2013-10-01

Monthly Bulletin — October 2013

The Louisiana Office of Financial Institutions issued its October 2013 Monthly Bulletin to report on various banking activities including proposed mergers, branch openings, closures, and relocations. Key transactions include the proposed merger of Birthright, Incorporated with Liberty Financial Services, Inc., and Sabine State Bank's acquisition of specific Whitney Bank branches in Louisiana. The bulletin also details IBERIABANK's purchase of Synovus Bank branches in Tennessee, multiple branch closures by Whitney Bank and IBERIABANK, and South Louisiana Bank commencing limited trust powers.

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# STATE OF LOUISIANA
## OFFICE OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
### BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA

# MONTHLY BULLETIN
## OCTOBER 2013

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## BANK HOLDING COMPANIES
No Activity

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## BANKS/THRIFTS/CREDIT UNIONS/TRUST COMPANIES
**Filed October 30, 2013**  
Proposed Merger of Birthright, Incorporated, Tuskegee, AL, with and into Liberty Financial Services, Inc., New Orleans, LA, and immediately thereafter, merge First Tuskegee Bank, Tuskegee, Macon County, Alabama (an Alabama State-Chartered Bank), with and into Liberty Bank and Trust Company, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, under the Charter of and with the Title: Liberty Bank and Trust Company, domiciled in New Orleans, Louisiana, and to establish the existing offices of First Tuskegee Bank as branches of Liberty Bank and Trust Company.

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## BRANCHES
**Effective October 15, 2012**  
Whitney Bank, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, LA, proposes to relocate its NORTHWEST BRANCH from 1716 Mangum Road [77092] to 2979 North Loop West Freeway [77008] (a distance of approximately 2.2 miles), both locations within Houston, Harris County, Texas.

**Effective October 19, 2012**  
IBERIABANK, Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, LA, closed its ISLAMORADA BRANCH located at 82681 Overseas Highway, Islamorada, Monroe County, FL, 33036.

**Effective October 26, 2012**  
Whitney Bank, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, LA, closed its CHAUVIN BRANCH located at 5342 Highway 56, Chauvin, Terrebonne Parish, LA, 70344.

**Effective October 26, 2012**  
Whitney Bank, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, LA, closed its VACHERIE BRANCH located at 2811 Highway 20 West, Vacherie, St. James Parish, LA, 70090.

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## BRANCHES – (continued)
**Effective October 26, 2012**  
Whitney Bank, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, LA, closed its LULING BRANCH located at 12153 Highway 90, Luling, St. Charles Parish, LA, 70070.

**Effective October 26, 2012**  
Whitney Bank, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, LA, closed its THIBODAUX DRIVE-UP BRANCH located at 201 Canal Boulevard, Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, LA, 70301.

**Effective October 26, 2012**  
Whitney Bank, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, LA, closed its NORTHSHORE REGIONAL BRANCH located at 1936 East Gause Boulevard, Slidell, St. Tammany Parish, LA, 70461.

**Effective August 21, 2013**  
IBERIABANK, Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, LA, closed its UNIVERSITY BRANCH located at 3500 Desiard Street, Monroe, Ouachita Parish, LA, 71203.

**Effective August 22, 2013**  
IBERIABANK, Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, LA, closed its ROYAL PALM BEACH BRANCH located at 119 South State Road Seven, Royal Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, FL, 33411.

**Effective August 22, 2013**  
IBERIABANK, Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, LA, closed its PALM SPRINGS BRANCH located at 2764 South Congress Avenue, Palm Springs, Palm Beach County, FL, 33461.

**Effective August 22, 2013**  
IBERIABANK, Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, LA, closed its POMPANO BRANCH located at 990 North Federal Highway, Pompano, Broward County, FL, 33062.

**Effective August 23, 2013**  
IBERIABANK, Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, LA, closed its DANIELS BRANCH located at 8870 Daniels Parkway, Fort Myers, Lee County, FL, 33912.

**Effective August 23, 2013**  
IBERIABANK, Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, LA, closed its VENICE BRANCH located at 1617 U. S. 41 By-Pass, Venice, Sarasota County, FL, 34293.

**Effective August 23, 2013**  
IBERIABANK, Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, LA, closed its GULF GATE BRANCH located at 2207 Gulf Gate Drive, Sarasota, Sarasota County, FL, 34231.

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## BRANCHES – (continued)
**Effective August 23, 2013**  
IBERIABANK, Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, LA, closed its HOUMA BRANCH located at 1420 Saint Charles Street, Houma, Terrebonne Parish, LA, 70360.

**Effective August 30, 2013**  
Whitney Bank, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, LA, closed the following branches:  
- ALGIERS BRANCH – 501 Verret Street, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, LA, 70114  
- CITIPLACE BRANCH – 2600 CitiPlace Drive, Suite 125, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA, 70808  
- COMMONWEALTH BRANCH – 9800 Airline Highway, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA, 70816  
- LAPLACE BRANCH – 465 Belle Terre Boulevard, LaPlace, St. John the Baptist Parish, LA, 70068.

**Effective August 30, 2013**  
Whitney Bank, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, LA, closed its BROWNSFIELD BRANCH located at 11659 Plank Road, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA, 70811.

**Effective September 23, 2013**  
Community Trust Bank, Choudrant, Lincoln Parish, LA, opened its WEST UNIVERSITY BANKING CENTER located at 5324 Kirby Drive, West University Place Texas, Houston, Harris County, TX, 77005.

**Filed October 2, 2013**  
POYDRAS BRANCH proposed by First NBC Bank, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, LA, to be located at 1615 Poydras Street, Suite 175, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, LA, 70112.

**Filed/Approved October 4, 2013**  
Whitney Bank, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, LA, proposes to close THE WOODLANDS BRANCH located at 1410 Research Forest Drive, Shenandoah, Montgomery County, TX, 77381.

**Approved October 8, 2013**  
Application by Sabine State Bank and Trust Company, Many, Sabine Parish, Louisiana for consent to purchase certain assets and assume the liability to pay deposits in the following branches of Whitney Bank, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana:  
- BAYOU COURT BRANCH – 4716 Jackson Street, Alexandria, Rapides Parish, LA, 71303  
- LAKE DISTRICT BRANCH – 203 Ansley Boulevard, Alexandria, Rapides Parish, LA, 71303  
- PINEVILLE BRANCH – 2704 Holloway Prairie Road, Pineville, Rapides Parish, LA, 71360

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## BRANCHES – (continued)
**Filed October 11, 2013**  
Application by IBERIABANK, Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana for consent to purchase certain assets and assume the liability to pay deposits in the following Tennessee branches of Synovus Bank, Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia:  
- FOREST HILL BRANCH – 3100 Forest Hill-Irene Road, Germantown, Shelby County, TN, 38138  
- LAURELWOOD BRANCH – 370 South Grove Park Road, Memphis, Shelby, TN, 38117  
- WHITE STATION BRANCH – 717 South White Station Road, Memphis, Shelby County, TN, 38117  
- WOLF RIVER BRANCH – 7860 Wolf River Boulevard, Germantown, Shelby County, TN, 38138.

**Filed October 11, 2013**  
Citizens Savings Bank, Bogalusa, Washington Parish, LA, proposes to close its BARKER’S CORNER BRANCH, located at 79070 Highway 40, Covington, St. Tammany Parish, LA, 70433.

**Filed/Approved October 15, 2013**  
First Bank and Trust, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, LA, proposes to close its GULFPORT BRANCH located at 11464 Highway 49, Gulfport, Harrison County, MS, 39503.

**Approved October 18, 2013; Filed October 2, 2013**  
OAK PARK BRANCH proposed by Lakeside Bank, Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, LA, to be located at 2132 Oak Park Boulevard, Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, LA, 70605.

**Approved October 29, 2013; Filed October 3, 2013**  
WOODLANDS BFC BRANCH proposed by Whitney Bank, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, LA, to be located at 3 Waterway Square, Suite 450, The Woodlands, Montgomery County, TX, 77380.

**Approved October 29, 2013**  
UAB MEDICAL CENTER BRANCH proposed by IBERIABANK, Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, LA, to be located at 1801 4th Avenue South, Suite 115, Birmingham, Jefferson County, AL, 35233.

## CHANGES OF LOCATION/CONSOLIDATIONS
**Effective April 22, 2013**  
Fidelity Homestead Savings Bank, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, LA, relocated its COVINGTON OFFICE from 2300 U. S. Highway 190 North to 2201 North Highway 190 (a distance of approximately 0.14 miles), both locations within Covington, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, 70433.

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## CHANGES OF LOCATION/CONSOLIDATIONS – (continued)
**Effective August 30, 2013**  
IBERIABANK, Lafayette Parish, LA, consolidated its POCAHONTAS WAL-MART BRANCH located at 1415 Highway 67 South with the POCAHONTAS BUILDING BRANCH located at 205 Rice Street (a distance of approximately 1 mile), both locations within Pocahontas, Randolph County, AR, 72455.

**Approved October 29, 2013; Filed October 11, 2013**  
IBERIABANK, Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, LA, proposes to relocate its WATER STREET BRANCH from 2 South Water Street to 64 North Royal Street (a distance of approximately 0.4 miles), both locations within Mobile, Mobile County, AL, 36602, to be known as DOWNTOWN MOBILE BRANCH.

## LOAN or TRUST PRODUCTION OFFICES
**Effective September 23, 2013**  
Crescent Bank & Trust, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, LA, relocated its CRESCENT BANK & TRUST CHESAPEAKE LOAN PRODUCTION OFFICE from 510 Independence Parkway, Suite 300 to 501 Independence Parkway, Suite 107, both located within Chesapeake, Chesapeake County, VA, 23320.

**Effective September 30, 2013**  
Crescent Bank & Trust, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, LA, relocated its CRESCENT BANK & TRUST CLEVELAND LOAN PRODUCTION OFFICE from 5755 Granger Road, Suite 640 to 4500 Rockside Road, Suite 350, both located within Independence, Cuyahoga County, OH, 44131.

**Approved October 29, 2013**  
CRESCENT BANK & TRUST RALEIGH LOAN PRODUCTION OFFICE proposed by Crescent Bank & Trust, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, LA, to be located at 1027 Highway 70 West, Suite 102, Garner, Wake County, NC, 27529.

## SUBSIDIARIES
No Activity

## TRUST POWERS
**Effective May 1, 2013**  
South Louisiana Bank, Houma, Terrebonne Parish, LA, commenced exercising Limited Trust Powers.

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## OTHER
No Activity

Any questions should be directed to Pam Skelton at (225) 925-4661.

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