EXHIBIT 23 (D)

INFORMATION REGARDING CONSENT OF ARTHUR ANDERSEN

Section 11 (a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"),
provides  that  if part  of a  registration  statement  at the  time it  becomes
effective  contains an untrue  statement of a material fact, or omits a material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the  statements  therein
not misleading,  any person acquiring a security  pursuant to such  registration
statement  (unless it is proved that at the time of such acquisition such person
knew of such untruth or omission) may assert a claim against,  among others,  an
accountant  who has  consented to be named as having  certified  any part of the
registration  statement or as having  prepared any report for use in  connection
with the registration statement.

In August of 2002,  Arthur  Andersen  LLP  ("Andersen")  ceased  operations  and
accordingly,  Andersen is unable to consent to the incorporation by reference of
the Company's previously filed Registration Statements on Form S-8 (Registration
Nos. 333-30306,  333-92757,  333-83707,  333-34175,  33-59099, and 33-54689) and
Andersen's   audit  report  with  respect  to  the  Genlyte   Thomas  Group  LLC
consolidated  financial  statements as of December 31, 2001 and 2000 and for the
years then ended. Under these circumstances,  Rule 437a under the Securities Act
permits the Genlyte  Thomas  Group LLC to file this Annual  Report on Form 10-K,
which is incorporated by reference into the Registration  Statements,  without a
written consent from Andersen.  As a result, with respect to transactions in the
Genlyte Thomas Group LLC securities pursuant to the Registration Statements that
occur  subsequent  to the date this Annual Report on Form 10-K is filed with the
Securities and Exchange  Commission,  Andersen will not have any liability under
Section 11(a) of the Securities Act for any untrue statements of a material fact
contained in the financial  statements audited by Andersen or any omissions of a
material fact required to be stated therein. Accordingly, you would be unable to
assert a claim against Andersen under Section 11(a) of the Securities Act, based
upon the  incorporation  by reference from this Form 10-K into the  registration
statement, because Andersen has not consented to this information.