Louisiana

The Louisiana company got more aggressive with credit issues and recorded its final charge tied to addressing a regulatory order.

River Road Financial has agreed to buy Mississippi River Bank in a deal that will bring in a new CEO.

James McLemore, one of our community bankers to watch in 2019, has more energy loans to purge and must exit the Small Business Lending fund and a BSA-related enforcement action.

The Lafayette, La.-based credit union was accused of firing an employee who complained about a training video with racially offensive content.

After a previous campaign netted disappointing results, management narrowed the time frame and upped the advertising for bigger, better results.

The Mississippi company will pay $86 million for seven branches with $318 million in deposits.

The company agreed to buy Mainland Bank for nearly $20 million in stock.

Community bankers take pride in their personal touch with customers, but they must extend it to mobile platforms. A good start is creating digital hubs that let customers view their full financial picture in one place, a chief technology officer says.

Jacobs Asset Management, which expressed frustration over a slow turnaround at MidSouth, said it could launch a proxy battle at next year's annual meeting.

Post Office Employees Federal Credit Union is now simply POE FCU.

Chief Administrative Officer Jane Verret will succeed CEO Dawn Harris, who plans to retire at the end of this year.

The company will gain $305 million in assets after completing the $51 million acquisition.

The company said the move would help it become more efficient at a time when clients are making greater use of digital channels.

In letting the community suggest new names, can Red River Mill Employees FCU avoid the “Boaty McBoatface” problem?

The company agreed to buy the parent of First National Bank of Crossett for about $13 million.

Dawn Harris has been with the Baton Rouge, La.-based credit union since 1983.

Dan Rollins engineered nearly a dozen deals while at Prosperity Bank. Now CEO at BancorpSouth, he has returned to M&A after spending four frustrating years dealing with compliance issues.

The Louisiana company has vowed to meaningfully improve investor returns and efficiency over the next two years.

The 106-year-old bank is looking to raise $90 million, with plans to use half of the funds to redeem outstanding preferred stock.

Louisiana credit union says secondary capital influx helped fuel earnings.