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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K


                                 CURRENT REPORT
     Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

         Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 5, 2007


                              PORTER BANCORP, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


        Kentucky                         001-33033               61-1142247
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(State or other jurisdiction of         (Commission           (I.R.S. Employer
 incorporation or organization)         File Number)         Identification No.)


               2500 Eastpoint Parkway, Louisville, Kentucky, 40223
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                    (Address of principal executive offices)


                                 (502) 499-4800
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              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)



Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions:

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    (17 CFR 230.425)

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Item 8.01.      Other Events.

On March 5, 2007, Porter Bancorp, Inc. issued a press release announcing the
opening of a loan production office in Bowling Green, Kentucky. This press
release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.

Item 9.01.      Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)     Exhibits.

        Exhibit Number  Description of Exhibit
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        99.1            Press release issued March 5, 2007



                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


Date: March 5, 2007                     Porter Bancorp, Inc.

                                        By: /s/ David B. Pierce
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                                            David B. Pierce
                                            Chief Financial Officer



                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit         Description
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99.1            Press Release dated March 5, 2007