Exhibit 99.1

                    CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
          SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of MidSouth
Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") on Form 10-QSB for the
period ending March 31, 2003 (the "Report"), I, C.R.
Cloutier, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify
that:

        (1)  The Report fully complies with the requirements
of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934; and

        (2)  The information contained in the Report fairly
presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and
result of operations of the Company.



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C.R. Cloutier
Chief Executive Officer
May 14, 2003