SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

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                                 CURRENT REPORT

                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934


       Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) November 14, 2002


                               LaBRANCHE & CO INC.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


         Delaware                     001-15251                  13-4064735
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(State or other jurisdiction         (Commission             (IRS Employer
      of incorporation)              File Number)            Identification No.)


One Exchange Plaza, New York, New York, 10006                      10006
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(Address of principal executive offices)                         (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 425-1144

                                 Not Applicable
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          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)



ITEM 7.     FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS.

     (c)  EXHIBITS.

          99.1 Certification of George M.L. LaBranche, IV, Chairman, Chief
               Executive Officer and President of LaBranche, regarding the
               information contained in LaBranche's Quarterly Report on Form
               10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2002.

          99.2 Certification of Harvey S. Traison, Senior Vice President and
               Chief Financial Officer of LaBranche, regarding the information
               contained in LaBranche's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
               period ended September 30, 2002.

ITEM 9.     REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.

     On November 14, 2002, LaBranche & Co Inc. ("LaBranche") filed its Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2002 with the Securities
and Exchange Commission. Accompanying the Form 10-Q, as required by 18 U.S.C.
Section 1350 adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002,
were written certifications of George M.L. LaBranche, IV, Chairman, Chief
Executive Officer and President of LaBranche, and Harvey S. Traison, Senior Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer of LaBranche, regarding the information
contained in the Form 10-Q. The written certifications are attached as Exhibits
99.1 and 99.2 to this Report.

LIMITATION ON INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

     In accordance with general instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in
this Report is furnished pursuant to Item 9 and shall not be deemed to be
"filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and shall not be
incorporated by reference into any registration statement filed pursuant to the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended.


                All other Items of this report are inapplicable.



                                   SIGNATURES

          Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                       LABRANCHE & CO INC.


Date: November 14, 2002                   By: /s/ Harvey S. Traison
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                                          Name: Harvey S. Traison
                                          Title: Senior Vice President and Chief
                                                      Financial Officer



                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

EXHIBIT NO.    DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT

99.1           Certification of George M.L. LaBranche, IV, Chairman, Chief
               Executive Officer and President of LaBranche, regarding the
               information contained in LaBranche's Quarterly Report on Form
               10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2002.

99.2           Certification of Harvey S. Traison, Senior Vice President and
               Chief Financial Officer of LaBranche, regarding the information
               contained in LaBranche's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
               period ended September 30, 2002.