EXHIBIT 31.1
 CERTIFICATIONS
  1.
    
    I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal
quarter ended December 28, 2008 of LaBarge, Inc.;2.
    
    Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances
under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to
the period covered by this report;3.
    
    Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
information included in this report, fairly present in all material
respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows
of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this
report;4.
    
    The registrants other certifying officer and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as
defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal
control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules
13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
 a)
    
    Designed such disclosure controls and
procedures, or caused such disclosure
controls and procedures to be designed
under our supervision, to ensure that
material information relating to the
registrant, including its consolidated
subsidiaries, is made known to us by
others within those entities,
particularly during the period in which
this report is being prepared;b)
    
    Designed such internal control over
financial reporting, or caused such
internal control over financial reporting
to be designed under our supervision, to
provide reasonable assurance regarding
the reliability of financial reporting
and the preparation of financial
statements for external purposes in
accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles;c)
    
    Evaluated the effectiveness of the
registrants disclosure controls and
procedures and presented in this report
our conclusions about the effectiveness
of the disclosure controls and
procedures, as of the end of the period
covered by this report based on such
evaluation; andd)
    
    Disclosed in this report any change in
the registrants internal control over
financial reporting that occurred during
the registrants most recent fiscal
quarter (the registrants fourth fiscal
quarter in the case of an annual report)
that has materially affected, or is
reasonably likely to materially affect,
the registrants internal control over
financial reporting; and
 5.
    
    The registrants other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based
on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial
reporting, to the registrants auditors and the audit committee of the
registrants board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent
functions):
 a)
    
    All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in
the design or operation of internal control over
financial reporting which are reasonably likely to
adversely affect the registrants ability to record,
process, summarize and report financial information; andb)
    
    Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves
management or other employees who have a significant role
in the registrants internal control over financial
reporting.