[LETTERHEAD]

                                                                       Exhibit 5


                               November 21, 1995




Crown Crafts, Inc.
1600 RiverEdge Parkway
Suite 200
Atlanta, Georgia  30328

Gentlemen:

         We have acted as counsel to Crown Crafts, Inc.,  a Georgia corporation
(the "Company"), in connection with the registration statement on Form S-8 (the
"Registration Statement") relating to 1,500,000 original issuance shares of
Common Stock, $1.00 par value per share, of the Company (the "Shares") to be
offered by the Company pursuant to the Crown Crafts, Inc. 1995 Stock Option
Plan (the "Plan").

         We have examined originals or certified or photostatic copies of such
records of the Company, certificates of officers of the Company and public
officials, and such other documents as we have deemed relevant or necessary as
the basis of the opinions set forth below in this letter.  In such examination,
we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the conformity to original
documents submitted as certified or photostatic copies, and the authenticity of
originals of such latter documents.  Based on the foregoing, we are of the
following opinions:

         (1)     The Company is a corporation duly incorporated and validly
                 existing in good standing under the laws of the State of 
                 Georgia; and

         (2)     The Shares, when issued in accordance with the terms of the
                 Plan, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

         We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as Exhibit 5 to the
Registration Statement.

                                                Very truly yours,

                                                /s/Mazursky & Hiner

                                                Mazursky & Hiner