SEC Form 5

FORM 5		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0362 Estimated average burden hours per response: 1.0
	Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
	Form 3 Holdings Reported.
	Form 4 Transactions Reported.

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* STELLY TERI S (Last) (First) (Middle) 102 VERSAILLES BLVD. (Street) LAFAYETTE LA 70501 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol MIDSOUTH BANCORP INC [ MSL ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below) Senior VP of subsidiary
	3. Statement for Issuer's Fiscal Year Ended (Month/Day/Year) 12/31/2004
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)	4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned at end of Issuer's Fiscal Year (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	11/30/2004		P	0	A	$0	458(1)	D
Common Stock	11/30/2004		P	0	A	$0	13,368(1)	I	ESOP

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)	5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
					(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Options	$4.85	11/30/2004		P	0		(2)	02/27/2007	Common Stock	0	$0	5,801(1)	D
Stock Options	$12.44	11/30/2004		P	0		(2)	02/09/2013	Common Stock	0	$0	1,375(1)	D
Stock Options	$28.4	11/30/2004		P	0		(2)	02/26/2014	Common Stock	0	$0	625(1)	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Reflects 25% Stock Split of 11/30/2004

2. Up to 20% of total during the second year; up to 40% during the third year; up to 60% during the fourth year, up to 80% during the fifth year and during the sixth and each subsequent year until ten years from date of grant up to 100% of total number of shares.

	Teri S. Stelly	02/01/2005
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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