***701-7        Koehler Avenue, Suite 7 - Ronkonkoma, NY 11779***

***(631)        981-9700 - www.lakeland.com           ***

**FOR      IMMEDIATE RELEASE**

**Lakeland      Industries Reports FY 2007 Net Income**

**of      $5.1 million and $0.92 per share***

**YEAR      ENDED JANUARY 31, 2007**

*Net      Sales*

*Gross      Profit*

*Operating      Expenses*

|   | § | $0.34                million of Mifflin Valley operating expenses included for the full                twelve                months ended January 2007in excess of the seven months through January                included in the year ended January                2006. |
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|   | § | $0.36                million of labor costs resulting from personnel reassigned to SGA                departments and vacation accruals which had been assigned to COGS                departments in the prior fiscal                year. |
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|   | § | $0.83                million of SGA costs from new entities in India, Chile and                Japan. |
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|   | § | $0.70                million net increases in sales salaries and commissions, mainly in                disposables, wovens and |
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|   | Canada                and related payroll taxes.  Several senior level sales personnel were                added to support lagging sales in Tyvek disposables, support new                woven                product introductions and coordinate international sales                efforts. |
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|   | § | $0.26                million of net increases in insurance and employee benefits mainly                resulting from a more negative experience in our self insured medical                plan. |
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|   | § | $0.36                million increase in administrative payroll reflecting additional                staff in                the UK and Canada, an international accountant in NY, a new employment                contract for the CEO, and related payroll                taxes. |
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|   | § | ($0.08)                million reduction in foreign currency fluctuation, mainly resulting                form                our hedging program commenced in June                2006. |
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|   | § | $0.15                million in share-based                compensation. |
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|   | § | $0.05                million in increased directors fees resulting from the new compensation                schedule in FY 07 |
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|   | § | $0.05                million in higher professional and consulting fees, largely resulting                from                audit fees. |
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|   | § | $0.10                million in additional depreciation mainly resulting from the purchases                of                facilities in FY 06 |
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|   | § | $0.14                million in increased bad debt expense resulting from two large accounts                reserved against. |
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|   | § | ($0.13)                million miscellaneous net expense                decreases. |
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*Operating      Profit.  *
* *

*Interest      Expense*

*Other      Income - Net.  *

*Income      Tax Expense*

*Net      Income*

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**Passcode: 8650038**

**About      Lakeland Industries, Inc.:**

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|   |                      **Contact:** |                                     |                                      |                    |
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|   |                                   |                                     |                                      |                    |
|   | Lakeland                    Industries | Gary                      Pokrassa       |  (631)                      981-9700 | GAPokrassa@lakeland.com |
|   |                                   | Christopher                      J. Ryan |  (631)                      981-9700 | CJRyan@lakeland.com     |

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| **LAKELAND                          INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES**     |
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| **CONSOLIDATED                          BALANCE SHEETS**          |
| **(In                          thousands)**                       |
|                                                                                            |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                            |   | January                          31, |   |   | January                          31, |   |
|                                                                                            |   | 2007 |   |   | 2006 |   |
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| **ASSETS**                                                                                      |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                            |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Current                          assets:                                                        |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Cash                          and cash equivalents                                              |   | $ | 1,907 |   |   | $ | 1,532 |   |
| Accounts                          receivable, net                                               |   |   | 14,505 |   |   |   | 14,221 |   |
| Inventories                                                                                     |   |   | 40,956 |   |   |   | 45,243 |   |
| Deferred                          income taxes                                                  |   |   | 1,356 |   |   |   | 918 |   |
| Prepaid                          Income Tax                                                     |   |   | 1,565 |   |   |   |   |   |
| Other                          current assets                                                   |   |   | 1,825 |   |   |   | 1,805 |   |
|     Total                          current assets                           |   |   | 62,114 |   |   |   | 63,719 |   |
|                                                                                            |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Property                          and equipment, net                                            |   |   | 11,084 |   |   |   | 7,755 |   |
| Goodwill                                                                                        |   |   | 871 |   |   |   | 871 |   |
| Other                          assets                                                           |   |   | 129 |   |   |   | 119 |   |
|                                                                                            |   | $ | 74,198 |   |   | $ | 72,464 |   |
|                                                                                            |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| **LIABILITIES                          AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY**                               |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                            |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Current                          liabilities:                                                   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Accounts                          payable                                                       |   | $ | 3,055 |   |   | $ | 2,537 |   |
| Accrued                          expenses and other current liabilities                         |   |   | 1,271 |   |   |   | 1,302 |   |
|     Total                          current liabilities                      |   |   | 4,326 |   |   |   | 3,839 |   |
|                                                                                            |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Other                          long-term liabilities                                            |   |   | ----- |   |   |   | 470 |   |
| Deferred                          income taxes                                                  |   |   | 27 |   |   |   | 87 |   |
| Amount                          Outstanding under revolving credit                              |   |   | 3,786 |   |   |   | 7,272 |   |
| arrangement                                                                                     |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Commitments                          and contingencies                                          |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                            |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Stockholders'                          equity                                                   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Preferred                          stock, $0.01 par; authorized                                 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|     1,500,000                          shares (none issued)                 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Common                          stock, $0.01 par; authorized                                    |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|     10,000,000                          shares; issued and outstanding      |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| 5,521,824                          and 5,017,046 shares at January 31,                          |   |   |   |   |   |
|     2007                          and at January 31, 2006, respectively     |   |   | 55 |   |   |   | 50 |   |
| Additional                          paid-in capital                                             |   |   | 48,972 |   |   |   | 42,431 |   |
| Retained                          earnings                                                      |   |   | 17,032 |   |   |   | 18,315 |   |
|     Total                          stockholders' equity                     |   |   | 66,059 |   |   |   | 60,796 |   |
|                                                                                            |   | $ | 74,198 |   |   | $ | 72,464 |   |

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| **LAKELAND                                  INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES**                                                                                       |
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| **CONSOLIDATED                                  STATEMENTS OF INCOME**                                                                                                |
| **(In                                  thousands, except per share data)**                                                                             |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                     |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                     |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                     |   | Three                                  Months Ended |   |   | Twelve                                  Months Ended |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                     |   | January                                  31 (unaudited) |   |   | January                                  31    |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                     |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                     |   | 2007 |   |   | 2006 |   |   | 2007 |   |   | 2006 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                     |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Net                                  sales                                                                                                                                                               |   | $ | 25,599 |   |   | $ | 25,225 |   |   | $ | 100,171 |   |   | $ | 98,740 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                     |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Cost                                  of goods sold                                                                                                                                                      |   |   | 19,958 |   |   |   | 18,948 |   |   |   | 75,895 |   |   |   | 74,818 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                     |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Gross                                  profit                                                                                                                                                            |   |   | 5,641 |   |   |   | 6,276 |   |   |   | 24,276 |   |   |   | 23,922 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                     |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Operating                                  expenses                                                                                                                                                      |   |   | 4,224 |   |   |   | 3,557 |   |   |   | 17,554 |   |   |   | 14,420 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                     |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Operating                                  profit                                                                                                                                                        |   |   | 1,417 |   |   |   | 2,720 |   |   |   | 6,722 |   |   |   | 9,502 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                     |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Interest                                  and other income, net                                                                                                                                          |   |   | 55 |   |   |   | 297 |   |   |   | 211 |   |   |   | 433 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                     |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Gain                                  on Pension Plan liquidation                                                                                                                                        |   |   | 353 |   |   |   | ----- |   |   |   | 353 |   |   |   | ----- |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                     |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Interest                                  expense                                                                                                                                                        |   |   | (90 | ) |   |   | (0.24 | ) |   |   | (356 | ) |   |   | (167 | ) |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                     |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                     |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Income                                  before income taxes                                                                                                                                              |   |   | 1,735 |   |   |   | 2,893 |   |   |   | 6,930 |   |   |   | 9,768 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                     |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Provision                                  for income taxes                                                                                                                                              |   |   | 427 |   |   |   | 1,238 |   |   |   | 1,826 |   |   |   | 3,439 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                     |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Net                                  income                                                                                                                                                              |   | $ | 1,308 |   |   | $ | 1,655 |   |   | $ | 5,104 |   |   | $ | 6,329 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                     |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Net                                  income per common share*:                                                                                                                                           |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|     Basic                                                                                                                                                                            |   | $ | 0.24 |   |   | $ | 0.30 |   |   | $ | 0.92 |   |   | $ | 1.15 |   |
|     Diluted                                                                                                                                                                          |   | $ | 0.24 |   |   | $ | 0.30 |   |   | $ | 0.92 |   |   | $ | 1.15 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                     |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Weighted                                  average common                                                                                                                                                 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| shares                                  outstanding*:                                                                                                                                                    |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|     Basic                                                                                                                                                                            |   |   | 5,524,267 |   |   |   | 5,529,406 |   |   |   | 5,520,881 |   |   |   | 5,518,751 |   |
|     Diluted                                                                                                                                                                          |   |   | 5,521,824 |   |   |   | 5,518,751 |   |   |   | 5,527,618 |   |   |   | 5,524,076 |   |
| *                                  Adjusted for the 10% stock dividend to shareholders                                  of record on August 1,                                  2006 and April 30, 2005. |   |