8-K

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): December 11, 2009

IBERIABANK CORPORATION

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Louisiana	0-25756	72-1280718
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

200 West Congress Street, Lafayette, Louisiana 70501

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(337) 521-4003

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

NOT APPLICABLE

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(c) On December 11, 2009, IBERIABANK Corporation (the “Company”) announced the appointment of H. Gregg Strader as Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer of the Company and its subsidiary financial institutions. Mr. Strader replaces Anthony J. Restel in the position of Chief Credit Officer. Mr. Restel will continue as Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company and its financial institution subsidiaries.

Prior to his appointment, Mr. Strader, age 51, was Executive Vice President and Senior Credit Officer of the Company.

The text of the press release, which is attached as Exhibit 99.1, is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit 99.1 Press Release dated December 11, 2009.

SIGNATURES

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.

	IBERIABANK CORPORATION
DATE: December 16, 2009	By:	/S/    DARYL G. BYRD
		Daryl G. Byrd
		President and Chief Executive Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number
99.1	Press Release dated December 11, 2009.

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

IBERIABANK Corporation Names Chief Credit Officer

LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA – IBERIABANK Corporation (NASDAQ: IBKC), holding company of 122-year old IBERIABANK (www.iberiabank.com) and IBERIABANK fsb (www.iberiabankfsb.com), is pleased to announce the appointment of H. Gregg Strader as Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer.

The position of Chief Credit Officer was previously held by Anthony Restel who will continue to serve as Chief Financial Officer for the Company.

Strader joined IBERIABANK in July of 2009 as Executive Vice President and Senior Credit Officer to lead the Company’s Commercial Credit Support Department. Prior to joining IBERIABANK, Strader worked for Wachovia Corporation in a number of various senior credit roles for 23 years.

His most recent positions at Wachovia include Managing Director of the Real Estate Special Assets Area and Chief Risk Officer for Wachovia’s Real Estate Financial Services group. Strader has extensive management experience in risk management, commercial real estate, and strategic, firm-building leadership. He has proven to be skilled at risk management, workouts, underwriting, portfolio management and construction monitoring.

“Gregg has brought us extraordinary depth complementing our existing talent in the credit area,” said Daryl G. Byrd, President and Chief Executive Officer. “We are fortunate to have someone of his caliber focused on mitigating risk in our organization. While we do not have the problems so many banks are facing today, we recognize that focus on credit discipline is always important. Gregg continues to provide tremendous value and is an outstanding choice to play such a crucial role in our Company.”

Byrd continued, “Anthony Restel has made remarkable contributions to our organization as the Chief Credit Officer over the past several years. I am particularly grateful for the significant responsibilities he has carried as both Chief Financial Officer and Chief Credit Officer during these unprecedented times.”

Strader graduated from Davidson College in Economics and from Washington University in St. Louis, MO, with an MBA from the Olin School of Business. He resides with his family in Greensboro, North Carolina.

IBERIABANK Corporation is a multi-bank financial holding company headquartered in Lafayette, Louisiana. The Company has 204 combined offices, including 135 bank branch offices in Louisiana, Arkansas, Tennessee, Alabama, Texas, and Florida, 26 title insurance offices in Arkansas and Louisiana, and mortgage representatives in 43 locations in 10 states. The Company’s common stock trades on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol “IBKC” and the Company’s market capitalization of approximately $1.1 billion, based on the closing stock price on December 10, 2009.