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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * SAMSON AMY V   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol CROWN CRAFTS INC [CRWS] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) VP/Chief Accounting Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) P.O. BOX 1028 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/08/2012 (Street) GONZALES, LA 70707-1028 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 03/08/2012   M   20,000 A $ 3.15 99,573 D   Common Stock 03/08/2012   M   22,500 A $ 4.08 122,073 D   Common Stock 03/08/2012   M   25,000 A $ 3.58 147,073 D   Common Stock 03/08/2012   M   10,000 A $ 3.02 157,073 D   Common Stock 03/08/2012   F(1)   68,706 D $ 4.3 88,367 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Non-Qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 3.15

03/08/2012

M

20,000

(2)

08/25/2016

Common Stock

20,000

$ 0

0

D

Non-Qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 4.08

03/08/2012

M

22,500

(3)

08/14/2017

Common Stock

22,500

$ 0

0

D

Non-Qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 3.58

03/08/2012

M

25,000

(4)

06/10/2018

Common Stock

25,000

$ 0

0

D

Non-Qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 3.02

03/08/2012

M

10,000

(5)

08/12/2019

Common Stock

10,000

$ 0

0

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
SAMSON AMY V P.O. BOX 1028 GONZALES, LA 70707-1028			VP/Chief Accounting Officer

Signatures

Olivia Elliott on behalf of Amy V. Samson		03/12/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	This transaction represents the withholding of 68,706 shares of common stock to satisfy the exercise price and tax withholding obligations incurred by the Reporting Person upon the exercise of the options granted to the Reporting Person on each of August 25, 2006; August 14, 2007; June 10, 2008; and August 12, 2009.
(2)	The option was granted pursuant to Issuer's 2006 Omnibus Incentive Plan and was exercisable as follows: (a) 10,000 shares on August 25, 2007; and (b) 10,000 shares on August 25, 2008.
(3)	The option was granted pursuant to Issuer's 2006 Omnibus Incentive Plan and was exercisable as follows: (a) 11,250 shares on August 14, 2008; and (b) 11,250 shares on August 14, 2009.
(4)	The option was granted pursuant to Issuer's 2006 Omnibus Incentive Plan and was exercisable as follows: (a) 12,500 shares on June 10, 2009; and (b) 12,500 shares on June 10, 2010.
(5)	The option was granted pursuant to Issuer's 2006 Omnibus Incentive Plan and was exercisable as follows: (a) 5,000 shares on August 12, 2010; and (b) 5,000 shares on August 12, 2011.

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