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Investar Holding (ISTR) in Baton Rouge, La., raised more than $40 million from its initial public offering.
July 3 -
Community Trust Bank in Choudrant, La., has changed its name to Origin Bank. The $3.8 billion-asset company sought a name that it could trademark.
October 9 -
Iberiabank in Lafayette, La., plans to close eight branches in Louisiana, Alabama and Florida.
September 16
Investar Holding in Baton Rouge, La., has made a series of changes to its executive ranks.
The $922 million-asset company has named Dane Babin chief operations officer, according to a Wednesday regulatory filing. Babin will replace Ryan Finnan, who was named consumer and business banking president of Investar Bank.
Babin joined Investar in July, having served as chief information officer at the $1.1 billion-asset Business First Bank in Baton Rouge.
Additionally, Christopher Hufft and Rachel Cherco were named Investar's chief financial officer and chief accounting officer, respectively.
Hufft joined Investar in 2014 as chief accounting officer. Cherco, who is also the company’s treasurer and the bank’s cashier, joined Investar as CFO in 2006.
