Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

Each of the undersigned hereby certifies in his capacity as an officer of Santa Lucia Bancorp (the “Company”) that the Annual Report of the Company on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2008 fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that the information contained in such report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition of the Company at the end of such period and the results of operations of the Company for such period.

Date:	March 30, 2009	/s/ John C. Hansen
		John C. Hansen
		President and Chief Executive Officer
Date:	March 30, 2009	/s/ James M. Cowan
		James M. Cowan
		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer