2017-09-01
The Louisiana Office of Financial Institutions approved several bank mergers and asset purchases, including the consolidation of four banks into Coastal Commerce Bank and the merger of BOJ Bancshares into Investar Holding Corporation. The bulletin also records branch openings, closures, and relocations by institutions such as First Bank and Trust, Gulf Coast Bank, and IBERIABANK across Louisiana and Florida. Additionally, the regulator approved new loan production offices for Business First Bank and M C Bank & Trust Company while noting various subsidiary office expansions and closures.