Lakeland Industries to Report Fiscal Second Quarter Results and Hold Conference Call on Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Market Wire, August, 2008

Lakeland Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: LAKE), a leading manufacturer of industrial protective clothing for industry, municipalities, healthcare and to first responders on the federal, state and local levels, will release its financial results for the quarter and six months ended July 31, 2008 on Tuesday, September 9, 2008, at 8:00 a.m. EDT.

A conference call to discuss the company's financial and operational performance will be hosted by Christopher J. Ryan, Lakeland's President and CEO, and Gary Pokrassa, Lakeland's Chief Financial Officer, at 10:00 a.m. EDT. Investors can listen to the call by dialing 877-723-9523 (Domestic) or 719-325-4758 (International), using the passcode 4538960.

For a replay after the call, dial 888-203-1112 (Domestic) or 719-457-0820 (International), using the passcode 4538960.

About Lakeland Industries, Inc.:

Lakeland Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: LAKE) manufactures and sells a comprehensive line of safety garments and accessories for the industrial protective clothing market. The Company's products are sold by a direct sales force and through independent sales representatives to a network of over 800 safety and mill supply distributors. These distributors in turn supply end user industrial customers such as chemical/petrochemical, automobile, steel, glass, construction, smelting, janitorial, pharmaceutical and high technology electronics manufacturers, as well as hospitals and laboratories. In addition, Lakeland supplies federal, state, and local government agencies, fire and police departments, airport crash rescue units, the Department of Defense, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and may other federal and state agencies.

For more information concerning Lakeland, please visit the Company online at www.lakeland.com .

Contacts: Lakeland Industries 631-981-9700 Christopher Ryan Email Contact Gary Pokrassa Email Contact Darrow Associates 631-367-1866 Jordan Darrow Email Contact