LAFAYETTE, La., Jan. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Board of MidSouth Bancorp Inc. ("MidSouth") (NYSE Amex: MSL) announced a cash dividend was declared in the amount of seven cents ($.07) per share to be paid on its common stock on April 1, 2010 to shareholders of record on March 17, 2010. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100125/MIDSOUTHLOGO) About MidSouth Bancorp, Inc. MidSouth Bancorp, Inc. is a bank holding company headquartered in Lafayette, Louisiana with assets of $948 million as of September 30, 2009. Through our wholly owned subsidiary, MidSouth Bank, N.A., we offer a full range of banking services to commercial and retail customers in south Louisiana and southeast Texas. MidSouth Bank has 35 locations in Louisiana and Texas and more than 50 ATMs. http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100125/MIDSOUTHLOGO http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: MidSouth Bancorp, Inc. CONTACT: Investors, Rusty Cloutier, President & CEO, or Jim McLemore, CFA, Sr. EVP and CFO, +1-337-237-8343, or Media, Alex Calicchia, Chief Marketing Officer, +1-337-593-3008, all of MidSouth Bancorp, Inc.

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