EXHIBIT 99.1

                            SECTION 906 CERTIFICATION



I, E. Randall Chestnut, Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive
Officer of Crown Crafts, Inc. (the "Company"), do hereby certify, in accordance
with 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to my knowledge:


1.       The Quarterly Report on Form l0-Q of the Company for the period ending
         September 29, 2002 (the "Periodic Report") fully complies with the
         requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
         as amended; and

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

Dated:   November 13, 2002

                                    /s/ E. RANDALL CHESTNUT
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                                    E. Randall Chestnut, Chairman of the Board,
                                    President and Chief Executive Officer