Regulatory Alerts2026-05-01
Louisiana Office of Financial Institutions Monthly Bulletin May 2026
The Louisiana Office of Financial Institutions issued its May 2026 Monthly Bulletin detailing regulatory actions for banks, thrifts, and credit unions. The document records the merger of Farmers-Merchants Bank & Trust into Merchants & Marine Bank and the proposed merger of Lakeside Bancshares into Catalyst Bancorp. It also lists numerous branch openings, closures, relocations, and loan production office approvals across Louisiana and several other states.
STATE OF LOUISIANA OFFICE OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA
MONTHLY BULLETIN MAY 2026
BANK HOLDING COMPANIES No Activity
BANKS/THRIFTS/CREDIT UNIONS/TRUST COMPANIES Effective April 1, 2026 @ 12:01 a.m. Farmers-Merchants Bank & Trust Company, Breaux Bridge, St. Martin Parish, LA, merged 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 established the existing offices of Farmers-Merchants Bank & Trust Company as branches of Merchants & Marine Bank.
Filed May 20, 2026 Proposed Merger of Lakeside Bancshares, Inc., Lake Charles, LA, with and into Catalyst Bancorp, Inc. (a Louisiana corporation), Opelousas, LA, and immediately thereafter, merge Lakeside Bank, Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, LA, with and into Catalyst Bank (a Louisiana federally-chartered savings bank), Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, LA, under the Charter of and with the Title: Catalyst Bank, domiciled in Opelousas, LA, and to establish the existing offices of Lakeside Bank as branches of Catalyst Bank.
BRANCHES Effective April 13, 2026 Origin Bank, Choudrant, Lincoln Parish, LA, opened its FAIRHOPE BANKING CENTER located at 508 Fairhope Avenue, Fairhope, Baldwin County, AL 36532.
Effective April 17, 2026 South Lafourche Bank & Trust Company, Larose, Lafourche Parish, LA, opened its LOCKPORT BRANCH located at 813 Crescent Avenue, Lockport, Lafourche Parish, LA 70374.
Filed May 4, 2026 TOLEDO TOWN BRANCH proposed by BOM Bank, Natchitoches, Natchitoches Parish, LA, to be located at 12049 Texas Highway, Many, Sabine Parish, LA 71449.
Approved May 7, 2026 PANAMA CITY BRANCH proposed by Gulf Coast Bank and Trust Company, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, LA, to be located at 2407 Ruth Hentz Avenue, Panama City Beach, Bay County, FL 32405.
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) 925-2592 SECURITIES FAX # (225) 925-4511 NON DEPOSITORY FAX # (225) 922-2860 MAIL ROOM FAX # (225) 925-4524 Web Site: www.ofi.la.gov email: ofila@ofi.la.gov
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BRANCHES – (continued) Approved May 7, 2026 GULFPORT BRANCH proposed by Gulf Coast Bank and Trust Company, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, LA, to be located at 1300 27th Avenue, Gulfport, Harrison County, MS 39501.
Approved May 7, 2026 HATTIESBURG BRANCH proposed by Gulf Coast Bank and Trust Company, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, LA, to be located at 3000 Hardy Street, Suite 20, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS 39401.
Effective May 8, 2026 Metairie Bank & Trust Company, Metairie, Jefferson Parish, LA, closed its AIRLINE HIGWAY OFFICE located at 7807 Airline Highway, Metairie, Jefferson Parish, LA 70003.
Approved May 15, 2026 ST. CHARLES BANKING CENTER proposed by M C Bank & Trust Company, Morgan City, St. Mary Parish, LA, to be located at 313 St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, LA 70130.
Effective May 18, 2026 M C Bank & Trust Company, Morgan City, St. Mary Parish, LA, opened its WEST HOUMA BANKING CENTER located at 5830 Main Street, Houma, Terrebonne Parish, LA 70360.
Filed/Approved May 19, 2026 b1BANK, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA, proposes to close its SHREVEPORT BANKING CENTER located at 800 Spring Street, Suite 120, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, LA 71101.
Filed/Approved May 19, 2026 b1BANK, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA, proposes to close its MONROE BANKING CENTER located at 2271 Tower Drive, Monroe, Ouachita Parish, LA 71201.
Filed/Approved May 19, 2026 b1BANK, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA, proposes to close its WEST MONROE - TRENTON STREET BANKING CENTER located at 701 Trenton Street, West Monroe, Ouachita Parish, LA 71291.
Filed May 27, 2026 PAN AM BANKING CENTER proposed by M C Bank & Trust Company, Morgan City, St. Mary Parish, LA, to be located at 601 Poydras Street, Suite 2755, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, LA 70130.
Filed May 28, 2026 AMBASSADOR CAFFERY BRANCH proposed by CLB The Community Bank, Jonesville, Catahoula Parish, LA, to be located at 4525 Ambassador Caffery Parkway, Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, LA 70508.
Filed May 29, 2026 PLATINUM TOWER BRANCH proposed by M C Bank & Trust Company, Morgan City, St. Mary Parish, LA, to be located at 400 Interstate North Parkway Southeast, Suite 750, Atlanta, Cobb County, GA 30339.
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CHANGES OF LOCATION/CONSOLIDATIONS Effective May 8, 2026 Red River Bank, Alexandria, Rapides Parish, LA, relocated its MARKET STREET BANKING CENTER from 601 Market Street to 401 Market Street, Suite 100 (a distance of approximately 0.2 miles), both locations within Shreveport, Caddo Parish, LA 71101.
Effective May 19, 2026 United Community Bank, Raceland, Lafourche Parish, LA, relocated its MAIN STREET AT PELICAN POINT BRANCH from 6473 Highway 44, Suite 106 to 625 West Highway 30, Suite F (a distance of approximately 3.6 miles), both locations with Gonzales, Ascension Parish, LA 70737, to be known as HERITAGE CROSSING OFFICE. [Originally filed with the address Suite A-1.]
Approved May 20, 2026; Filed May 18, 2026 Commercial Capital Bank, Delhi, Richland Parish, LA, proposes to relocate its COLUMBIA BRANCH from 301 Main Street to 6924 Highway 165 (a distance of approximately 1.7 miles), both locations within Columbia, Caldwell Parish, LA 71418.
Approved May 28, 2026; Filed May 13, 2026 Red River Bank, Alexandria, Rapides Parish, LA, proposes to relocate its BARONNE BANKING CENTER from 700 Baronne Street to 1100 Poydras Street, Suite 100 (a distance of approximately 0.3 miles), both locations within New Orleans, Orleans Parish, LA, to be known as ENERGY CENTRE BANKING CENTER.
LOAN PRODUCTION OFFICES (LPOs) / DEPOSIT PRODUCTION OFFICES (DPOs) / COMBINATION LPOs-DPOs Filed/No Objection May 14, 2026 HOUSTON LOAN AND DEPOSIT PRODUCTION OFFICE proposed by b1BANK, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA, to be located at 600 Bering Drive, Houston, Harris County, TX 77057.
No Objection May 20, 2026; Filed May 7, 2026 M C BANK BRICKELL LOAN AND DEPOSIT PRODUCTION OFFICE proposed by M C Bank & Trust Company, Morgan City, St. Mary Parish, LA, to be located at 1111 Brickell Avenue, 10th Floor, Office 20, Miami, Miami Dade County, FL 33131.
No Objection May 28, 2026; Filed May 11, 2026 BRYAN LOAN AND DEPOSIT PRODUCTION OFFICE proposed by BOM Bank, Natchitoches, Natchitoches Parish, LA, to be located at 3091 University Drive East, Unit 230, Suite 203, Bryan, Brazos County, TX 77802.
Filed May 21, 2026 GONZALES LOAN AND DEPOSIT PRODUCTION OFFICE proposed by Currency Bank, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA, to be located at 6473 Highway 44, Suite 106, Gonzales, Ascension Parish, LA 70737.
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SUBSIDIARIES Applications No Activity
Notice-Only No Activity
TRUST POWERS No Activity
OTHER No Activity
Any questions should be directed to Pam Skelton at (225) 922-2627.