United States
                       Securities and Exchange Commission
                              Washington, DC 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) November 9, 2005
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                            Lakeland Industries, Inc.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

          Delaware                   0-15535                      13-3115216
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(State or other jurisdiction       (Commission                  (IRS Employer
       of incorporation)           File Number)              Identification No.)

                 701-7 Koehler Avenue, Ronkonkoma, NY 11779-7410
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               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

        Registrant's telephone number, including area code (631) 981-9700
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                 711-2 Koehler Avenue, Ronkonkoma, NY 11779-7410

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         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)






 


Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
          Lakeland  Industries,  Inc. signs new employee contract with Gary 
          Pokrassa,  its CFO for a term  expiring  January 31, 2008 at a base 
          salary of $193,500  for the first year and $208,015 for the second  
          year.  The contract  will be filed as an exhibit with the company's 
          3rd Quarter 10-Q.









                                    SIGNATURE

      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.

                                     LAKELAND INDUSTRIES, INC.


Date: November 9, 2005               By:      /s/ Christopher J. Ryan
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                                              Christopher J. Ryan
                                              President

                                              /s/Gary Pokrassa
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                                              Gary Pokrassa
                                              Chief Financial Officer