Consolidated Statement of Shareholders' Equity - 9 months ended Sep. 30, 2015 - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Total	Preferred Stock	Common Stock	Additional Paid-in Capital	Unearned ESOP Shares	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income	Treasury Stock	Retained Earnings
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2014		$ 209,012	$ 41,368	$ 1,149	$ 112,744	$ (250)	$ 2,857	$ (3,295)	$ 54,439
Beginning balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2014			125,680	11,491,703
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net earnings		9,179							9,179
Dividends on Series B and Series C preferred stock		(517)							(517)
Dividends on common stock, $0.27 per share		(3,066)							(3,066)
Conversion of Series C preferred stock to common stock			$ (242)	$ 1	241
Conversion of Series C preferred stock to common stock (in shares)			(2,424)	13,448
Reclassification of treasury stock per the LBCA	[1]			$ (15)	(3,280)			3,295
Reclassification of treasury stock per the LBCA (in shares)	[1]			(150,967)
Increase in ESOP obligation, net of repayments		(905)				(905)
Exercise of stock options		99		$ 1	98
Exercise of stock options (in shares)				7,655
Tax benefit resulting from distribution from Directors Deferred Compensation Plan		420			420
Stock option and restricted stock compensation expense		259			259
Change in accumulated other comprehensive income		(517)					(517)
Ending balance at Sep. 30, 2015		$ 213,964	$ 41,126	$ 1,136	$ 110,482	$ (1,155)	$ 2,340	$ 0	$ 60,035
Ending balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2015			123,256	11,361,839

[1] (1) See Note 1 for an explanation of the elimination of treasury stock under the Louisiana Business Corporation Act.