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): March 13, 2006

THE COLONIAL BANCGROUP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

DELAWARE	1-13508	63-0661573
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization )	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

One Commerce Street

Montgomery, Alabama 36104

(Address of Principal Executive Office)

334-240-5000

(Registrant’s phone number)

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:

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Item 5.02: Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.

Thomas Brent Hicks, 34, has been appointed Chief Accounting Officer of The Colonial BancGroup, Inc., effective March 13, 2006.

Item 9.01: Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c) Exhibits

Exhibit No.	Exhibit
99.1	Press release announcing the promotion of T. Brent Hicks to Chief Accounting Officer

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.

THE COLONIAL BANCGROUP, INC.

By:	/s/ SARAH H. MOORE	Date: March 13, 2006
	Sarah H. Moore
	Chief Financial Officer

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

    Member FDIC                                 NEWS RELEASE

Colonial BancGroup Inc.	FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
P.O. Box 1108	March 13, 2006
Montgomery, AL 36101
	For More Information Contact:
	Merrie Betbeze Tolbert (334) 240-5546

HICKS PROMOTED TO CHIEF ACCOUNTING OFFICER

BY COLONIAL BANCGROUP

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Colonial BancGroup, Inc. announced today the promotion of T. Brent Hicks to chief accounting officer. He is responsible for accounting, reporting, budget/planning and tax.

Hicks joined Colonial in 2005 as senior vice president of finance. Prior to that, he spent more than 12 years with PricewaterhouseCoopers working almost exclusively with financial institutions relating to accounting matters.

Hicks holds a bachelor of science degree in Business Administration from Auburn University and is a certified public accountant. He is a member of the American Institute of CPAs and the Alabama Society of CPAs. Hicks and his wife Rhonda have three children, Braxton, Davis, and Mary Grace.

About Colonial BancGroup Inc.

The Colonial BancGroup Inc. is a $21 billion bank holding company operating more than 300 banking offices in Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Nevada and Texas. The company’s common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol CNB and is located online at www.colonialbank.com.

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