IberiaBank announced it is expanding into Alabama, the fourth state the Lafayette-headquarted bank will now operate in. Currently, IberiaBank has 88 locations in Louisiana, Arkansas and Tennessee. IberiaBank is launching a loan production office in Mobile, Ala. which will become a branch once regulatory approval is obtained. Company officials say plans call for two to five branches in the Mobile region over the next few years. IberiaBank has hired Regions Bank veteran Lawrence “Russ” G. Ford as Executive Vice President for the Mobile region. In a press release issued this morning, IberiaBank President Daryl Byrd says, “We have unique connections to this area, particularly South Alabama. Throughout our company, we believe that having the right people on our team provides a significant competitive advantage.
The expansion comes on the heels of the publicly-traded bank issuing 2.5 million shares of common stock, expected to generate approximately $120 million to go toward funding future acquisitions. In December, the bank also announced it was accepting $90 million in federal bailout money, which may also be used for expansion activity.
In rendering his ruling, District Judge John Trahan all but called the real estate developer a liar for inconsistencies in his accounts of what prompted him to punch a school teacher unconscious.
Frank’s Casing Crew, now doing business as Frank’s International, will make its final appearance on ABiz’s list of the Top 50 Privately Held Companies in Acadiana this year, and once again it will likely be at the top with more than $1 billion in annual revenues. The 75-year-old company specializing in tubular fabrication and installation services to the oil and gas industry plans to offer shares of its stock to the public for the first time.
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City-Parish Council Chairman Brandon Shelvin heaped steady doses of condescending ire on a Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Louisiana executive while failing to reveal his financial ties to a BC/BS rival.
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