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

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

**FOR        IMMEDIATE RELEASE**

**Lakeland        Industries Reports Q1 FY 2007 Net Income per Share of $0.29**

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**About        Lakeland Industries, Inc.:**

**Contact:**

|                           Lakeland Industries | Chris                  Ryan,    | (631)                  981-9700, CJRyan@lakeland.com     |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                                  | Gary                  Pokrassa, | (631)                  981-9700, GAPokrassa@lakeland.com |

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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  |
|                                                                                                                                 |   |  April                  30,  |
|                                                                                                                                 |   |   | 2006 |   |   | 2005 |   |
|                                                                                                                                 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Net                  sales                                                                                                           |   | $ | 27,222 |   | $ | 25,709 |   |
|                                                                                                                                 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Cost                  of goods sold                                                                                                  |   |   | 20,689 |   |   | 19,542 |   |
|                                                                                                                                 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Gross                  profit                                                                                                        |   |   | 6,533 |   |   | 6,167 |   |
|                                                                                                                                 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Operating                  expenses                                                                                                  |   |   | 4,366 |   |   | 3,621 |   |
|                                                                                                                                 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Operating                  profit                                                                                                    |   |   | 2,167 |   |   | 2,546 |   |
|                                                                                                                                 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Other                  income, net                                                                                                   |   |   | 15 |   |   | 23 |   |
|                                                                                                                                 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Interest                  expense                                                                                                    |   |   | (71 | ) |   | (- | ) |
|                                                                                                                                 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Income                  before income taxes                                                                                          |   |   | 2,111 |   |   | 2,569 |   |
|                                                                                                                                 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Provision                  for income taxes                                                                                          |   |   | 649 |   |   | 856 |   |
|                                                                                                                                 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Net                  income                                                                                                          |   | $ | 1,462 |   | $ | 1,713 |   |
|                                                                                                                                 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Net                  income per common share*:                                                                                       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|     Basic                                                                                                        |   | $ | 0.29 |   | $ | 0.34 |   |
|     Diluted                                                                                                      |   | $ | 0.29 |   | $ | 0.34 |   |
|                                                                                                                                 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Weighted                  average common                                                                                             |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| shares                  outstanding*:                                                                                                |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|     Basic                                                                                                        |   |   | 5,017,046 |   |   | 5,017,046 |   |
|     Diluted                                                                                                      |   |   | 5,023,388 |   |   | 5,021,476 |   |
|                                                                                                                                 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| *                  Adjusted for the 10% stock dividend to shareholders of record on                  April 30,                  2005 |
| and                  reflects 1,280,750 shares offered to the public in June and July                  2004.                         |

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| **LAKELAND                  INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES**                         |
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| **CONSOLIDATED                  BALANCE SHEETS**                                        |
| **(In                  thousands)**                                                     |
|                                                                                    |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                    |   |   | April                  30,  |   |   | January                  31, |   |
|                                                                                    |   |   | 2006 |   |   | 2006 |   |
|                                                                                    |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| **ASSETS**                                                                              |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                    |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Current                  assets:                                                        |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Cash                                                                                    |   | $ | 1,508 |   | $ | 1,532 |   |
| Accounts                  receivable, net                                               |   |   | 15,750 |   |   | 14,221 |   |
| Inventories                                                                             |   |   | 44,182 |   |   | 45,244 |   |
| Deferred                  income taxes                                                  |   |   | 917 |   |   | 917 |   |
| Other                  current assets                                                   |   |   | 2,360 |   |   | 1,805 |   |
|   Total                  current                  assets                      |   |   | 64,717 |   |   | 63,719 |   |
|                                                                                    |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Property                  and equipment, net                                            |   |   | 7,649 |   |   | 7,755 |   |
| Other                  assets                                                           |   |   | 1,069 |   |   | 990 |   |
|                                                                                    |   | $ | 73,435 |   | $ | 72,464 |   |
|                                                                                    |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| **LIABILITIES                  AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY**                               |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                    |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Current                  liabilities:                                                   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Accounts                  payable                                                       |   | $ | 4,417 |   | $ | 2,537 |   |
| Accrued                  expenses and other current liabilities                         |   |   | 1,439 |   |   | 1,302 |   |
|   Total                  current                  liabilities                 |   |   | 5,856 |   |   | 3,839 |   |
|                                                                                    |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Other                  long-term liabilities                                            |   |   | 474 |   |   | 470 |   |
| Deferred                  income taxes                                                  |   |   | 87 |   |   | 87 |   |
| Borrowings                  under revolving credit facility                             |   |   | 4,760 |   |   | 7,272 |   |
|                                                                                    |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| 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 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|   5,017,046                  shares at                  April 30, 2006        |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|   and                  at January 31,                  2006                   |   |   | 50 |   |   | 50 |   |
| Additional                  paid-in capital                                             |   |   | 42,431 |   |   | 42,431 |   |
| Retained                  earnings                                                      |   |   | 19,777 |   |   | 18,315 |   |
|   Total                  stockholders'                  equity                |   |   | 62,258 |   |   | 60,796 |   |
|                                                                                    |   | $ | 73,435 |   | $ | 72,464 |   |