8-K

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549
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)			July 13, 2010
MidSouth Bancorp, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Louisiana		1-11826		72-1020809
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
102 Versailles Boulevard, Lafayette, Louisiana				70501
(Address of principal executive offices)				(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code    337-237-8343
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 8.01  Other Events.

On July 13, 2010, MidSouth Bancorp, Inc. (“MidSouth”) announced the appointment of John Nichols as Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer and Carolyn Lay as Senior Vice President and Chief Retail Officer of MidSouth and its subsidiaries.  Nichols previously served as Senior Vice President and President of the West Louisiana Region.  Lay has served as interim Chief Retail Officer for the past year.

Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)  Exhibits

99.1  Press release dated July 13, 2010

99.2  Press release dated July 13, 2010

Signature

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:  July 13, 2010

/s/   __________________________

James R. McLemore

Senior Executive Vice President and

Chief Financial Officer

EX-99.1

July 13, 2010

For Immediate Release

Contact: Alex Calicchia, Chief Marketing Officer, 337-593-3008

Nichols promoted to Chief Credit Officer

LAFAYETTE, LA. John Nichols has been promoted to Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer at MidSouth Bank. Nichols, who previously served as Senior Vice President and President of the bank’s West Louisiana Region, based in Lake Charles, will retain the Regional President’s responsibilities until a successor is named.

On a permanent basis, Nichols will office at the bank’s Lafayette headquarters on Versailles Boulevard and will continue to be a member of the Lake Charles market’s Regional Loan Committee.

In his new role, Nichols oversees the commercial/consumer underwriting departments and loan operations department and is in charge of developing the bank’s loan policies and practices, along with its credit risk review policies and procedures. He also identifies credit risk situations and provides guidance to line of business lending managers.

Nichols joined MidSouth Bank in 2001, having previously worked as Senior Vice President and Business Banking Manager for Bank One (now JPMorgan Chase) in Lake Charles and Alexandria. He has 34 years of banking experience.

About MidSouth Bancorp, Inc.

MidSouth Bancorp, Inc. is a bank holding company headquartered in Lafayette, Louisiana, with assets of $974.4 million as of March 31, 2010. Through our wholly owned subsidiary, MidSouth Bank, N.A., we offer a full range of banking services to commercial and retail customers in south Louisiana and southeast Texas. MidSouth Bank has 35 locations in Louisiana and Texas and more than 50 ATMs.

EX-99.2

July 13, 2010

For Immediate Release

Contact: Alex Calicchia, Chief Marketing Officer, 337-593-3008

Lay promoted to Chief Retail Officer

LAFAYETTE, LA. Carolyn Lay, who has served as Vice President and Regional Retail Manager for MidSouth Bank for the past six years, has been promoted to Senior Vice President and Chief Retail Officer. Lay replaces Dwight Utz, who left the bank in mid-2009 for the President and CEO position at ECB Bancorp, Inc., the holding company for The East Carolina Bank in Engelhard, N.C.

Lay, who has 32 years of banking experience, had been serving as interim Chief Retail Officer since Utz’s departure.

In her prior position as Regional Retail Manager, Lay oversaw the bank’s locations in Lafayette, Lake Charles, Sulphur and Jennings. As Chief Retail Officer, she is providing strategic direction and day-to-day supervision for the retail sales and service of the bank’s 35 banking centers in Louisiana and Texas. She has been employed by MidSouth Bank for 11 years, having initially managed the bank’s Oil Center branch in Lafayette.

“It’s a good reflection on the caliber of our staff that the best candidate for this job came from within our organization,” said MidSouth Bank President and CEO Rusty Cloutier. “In the past year Carolyn has proven not only that she understands the challenges of this post, but she has already shown an ability to develop and maintain a strong sales and customer service culture among all of our retail centers.”

About MidSouth Bancorp, Inc.

MidSouth Bancorp, Inc. is a bank holding company headquartered in Lafayette, Louisiana, with assets of $974.4 million as of March 31, 2010. Through our wholly owned subsidiary, MidSouth Bank, N.A., we offer a full range of banking services to commercial and retail customers in south Louisiana and southeast Texas. MidSouth Bank has 35 locations in Louisiana and Texas and more than 50 ATMs.