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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 * RHODES HORACE G   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol LSB INDUSTRIES INC [LXU] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 201 ROBERT S. KERR, SUITE 200 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/13/2008 (Street) OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73102 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 03/13/2008   P   500 A $ 18.49 1,500 D   Common Stock 03/13/2008   G V 500 D $ 0 1,000 D   Common Stock 03/13/2008   G V 500 A $ 0 500 I By Spouse's Trust (1)

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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

Nonqualified Stock Option (2)

$ 1.25

07/08/1999

07/08/2009

Common Stock

15,000

15,000 (2)

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
RHODES HORACE G 201 ROBERT S. KERR, SUITE 200 OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73102	X

Signatures

Horace G. Rhodes		03/17/2008
**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)	These shares are held by a revocable trust of which the reporting person's spouse is the settlor and co-trustee and possesses a pecuniary interest in the securities held by the Trust.
(2)	Nonqualified Stock Option ("NQSO") to purchase shares of Issuer's Common Stock granted pursuant to the Issuer's Outside Directors Stock Option Purchase Plan (the "1999 Plan"). NQSOs granted under the 1999 Plan may be exercised at any time after six months from the date the NQSO was granted. To the extent not exercised, the NQSO granted under the 1999 Plan terminates (i) upon the tenth anniversary of the date the NQSO was granted, (ii) three years after the cessation of the optionee as a member of the Board of Directors of the Issuer, or (iii) upon the surrender of the Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement dated July 8, 1999, for cancellation of the NQSO.

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