Stewart Enterprises, Inc. (STEI) CEO to Ring the NASDAQ Stock Market Opening Bell

MEDIA ADVISORY, Oct. 9, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) --

What: Tom Kitchen, Acting CEO of Stewart Enterprises, Inc. (STEI) will preside over the opening bell to celebrate its 15-year listing anniversary on the NASDAQ. Where: NASDAQ MarketSite - 4 Times Square - 43rd & Broadway - Broadcast Studio When: Tuesday October 10th, 2006 at 9:30 a.m. EDT Contacts: Connie P. Ernst, APR Communications Director Stewart Enterprises, Inc. 504.729.1951 CERNST@stei.com NASDAQ MarketSite: Stephanie Lowenthal; 646.441.5220

Feed Information:

The opening bell is available from 9:20 a.m. to 9:35 a.m. on uplink IA6 C band / transponder 24, downlink frequency 4180 horizontal. The feed can also be found on Waterfront fiber 1623. If you have any questions, please contact Stephanie Lowenthal at (646) 441-5220.

Photos:

To obtain a hi-resolution photograph of the Market Open, please go to http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_events.stm and click on the market open of your choice.

About Stewart Enterprises, Inc. (STEI):

Founded in 1910, Stewart Enterprises, Inc. is the third largest provider of products and services in the death care industry in the United States, currently owning and operating 231 funeral homes and 144 cemeteries. Through its subsidiaries, the Company provides a complete range of funeral merchandise and services, along with cemetery property, merchandise and services, both at the time of need and on a preneed basis.

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