Exhibit 32.2

                                  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 of Bayou Steel Corporation (the
"Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2003, as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Richard
J. Gonzalez, Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary, and Treasurer
of the Company, 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 except that the
            Accountant's review required by Rule 10-01(d) of Regulation SX was
            not performed; and

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


Date: August 19, 2003                      /S/ RICHARD J. GONZALEZ
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                                               Richard J. Gonzalez
                                    Vice President, Chief Financial Officer,
                                            Secretary, and Treasurer


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