998 - Freeport-McMoRan Sulphur Inc.
          (NYSE:FSC) announced today that it will permanently discontinue
          sulphur production at its Culberson County, Texas mining
          operation, which produced 872,000 long tons of sulphur during
          1997 and currently produces at an annual rate of 600,000 long
          tons.  Production at the mine is expected to decline over the
          coming three-month period and to cease in September 1998.  FSC's
          second-quarter 1998 financial results will include non-cash
          after-tax charges totaling approximately $3.9 million resulting
          from the mine closure. 
               Robert M. Wohleber, President and Chief Executive Officer of
          FSC said, "Since its inception in 1969, the Culberson mine has
          produced 45 million long tons of sulphur.   This action to close
          our Culberson mine is being taken because sulphur prices have
          been driven down to a level at which it is no longer economically
          feasible to operate the mine.  These adverse market conditions
          are the direct result of the importation of recovered sulphur,
          primarily from Canada, which is being dumped into the U.S.
          market.  FSC will continue to meet its sulphur customers'
          requirements from production at our remaining mine, Main Pass
          299, located offshore Louisiana in the Gulf of Mexico, which is
          commercially viable in the current adverse market environment,
          and from third party purchases of recovered sulphur from oil and
          gas operations.  Near-term commitments will be fulfilled
          primarily by liquefying solid inventories held at FSC's Port
          Sulphur, Louisiana terminal."
               Additionally, Mr. Wohleber said, "A key element of FSC's
          growth strategy is to expand its sulphur services business which
          involves the purchase, transportation, terminaling and sale of
          sulphur.  Substantially all of the transportation and terminaling
          assets used in connection with the Culberson production will be
          re-deployed in our sulphur services business.  We are confident
          these actions will strengthen FSC financially under current
          market conditions, which will further enhance FSC's ability to
          operate profitably and meet the needs of its customers."
               FSC is engaged in the mining, purchasing, transporting,
          terminaling and marketing of sulphur, and the production of
          related oil reserves.
                                   





                                    SIGNATURE

              Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act
          of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed
          on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                                            FREEPORT-McMoRan SULPHUR INC.



                                            By:  \s\ C. Donald Whitmire, Jr.
                                                 ---------------------------
                                                   C. Donald Whitmire, Jr.
                                                   Vice President and
                                                   Controller -
                                                   Financial Reporting

          Date:  July 2, 1998