2023-11-01

Louisiana Office of Financial Institutions Monthly Bulletin November 2023

The Louisiana Office of Financial Institutions issued its November 2023 Monthly Bulletin detailing regulatory actions for state-chartered banks and trust companies. The document records the proposed merger of Mississippi River Bank into Merchants & Marine Bank and approves several new branch openings and relocations by institutions such as b1BANK, Citizens Progressive Bank, and Gulf Coast Bank and Trust Company. These approvals cover domestic expansions in Louisiana as well as the establishment of loan production offices in Texas and Florida.

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STATE OF LOUISIANA OFFICE OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA

MONTHLY BULLETIN NOVEMBER 2023

BANK HOLDING COMPANIES No Activity

BANKS/THRIFTS/CREDIT UNIONS/TRUST COMPANIES Filed November 16, 2023 Proposed Merger of Mississippi River Bank, Belle Chasse, Plaquemines Parish, LA, with and into Merchants & Marine Bank, Pascagoula, Jackson County, MS, under the Charter of and with the Title: Merchants & Marine Bank, domiciled in Pascagoula, Jackson County, MS, and to establish the existing offices of Mississippi River Bank as branches of Merchants & Marine Bank.

BRANCHES Effective November 6, 2023 M C Bank & Trust Company, Morgan City, St. Mary Parish, LA, opened its METAIRIE CAUSEWAY BRANCH located at 3131 Veterans Boulevard, Suite 104, Metairie, Jefferson Parish, LA 70002.

Approved November 13, 2023 CYPRESS STREET WEST MONROE BRANCH proposed by Citizens Progressive Bank, Winnsboro, Franklin Parish, LA, to be located at 5031 Cypress Street, West Monroe, Ouachita Parish, LA 71291.

Approved November 14, 2023 COVINGTON BRANCH proposed by Metairie Bank & Trust Company, Metairie, Jefferson Parish, LA, to be located at 70496 LA Highway 21, Covington, St. Tammany Parish, LA 70433.

Effective November 20, 2023 b1BANK, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA, opened its ADDISON BANKING CENTER located at 14951 North Dallas Parkway, Suite 100, Dallas, Dallas County, TX 75240.

Filed November 21, 2023 FATE, TEXAS BRANCH proposed by First Guaranty Bank, Hammond, Tangipahoa Parish, LA, to be located at CD Boren Parkway and Highway 66, Fate, Rockwall County, TX 75087.

Effective November 27, 2023 BOM Bank, Natchitoches, Natchitoches Parish, LA, opened its WOODWORTH BRANCH located at 9380 Highway 165, Woodworth, Rapides Parish, LA 71485.

POST OFFICE BOX 94095, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA 70804-9095 (225) 925-4660 DEPOSITORY FAX # (225) 925-4548 HUMAN RESOURCES FAX# (225) 925-4665 LEGAL FAX # (225) 922-2592 SECURITIES FAX # (225) 925-4511 NON DEPOSITORY # (225) 922-2860 MAIL ROOM FAX # (225) 925-4524 Web Site: www.ofi.la.gov email: ofila@ofi.la.gov


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CHANGES OF LOCATION/CONSOLIDATIONS Effective October 25, 2023 b1BANK, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA, relocated its BASTROP BANKING CENTER from 639 East Madison Avenue to 2319 East Madison Avenue (a distance of approximately 2.2 miles), both locations within Bastrop, Morehouse Parish, LA 71220.

Effective November 6, 2023 b1BANK, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA, relocated its METAIRIE BANKING CENTER from 2328 Metairie Road, Suite 100 to 2929 Metairie Road (a distance of approximately 0.7 miles), both locations within Metairie, Jefferson Parish, LA 70001.

LOAN PRODUCTION OFFICES (LPOs) / DEPOSIT PRODUCTION OFFICES (DPOs) / COMBINATION LPOs-DPOs Filed/No Objection November 1, 2023 Gulf Coast Bank and Trust Company, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, LA, proposes to relocate its GULF COAST BANK AND TRUST DALLAS LOAN PRODUCTION OFFICE from 5949 Sherry Lane, Suite 785, Dallas [75225] to 1505 Lyndon B. Johnson Freeway, Suite 350, Farmers Branch [75234], both located within Dallas County, TX.

Filed November 28, 2023 GULF COAST BANK AND TRUST DESTIN LOAN PRODUCTION OFFICE proposed by Gulf Coast Bank and Trust Company, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, LA, to be located at 34990 Emerald Coast Parkway, Suite 300, Destin, Okaloosa County, FL 32541.

SUBSIDIARIES Applications No Activity

Notice-Only No Activity

TRUST POWERS No Activity

OTHER No Activity

Any questions should be directed to Renee LeBlanc at (225) 925-4201.