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 Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the year ending March 30,
     2003 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 Annual Report fairly presents, in all
     material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
     Company.

Dated: June 17, 2003


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