SEC Form 3

FORM 3

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

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* DUCOMMUN INC /DE/ (Last) (First) (Middle) 23301 WILMINGTON AVENUE (Street) CARSON CA 90745 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 04/03/2011	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol LABARGE INC [ LB ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)	5. If Amendment, Date of 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

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock(1)(2)	0(1)(2)	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. The Reporting Person has no pecuniary interest in any shares of LaBarge, Inc. common stock and therefore is not the beneficial owner of any shares of LaBarge, Inc. common stock for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act").

2. By virtue of the voting rights granted to the Reporting Person in that certain Voting Agreement, dated as of April 3, 2011 (the "Voting Agreement"), among the Reporting Person and the LaBarge, Inc. stockholders party thereto, which was entered into in connection with that certain Merger Agreement, dated as of April 3, 2011, by and among the Reporting Person, DLBMS, Inc., a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of the Reporting Person, and LaBarge, Inc., the Reporting Person may be deemed for purposes of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act to beneficially own approximately 21.3% of LaBarge, Inc.'s common stock. Neither the filing of this Form 3 nor any of its contents shall be deemed to constitute an admission by the Reporting Person that it is the beneficial owner of any shares of LaBarge, Inc. common stock for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act or for any other purpose, and such beneficial ownership thereof is expressly disclaimed.

	/s/James S. Heiser, Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary	04/13/2011
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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