LAFAYETTE, La., May 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MidSouth Bancorp, Inc. (NYSE Amex: MSL) today announced that C. R. "Rusty" Cloutier, President and Chief Executive Officer, will present at the 2009 GULF SOUTH BANK CONFERENCE. The event will be held on Thursday and Friday, May 7th and 8th, 2009 at the Marriott Hotel in New Orleans. MidSouth's presentation will be made on Thursday, May 7th from 8:35 a.m. until 9:10 a.m. (CT). Interested individuals can view a live broadcast of the presentation over the Internet at http://investor.shareholder.com/media/eventdetail.cfm?eventid=68710&CompanyID= MSL&e=1&mediaKey=7FA00F7AA17AEE1480030D0B430C4925 The Gulf South Bank Conference is recognized by the investment community as one of the premier Gulf South regional bank conferences with an emphasis on small-to-mid cap companies. This year's conference will feature insightful presentations from senior management representing 25 financial institutions from across the Southeast. About MidSouth Bancorp, Inc. MidSouth Bancorp, Inc. is a bank holding company headquartered in Lafayette, La., with total assets of $936.8 million as of Dec. 31, 2008. Through its wholly-owned bank subsidiary, MidSouth Bank, N.A., the Company offers complete banking services to commercial and retail customers in south Louisiana and southeast Texas. It has 34 locations in Louisiana and Texas and more than 170 ATMs. The group is community oriented and focuses primarily on offering commercial and consumer loan and deposit services to individuals, and small and middle market businesses. Established in 1985, MidSouth Bank has 27 offices extending along the Interstate 10 corridor in south Louisiana located in Lafayette (9), Baton Rouge (3), New Iberia (3), Lake Charles (2), Sulphur, Jeanerette, Jennings, Thibodaux, Larose, Opelousas, Breaux Bridge, Cecilia, Morgan City and Houma. Additionally, the Company has seven full-service offices in the southeast region of Texas, including Houston, Beaumont (3), Vidor, College Station and Conroe. It also has a mortgage loan center in Conroe. MidSouth Bancorp's common stock is traded on the NYSE Amex under the symbol MSL. DATASOURCE: MidSouth Bancorp, Inc. CONTACT: C. R. "Rusty" Cloutier, President & CEO of MidSouth Bancorp, Inc., +1-337-962-9900

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