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                               AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO
                              EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

     This Amendment No. 2 to Employment Agreement (this "Second Amendment") is
made as of the 31st day of March, 2002, by and among Conrad Industries, Inc., a
Delaware corporation, Conrad Shipyard, L.LC., a Louisiana limited liability
company (together, the "Company"), and John P. Conrad, Jr. (the "Executive").

                              W I T N E S S E T H:

     WHEREAS, the Company and Executive have entered into that certain
Employment Agreement, dated as of March 31, 1998 (the "Employment Agreement"),
with an Initial Term (as defined in the Employment Agreement) of three years;

     WHEREAS, the Company and Executive have entered into that certain Amendment
No. 1 to Employment Agreement, dated March 31, 2001 (the "First Amendment")
pursuant to which, among other things, the Company and the Executive mutually
elected to extend the term of the Employment Agreement until March 31, 2002; and

     WHEREAS, the Company desires to continue to employ Executive, and Executive
desires to remain employed by the Company, for an extended term beginning on the
date hereof and ending on December 31, 2004, pursuant to the terms of the
Employment Agreement as amended by the First Amendment and as modified herein.

     NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the continued employment of
Executive by the Company and the payment of salary and other compensation to
Executive by the Company, the parties hereto agree as follows, effective March
31, 2002:

     Section 1. Except as expressly amended hereby, all of the terms and
provisions of the Employment Agreement, as amended by the First Amendment, shall
remain in full force and effect. Capitalized terms used herein, unless otherwise
defined herein, shall have the meaning given to them in the Employment Agreement
and the First Amendment.

     Section 2. Paragraph 3 of the Employment Agreement is hereby amended to
read in its entirety as follows:

     "3. Non-Competition Agreement.

          (a) Executive recognizes that the Company's willingness to enter into
     this Agreement is based in material part on Executive's agreement to the
     provisions of this paragraph 3 and that Executive's breach of the
     provisions of this paragraph 3 could materially damage the Company. Subject
     to the further provisions of this Agreement, Executive will not, during the
     term of his employment with the Company, and for a period of two years
     immediately

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     following the termination of such employment for any reason whatsoever,
     except as may be set forth herein, directly or indirectly:

               (i) carry on or engage in any business in direct competition with
          the construction, conversion or repair of marine vessels or the
          fabrication of modular components for offshore drilling rigs or
          floating production, storage and offloading vessels (collectively, the
          "Businesses") of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company
          (collectively, the "Companies") in any State of the United States or
          other jurisdiction, or specified portions thereof, in which the
          Executive regularly (a) makes contact with customers of the Company or
          any of its subsidiaries, (b) conducts the business of the Company or
          any of its subsidiaries or (c) supervises the activities of other
          employees of the Company or its subsidiaries, as identified in
          Appendix "A" attached hereto and forming a part of this Agreement, so
          long as the Company or any of its subsidiaries carries on any of the
          Businesses therein (collectively the "Territory");

               (ii) call upon any person who is, at that time, an employee of
          any of the Companies for the purpose or with the intent of enticing
          such employee away from or out of the employ of any of the Companies;

               (iii) call upon any customer of any of the Companies within the
          Territory for the purpose of soliciting or selling products or
          services in direct competition with any of the Companies within the
          Territory;

               (iv) call upon any prospective acquisition candidate, on
          Executive's own behalf or on behalf of any competitor, which candidate
          was, to Executive's knowledge after due inquiry, either called upon by
          any of the Companies or for which any of the Companies made an
          acquisition analysis, for the purpose of acquiring such entity; or

               (v) disclose customers, whether in existence or proposed, of any
          of the Companies to any person, firm, partnership, corporation or
          business for any reason or purpose whatsoever except to the extent
          that any of the Companies has in the past disclosed such information
          to the public for valid business reasons.

          Notwithstanding the above, the foregoing covenant shall not be deemed
     to prohibit Executive from acquiring as in investment (i) not more than 1%
     of the capital stock of a competing business, whose stock is traded on a
     national securities exchange, the Nasdaq Stock Market or similar market or
     (ii) not more than 5% of the capital stock of a competing business whose
     stock is not publicly traded unless the Board consents to such acquisition.

          Executive agrees that he will from time to time upon the Company's
     request promptly execute any supplement, amendment, restatement or
     modification of Appendix "A" as may be necessary or appropriate to
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     reflect the jurisdictions which, at the time of such modification, should
     be covered by Appendix "A" and this Paragraph 3. Furthermore, Executive
     agrees that all references to Appendix "A" in this Agreement shall be
     deemed to refer to Appendix "A" as so supplemented, amended, restated or
     otherwise modified from time to time.

          (b) Because of the difficulty of measuring economic losses to the
     Company as a result of a breach of the foregoing covenant, and because of
     the immediate and irreparable damage that could be caused to the Company
     for which it would have no other adequate remedy, Executive agrees that the
     foregoing covenant may be enforced by the Company, in the event of breach
     by him, by injunctions and restraining orders. Executive further agrees to
     waive any requirement for the Company's securing or posting of any bond in
     connection with such remedies.

          (c) It is agreed by the parties that the foregoing covenants in this
     Paragraph 3 impose a reasonable restraint on Executive in light of the
     activities and business of the Companies on the date of the execution of
     this Agreement and the current plans of the Companies.

          (d) It is further agreed by the parties hereto that, in the event that
     Executive shall cease to be employed by the Company and shall enter into a
     business or pursue other activities not in competition with the Businesses
     of the Companies or similar activities or businesses in locations the
     operation of which, under such circumstances, does not violate clause
     (a)(i) of this paragraph 3, and in any event such new business, activities
     or location are not in violation of this paragraph 3 or of Executive's
     obligations under this paragraph 3, if any, Executive shall not be
     chargeable with a violation of this paragraph 3 if the Companies shall
     thereafter enter the same, similar or a competitive (i) business, (ii)
     course of activities or (iii) location, as applicable.

          (e) The covenants in this paragraph 3 are severable and separate, and
     the enforceability of any specific covenant shall not affect the provisions
     of any other covenant. Moreover, in the event any court of competent
     jurisdiction shall determine that the scope, time or territorial
     restrictions set forth are unenforceable, then it is the intention of the
     parties that such restrictions be enforced to the fullest extent permitted
     by law, and the Agreement shall thereby be reformed.

          (f) All of the covenants in this Paragraph 3 shall be construed as an
     agreement independent of any other provision in this Agreement, and the
     existence of any claim or cause of action of Executive against the Company,
     whether predicated on this Agreement or otherwise, shall not constitute a
     defense to the enforcement by the Company of such covenants.

          (g) The Company and Executive hereby agree that this covenant is a

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     material and substantial part of this Agreement.

          (h) Executive acknowledges that the payments provided under paragraph
     4(d), (relating to termination without Cause or termination for Good
     Reason) are conditioned upon Executive fulfilling the noncompetition and
     nondisclosure provisions of this Agreement. In addition, such payments are
     conditioned upon Executive refraining, for a two-year period after
     termination of employment, from carrying on or engaging in, as an employee,
     officer, director, shareholder, owner, partner, joint venturer, or in a
     managerial capacity, whether as an executive, independent contractor,
     consultant or advisor, or as a sales representative or otherwise, any
     business in direct competition with the Businesses of the Companies in the
     Territory, to the extent such activity is not prohibited by paragraph 3(a).
     In the event Executive shall at any time materially breach any
     noncompetition or nondisclosure agreements contained in this Agreement,
     including the agreements in this paragraph 3(h), the Company may cancel
     payments otherwise due under paragraph 4(d) during the period of such
     breach. Executive acknowledges that any such elimination of payments would
     be an exercise of the Company's right to terminate its performance
     hereunder upon Executive's breach of this Agreement and such elimination of
     payments would not constitute and shall not be characterized as the
     imposition of liquidated damages.

          (i) Any dispute regarding the reasonableness of the covenants and
     agreements set forth in this paragraph 3 or the territorial scope or
     duration thereof or the remedies available to the Company upon any breach
     of such covenants and agreements, shall be governed by and interpreted in
     accordance with the laws of the State of United States or other
     jurisdiction in which the alleged prohibited competing activity or
     disclosure occurs, and with respect to each such dispute, the Company and
     Executive each hereby irrevocably consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of
     the state and federal courts sitting in the relevant State (or, in the case
     of any jurisdiction outside the United States, the relevant courts of such
     jurisdiction) for resolution of such dispute, and agree to be irrevocably
     bound by any judgment rendered thereby in connection with such dispute, and
     further agree that service of process may be made upon him or it in any
     legal proceeding related to this paragraph 3 and/or Appendix "A" by any
     means allowed under the laws of such jurisdiction. Each party irrevocably
     waives any objection he or it may have as to the venue of such suit, action
     or proceeding brought in such a court or that such a court is an
     inconvenient forum. The parties agree that it is their intent and desire
     that the provisions of this Agreement be enforced to the fullest extent
     permitted under applicable law, whether now or hereafter in effect, and
     therefore, to the extent permitted by applicable law, the parties hereto
     waive any provision of applicable law that would render any provision of
     this paragraph 3 invalid or unenforceable."

     Section 3. The first two sentences of paragraph 4 of the Employment
Agreement are hereby amended to read in their entirety as follows:

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     "4. Term; Termination; Rights on Termination. The term of this Agreement
shall begin on the Effective Date and shall continue for a period of three years
(the "Initial Term") and, unless terminated sooner as herein provided, shall
continue thereafter for such additional period as Company and Executive may
mutually agree (the "Extended Term") with such modifications, if any, as the
Company and Executive may mutually agree; provided, however, that upon a Change
in Control (as defined below) of the Company, the term of this Agreement shall
automatically continue following such Change in Control for a period equal to
the then remaining term or two years, whichever period is longer, unless earlier
terminated as provided in paragraph 11. As used in this Agreement, the terms
"Change in Control" and "Change of Control" shall have the meaning assigned to
the term "Change of Control" in the Conrad Industries, Inc. 2002 Stock Plan.
This Agreement and Executive's employment hereunder may be terminated in any one
of the following ways:"

     Section 4. The fourth sentence of paragraph 4(d) of the Employment
Agreement is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows:

     "Should Executive be terminated by the Company without Cause during the
Extended Term or should Executive terminate with Good Reason during the Extended
Term, Executive shall receive from the Company the equivalent of one year of
Executive's base salary then in effect, which amount shall be paid in
substantially equal monthly installments during the first twelve full calendar
months immediately following the date of such termination."

     Section 5. Paragraph 19 of the Employment Agreement is hereby amended to
read in its entirety as follows:

     "19. Governing Law. This Agreement shall in all respects be construed
according to the laws of the State of Louisiana without regard to its conflicts
of law provisions, except as expressly provided in paragraph 3(i) above with
respect to the resolution of disputes arising under, or the Company's
enforcement of, paragraph 3 of this Agreement.

     Section 6. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 4 of the Employment
Agreement, as amended hereby, the Company and Executive hereby mutually agree to
extend the term of the Employment Agreement from the date hereof until December
31, 2004, such extended term to constitute an "Extended Term" as defined in the
Employment Agreement, as amended hereby.

                    [signatures appear on the following page]

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Second Amendment to
be duly executed and signed as of the date indicated above.

                                         CONRAD INDUSTRIES, INC.

                                         By: /s/ Michael J. Harris
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                                            Michael J. Harris
                                            Chairman, Compensation Committee of
                                             the Board of Directors of
                                             Conrad Industries, Inc.

                                         CONRAD SHIPYARD, L.L.C.

                                         By: /s/ Kenneth G. Myers, Jr.
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                                            Name:  Kenneth G. Myers, Jr.
                                            Title: President

                                         EXECUTIVE

                                         /s/ John P. Conrad, Jr.
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                                         John P. Conrad, Jr.

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