EXHIBIT 32.1

                           SECTION 1350 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 10-Q of the Company for the period ending
      September 28, 2003 (the "Periodic Report") fully complies with the
      requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
      1934 15 U.S.C. Sections 78m or 78o(d); 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 12, 2003


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