Labarge 8-K Departure of Directors or Principal Officers

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)     March 30, 2005         (March 29, 2005)

LaBarge, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

001-05761                                                                                     73-0574586

(Commission File Number)                                          (IRS Employer Identification No.)

9900A Clayton Road, St. Louis, Missouri                                                      63124

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                                                       (Zip Code)

(314) 997-0800

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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LaBARGE, INC.

FORM 8-K

ITEM 5.02(b):        Departure of Directors

ITEM 7.01:              Regulation FD Disclosure

LaBarge, Inc. is furnishing under Item 5.02 and Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K:

Effective immediately, Mr. James P. Shanahan, Jr. tendered his resignation from the Registrant’s Board of Directors. Mr. Shanahan’s resignation is precipitated by the merger of his employer into a company whose corporate policies prohibit its investment management professionals from serving on public-company boards of directors.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	LaBarge, Inc. (Registrant)
	By:  /S/DONALD H. NONNENKAMP
March 30, 2005	Donald H. Nonnenkamp
	Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
	and Secretary