Conrad Industries Announces First Quarter 2008 Results and New Business

For the quarter ended March 31, 2008, Conrad achieved net income of $4.5 million and earnings per diluted share of $0.62 compared to net income of $3.3 million and earnings per diluted share of $0.45 during the first quarter of 2007 and net income of $6.3 million and earnings per diluted share of $0.86 during the fourth quarter of 2008. The Company's financial reports are available at http://www.pinksheets.com.

Johnny Conrad, President and CEO stated, "We are very pleased with our first quarter results with continued strong performances from both new construction and repair and conversion segments.

We continue to add to our backlog as noted above and current demand for our products and services continues to be good, but we are experiencing pricing pressure and increase in cost and the delay and cancellation of projects from potential customers primarily due to a very volatile steel market. Steel prices have increased over 80% since the end of 2007 and we anticipate additional increases. Rising steel and machinery pricing and availability constraints lead to some uncertainty about our shorter-term demand and margins but we continue to be optimistic about the long-term prospects of our business."

The addition to Conrad's backlog included contracts signed for four 237'x54'x12' LPG tank barge hulls, three 140'x40'x9' deck barges, one 290'x62'x18'6" 35,000 bbl. double skin barge and a 100'x70'x7' drydock.

Additionally a previously signed contract for four LPG tank barges was reduced to two.

Conrad Industries, Inc., established in 1948 and headquartered inMorgan City, Louisiana, designs, builds and overhauls tugboats, ferries, liftboats, barges, offshore supply vessels and other steel and aluminum products for both the commercial and government markets. The company provides both repair and new construction services at its four shipyards located in southernLouisiana andTexas.

This press release contains forward-looking statements, identifiable through the use of words such as "believe," "expect," "plan," "estimate" and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this release, and we undertake no obligation to update or revise such statements to reflect new circumstances or unanticipated events as they occur. Actual results may differ materially due to a variety of factors, including the level of activity by oil and gas companies in theGulf of Mexico, steel prices and availability, general economic conditions and other risks detailed in our 2007 Annual Report available at http://www.pinksheets.com.

For Information Contact:

Cecil Hernandez (985) 702-0195

CAHernandez@ConradIndustries.com

SOURCE Conrad Industries, Inc.

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