Exhibit 99.1



                           711 KoehlerAvenue, Suite 2
                           Ronkonkoma, NY 11779
                           (631) 981-9700 - www.lakeland.com
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               Lakeland Industries to Report Year End Results and
                 Host Conference Call on Friday, April 15, 2005

        RONKONKOMA, NY - April 11, 2005 -- Lakeland Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:
        LAKE), a leading manufacturer of industrial protective clothing for
        industry, municipalities, healthcare and to first responders on the
        federal, state and local levels, will release its financial results for
        the year ended January 31, 2005 after the public capital markets close
        on Friday, April 15, 2005. On the same day, Lakeland will host a
        conference call at 5:00 PM (EST) to discuss the Company's year end
        results.

        The call will be hosted by Christopher J. Ryan, Lakeland's President and
        CEO. Investors can listen to the call by dialing (877) 502-9272
        (Domestic) or (913) 981-5581 (International) and giving the Operator
        Pass Code 4699420.

        For more information concerning Lakeland, please visit us at:
        www.lakeland.com
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        To receive future Company news announcements via e-mail, please contact
        Investor Relations: Chris Ryan or Gary Pokrassa at 631-981-9700.

        "Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform
        Act of 1995: Forward-looking statements involve risks, uncertainties and
        assumptions as described from time to time in Press Releases and 8-K(s),
        registration statements, annual reports and other periodic reports and
        filings filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All
        statements, other than statements of historical facts, which address
        Lakeland's expectations of sources or uses for capital or which express
        the Company's expectation for the future with respect to financial
        performance or operating strategies can be identified as forward-looking
        statements. As a result, there can be no assurance that Lakeland's
        future results will not be materially different from those described
        herein as "believed," "anticipated," "estimated" or "expected," which
        words reflect the current view of the Company with respect to future
        events. We caution readers that these forward-looking statements speak
        only as of the date hereof. The Company hereby expressly disclaims any
        obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions
        to any such statements to reflect any change in the Company's
        expectations or any change in events conditions or circumstances on
        which such statement is based.