LAFAYETTE, La., April 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MidSouth Bancorp, Inc. (AMEX:MSL) (MSL) President and C. E. O., C. R. "Rusty" Cloutier, will address analysts and investors attending the GULF SOUTH BANK CONFERENCE at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in New Orleans, Louisiana on Tuesday, May 1, 2007 at 2:20 until 2:55 PM (Central time).
The Gulf South Bank Conference is recognized by the investment community as one of the premier Gulf South regional conferences with an emphasis on small-to-mid cap companies. This year's conference will feature insightful presentations by management representing 26 financial institutions from across the Southeast.
Interested individuals can access a 'live' broadcast of the presentation over the Internet by accessing the Corporate Relations website link of MidSouth at http://www.midsouthbank.com/ .
"Forward-looking statements" as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 may be included in this release. A variety of factors could cause MidSouth Bancorp Inc.'s actual results to differ from those expected at the time of this release. Investors are urged to carefully review and consider the various disclosures made by MidSouth Bancorp Inc. in its periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
MidSouth Bancorp, Inc. is a Lafayette-based holding company with total assets approaching $815 million. The Company offers complete banking services to commercial and retail customers through its wholly owned subsidiaries, MidSouth Bank, N.A. located in Louisiana and MidSouth Bank, located in Texas. The group is community oriented and focuses primarily on offering commercial and consumer loan and deposit services to individuals, small, and middle market businesses. The group provides services in south Louisiana as well as southeast Texas.
Founded in 1985, MidSouth Bank-Louisiana has twenty-three offices extending along the Interstate 10 corridor in south Louisiana: nine in Lafayette Parish, two in St. Martin Parish, one in Jefferson Davis Parish, one in St. Landry Parish, four in Iberia Parish, one in St. Mary Parish, two in Calcasieu Parish, one in Lafourche Parish, one in Terrebonne Parish and one in East Baton Rouge Parish. In addition, two additional retail stores are planned for the Baton Rouge market and scheduled June and November 2007. A new retail store in Lake Charles is scheduled to open in October 2007. A new location in Cut Off (south of Houma) is also scheduled for June 2007.
MidSouth Bank-Texas currently has six full-service offices and two loan production offices servicing the Southeast Region of Texas, including Beaumont, Vidor, College Station, Conroe, and most recently the greater Houston market. MidSouth Bank-Texas has three offices located in Jefferson County, one in Orange County, one in Brazos County, and one in Montgomery County. Future plans in the Texas market include an office in Houston, set to open in April, 2007; a second location in Conroe, which is scheduled to open in August, 2007. Management is working on site selection for a location in the Woodlands.
MidSouth Bancorp's common stock is traded on the American Stock Exchange, Inc. (AMEX) under the symbol MSL. DATASOURCE: MidSouth Bancorp, Inc.
CONTACT: C. R. Rusty Cloutier, President, +1-337-593-3000, or +1-337-962-9900, or J. Eustis Corrigan, Jr., Chief Financial Officer, +1-337-593-3004, both of MidSouth Bancorp, Inc.
Web site: http://www.midsouthbank.com/
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