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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
                            _________________________

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)    March 10, 2003 (March 11,
2003)


                                  LABARGE, INC
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)


                                    Delaware
                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

                  001-05761                          73-0574586
     (Commission File Number)                (IRS Employer Identification No.)


          9900A Clayton Road, St. Louis, Missouri                63124
     (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                    (Zip Code)


                                 (314) 997-0800
              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

                                       N/A
          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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LaBarge, Inc.
Form 8-K Filing
3/10/03


ITEM 7:  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
      (c)       Exhibit
                99  Text of slides to be shown during the Registrant's
                    presentation on March 11, 2003


ITEM 9:  REGULATION FD

On March 11, 2003, certain members of the Registrant's management will meet with
institutional investors and will make a slide presentation.  The text of slides
to be shown during the presentation is attached hereto and incorporated herein
by reference as Exhibit 99 to this Form 8-K.

The furnishing of this Exhibit is not intended to constitute a representation
that such furnishing is required by Regulation FD or that the information it
contains includes material investor information that is not otherwise publicly
available.  Statements in Exhibit 99 that are not strictly historical are
"forward-looking" statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of
the federal securities laws.  Investors are cautioned that such statements are
only predictions, and speak only as of March 11, 2003, the date of the
presentation.  The Registrant does not assume any obligation to update such
information in the future.  The Registrant's actual results in the future may
differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements due to
risks and uncertainties that exist in the Registrant's operations and business
environment including, but not limited to:  the impact of increasing competition
or deterioration of economic conditions in LaBarge's markets; cutbacks in
defense spending by the U.S. Government; the outcome of litigation the Company
is party to; unexpected increases in the cost of raw materials, labor and other
resources necessary to operate LaBarge's business; and the availability, amount,
type and cost of financing for LaBarge and any changes to that financing.

                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                  LABARGE, INC.

Date:  March 10, 2003  By:  /s/Donald H. Nonnenkamp
                         Donald H. Nonnenkamp, Chief Financial Officer
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
                            _________________________

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)    March 10, 2003 (March 11,
2003)

                                  LABARGE, INC
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

                                    Delaware
                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

                  001-05761                          73-0574586
     (Commission File Number)                (IRS Employer Identification No.)

          9900A Clayton Road, St. Louis, Missouri                63124
     (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                    (Zip Code)

                                 (314) 997-0800
              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

                                       N/A
          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
LaBarge, Inc.
Form 8-K Filing
3/10/03

ITEM 7:  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
      (c)       Exhibit
                99  Text of slides to be shown during the Registrant's
                    presentation on March 11, 2003

ITEM 9:  REGULATION FD

On March 11, 2003, certain members of the Registrant's management will meet with
institutional investors and will make a slide presentation.  The text of slides
to be shown during the presentation is attached hereto and incorporated herein
by reference as Exhibit 99 to this Form 8-K.

The furnishing of this Exhibit is not intended to constitute a representation
that such furnishing is required by Regulation FD or that the information it
contains includes material investor information that is not otherwise publicly
available.  Statements in Exhibit 99 that are not strictly historical are
"forward-looking" statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of
the federal securities laws.  Investors are cautioned that such statements are
only predictions, and speak only as of March 11, 2003, the date of the
presentation.  The Registrant does not assume any obligation to update such
information in the future.  The Registrant's actual results in the future may
differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements due to
risks and uncertainties that exist in the Registrant's operations and business
environment including, but not limited to:  the impact of increasing competition
or deterioration of economic conditions in LaBarge's markets; cutbacks in
defense spending by the U.S. Government; the outcome of litigation the Company
is party to; unexpected increases in the cost of raw materials, labor and other
resources necessary to operate LaBarge's business; and the availability, amount,
type and cost of financing for LaBarge and any changes to that financing.

                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                  LABARGE, INC.

Date:  March 10, 2003  By:  /s/Donald H. Nonnenkamp
                         Donald H. Nonnenkamp, Chief Financial Officer