C. Berdon Lawrence

C. BERDON LAWRENCE holds an MBA and a BBA in Business Administration
from Tulane University. He has served Kirby Corporation as Chairman of
the Board since October 1999. Prior to joining Kirby Corporation in
October 1999, he served for 30 years as President of Hollywood, an
inland tank barge company of which he was the founder and principal
shareholder and which was acquired by Kirby Corporation on October 12,
1999.