Lucas Energy Announces Cost Reduction Program

HOUSTON, March 30, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lucas Energy, Inc. (NYSE Amex:LEI)
("the Company), an independent oil and gas company based in Houston, Texas
announced today it has implemented cost reduction initiatives.

During the current period of lower oil prices, Lucas Energy, Inc. has
implemented initiatives to reduce expenses of overhead and field operations.
These cost reduction initiatives are expected to have a positive effect on the
P&L for the 4th quarter of the fiscal year. Specific reductions have been made
in overhead, lease operating expenses, and capital expenses during January and
February 2009. Some of these expense cuts are discussed in the following
paragraphs. Please bear in mind that these are non-audited numbers.

Reduction of Expenses

Recurring G&A expenses were reduced by approximately 25% during the first two
months of the Company's fourth quarter (January thru March) of fiscal year 2009
as compared to the monthly average for the third quarter (October thru
December). Certain non-recurring G&A expenses such as non-cash compensation, and
some cash compensation, related to the final settlement of the contract with the
previous President and CEO are not included in these figures. Most of the
expense reduction was due to compensation of executives and to the hiring of an
in house financial consultant who was able to reduce the cost of our accounting
and audit programs.

Recurring lease operating expenses (LOE) are those expenses for operating wells
such as gauger, electricity, water hauling, etc. During the first two months of
the fourth quarter of 2009 Lucas was able to reduce these expenses by
approximately 36% over the monthly average for the third quarter. Conversion of
several of the producing wells from gas engines to electricity accounted for
much of the expense reduction. There was some expense reduction due to shutting
in wells not performing economically. The shut in wells are either on leases
identified as not having future potential within the business plan of Lucas, or
wells on leases still in their primary term.

Non-recurring lease operating expenses are workovers to improve production,
treatments to improve production, and workover due to unusual maintenance
problems. Lucas was able to reduce the non-recurring expenses by approximately
20% during the first two months of the 4th quarter 2009 as compared to the
monthly average for the 3rd quarter. Further, a major component of the February
2009 non-recurring expenses was large soapy water treatments which are performed
to improve production and which were not performed in the 3rd quarter. If these
soapy water treatments are excluded from calculations, then the expense
reduction is approximately 65% comparing the first two months of the 4th quarter
2009 with the monthly average of the 3rd quarter.

Business Plan

Lucas Energy, Inc. has developed a business plan in three stages. The focus of
the business plan is the acquisition of oil wells; shut in, low producing, or
plugged and abandoned; for minimal cost with a focus to the future on the
development of new laterals in the current producing formation, and other
formations which may be proved up in the future. The business plan has three
phases.

Phase I is the acquisition of properties in our core area, around Gonzales
County, Texas, and putting shut in or plugged wells back on production. This was
the original business plan of Lucas Energy, Inc. and has allowed us to acquire
more than 10,000 acres of mineral leases, most held by production.

Phase II is focused on improving production from current well bores. Lucas plans
to do this in two ways. The first is to clean out the old laterals with a
workover rig, acid treatments, and soapy water treatments. The second method is
to drill straight down to test the Buda and Eagleford Shale formations beneath
the current Austin Chalk completions. Lucas does have two producing Buda wells
in Gonzales County, Texas but does not, currently, include any undeveloped Buda
(or Eagleford Shale) reserves in its evaluation.

Phase III is the drilling of new laterals to bring on production the proved
undeveloped reserves which have been identified by its independent engineering
firm, Forest A. Garb & Associates, Inc. of Dallas, Texas. A new evaluation will
be performed after March 31, 2009, our fiscal year end.

About Lucas Energy

Lucas Energy, Inc. (NYSE Amex:LEI) is a Houston, Texas based independent crude
oil and gas company that indentifies, evaluates and acquires leasehold property
interests, primarily in the Austin Chalk formation of South Texas, that are
underperforming or have been shut-in or plugged and abandoned. These properties
are then revitalized by undertaking extensive re-entry and work-over procedures,
including clean-up, repairs and treatments of the existing well bores and
lateral extensions, as well as extending or drilling new laterals into
previously nonproducing areas of the formation. By utilizing tight field and
operating management controls, together with having a comprehensive
understanding of the production characteristics of the Austin Chalk, the Company
believes that it can increase reserves, improve production and maximize cash
flow while avoiding most of the high risks of typical exploration projects.

The Company's headquarters are located at 6800 West Loop South, Suite 415,
Houston, Texas 77401.

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Forward-Looking Statement

This Press Release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of
Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Act
of 1934. A statement identified by the words "expects," "projects," "plans,"
"feels," "anticipates" and certain of the other foregoing statements may be
deemed "forward-looking statements." Although Lucas Energy believes that the
expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, these
statements involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual future
activities and results to be materially different from those suggested or
described in this press release. These include risks inherent in the drilling of
oil and natural gas wells, including risks of fire, explosion, blowout, pipe
failure, casing collapse, unusual or unexpected formation pressures,
environmental hazards, and other operating and production risks inherent in oil
and natural gas drilling and production activities, which may temporarily or
permanently reduce production or cause initial production or test results to not
be indicative of future well performance or delay the timing of sales or
completion of drilling operations; risks with respect to oil and natural gas
prices, a material decline in which could cause the Company to delay or suspend
planned drilling operations or reduce production levels; and risks relating to
the availability of capital to fund drilling operations that can be adversely
affected by adverse drilling results, production declines and declines in oil
and gas prices and other risk factors. The Company's complete filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission are available at http://www.sec.gov

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CONTACT: Lucas Energy, Inc.
Brad Holmes, Director of Investor Relations
713-654-4009
bholmes@lucasenergy.com