EXHIBIT 99.1

                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of NEWPARK RESOURCES, INC.,
a Delaware corporation ("Newpark"), for the period ended June 30, 2002, as filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"),
I, James D. Cole, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Newpark,
hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

     (1)  The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
          15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

     (2)  The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
          material respects, the financial condition and results of operations
          of Newpark.



                                       /s/ James D. Cole
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                                       James D. Cole
                                       Chairman of the Board and
                                       Chief Executive Officer

                                       August 12, 2002