ENROLLED
2018 Second Extraordinary Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 29
BY REPRESENTATIVE SHADOIN
A RESOLUTION
To commend Origin Bancorp, Inc., the financial holding company for Origin Bank
headquartered in Ruston, on its recent listing on the NASDAQ stock exchange.
WHEREAS, The Bank of Choudrant was opened in 1912 in Lincoln Parish,
Louisiana; and
WHEREAS, The Bank of Choudrant acquired the Bank of Bernice in Union Parish,
Louisiana in 1987 and changed its name to Community Trust Bank; and
WHEREAS, Community Trust Bank went on to expand into Ouachita, Morehouse,
and Bossier Parishes; and
WHEREAS, Community Trust Bank also opened branches in Texas and Mississippi;
and
WHEREAS, through these significant expansions Community Trust Bank became
the first billion dollar bank from northern Louisiana; and
WHEREAS, in 2012, Community Trust Bank celebrated one hundred years of
enriching the communities it serves through activities such as sponsoring little league teams,
volunteering at food banks, and helping community members achieve their goals through
financial planning; and
WHEREAS, in 2015, president and chief executive officer Drake Mills announced
that Community Trust Bank, while continuing its commitment to community and looking
forward to future success, would be known as Origin Bank; and
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WHEREAS, these future successes were realized as Origin Bank now employs close
to seven hundred employees, operates more than forty banking centers, and has assets of
over four billion dollars; and
WHEREAS, Origin Bancorp, Inc., the financial holding company for Origin bank,
is headquartered in Ruston, Louisiana; and
WHEREAS, on May 9, 2018, Origin Bancorp, Inc. officially listed Origin's stock on
the NASDAQ under the symbol OBNK; and
WHEREAS, on May 17, 2018, Origin Bancorp, Inc. celebrated its listing on the
NASDAQ stock exchange by engaging in the time-honored tradition of ringing the bell to
officially mark the closing of the trading day.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
Legislature of Louisiana does hereby commend Origin Bancorp, Inc. on its recent listing on
the NASDAQ stock exchange and does hereby extend best wishes for the bank's continued
success in the future.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted
to Drake Mills, president and chief executive officer of Origin Bancorp, Inc.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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