Two Louisiana Banks Finalize Merger

Two well-known community banks are now one.  The parent company of MidSouth Bank has announced the completion of its merger with Peoples State Bank.  Over the weekend, signs on all 15 Peoples State Bank branches will be changed to MidSouth Bank.  Full conversion of systems, products, and services will take place in late March. All Peoples employees have been offered jobs with MidSouth Bank.  In addition, PSB's Chairman and CEO, Pete Abington, has been named to MidSouth's Boards of Directors   and Peoples State President John J. Blake III, is now Senior Vice President and Regional President of MidSouth's Timber Region.  That region covers north Louisiana from Alexandria to Greenwood and also includes Texarkana, Texas