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SCHEDULE 13G

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Rule 13d-1(b)

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Rule 13d-1(c)

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Rule 13d-1(d)

CUSIP No.  026652 10 7

1.

Names of Reporting Persons. I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only)
The Allstate Corporation
36-3871531

2.

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

(a)

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(b)

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3.

SEC Use Only

4.

Citizenship or Place of Organization
Delaware

Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With

5.

Sole Voting Power
844,161

6.

Shared Voting Power
0

7.

Sole Dispositive Power
844,161

8.

Shared Dispositive Power
0

9.

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
844,161

10.

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)  o
N/A

11.

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
8.4% (assuming 10,000,000 shares of Series C Common Stock issued and outstanding) (1)
12.5% (assuming 6,780,364 shares of Series C Common Stock issued and outstanding) (1)

12.

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
HC

Item 1.

(a)

Name of Issuer
American Homestar Corporation

(b)

Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices
2450 South Shore Boulevard
League City, Texas  77573

Item 2.

(a)

Name of Person Filing
The Allstate Corporation

(b)

Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence
2775 Sanders Road
Northbrook, Illinois   60062-6127

(c)

Citizenship
Delaware

(d)

Title of Class of Securities
Series C Common Stock

(e)

CUSIP Number
026652 10 7

Item 3.

If this statement is filed pursuant to §§240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:

(a)

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Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o).

(b)

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Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).

(c)

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Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).

(d)

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Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C 80a-8).

(e)

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An investment adviser in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);

(f)

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An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);

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A parent holding company or control person in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);

(h)

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A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);

(i)

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A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);

(j)

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Group, in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).

Item 4.

Ownership

Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and percentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1.

(a)

Amount beneficially owned:   

844,161

(b)

Percent of class:   

8.4% (assuming 10,000,000 shares of Series C Common Stock issued and outstanding) (1)

12.5% (assuming 6,780,364 shares of Series C Common Stock issued and outstanding) (1)

(c)

Number of shares as to which the person (2) has:

(i)

Sole power to vote or to direct the vote   

844,161

(ii)

Shared power to vote or to direct the vote    

0

(iii)

Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of   

844,161

(iv)

Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of   

0

Item 5.

Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class

If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following   o.

Item 6.

Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person

N/A

Item 7.

Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company or Control Person

Allstate Insurance Company and Allstate Life Insurance Company are insurance companies as that term is defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Item 8.

Identification and Classification of Members of the Group

N/A

Item 9.

Notice of Dissolution of Group

N/A

Item 10.

Certification

By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.

Date:   February 11, 2004

THE ALLSTATE CORPORATION

By:

ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY

By:

/s/ Mary J. McGinn

Mary J. McGinn

Vice President