Red River Bank Purchases Property for New Banking Center in Slidell
The planned center would be the bank’s first full-service location in Slidell and its second in the Northshore market.
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Red River Bank (RRBI) purchased property in Slidell, Louisiana, on October 22, 2026, for a planned full-service banking center. The former credit union building is at 2175 Gause Boulevard E. The bank expects to open in the first quarter of 2027, pending all regulatory approvals. The location would be its first full-service banking center in Slidell and its second in the Northshore market.
Positive
- Minor pointProperty purchase completed October 22, 2026 for a planned full-service banking center in Slidell.
- Minor point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.First-quarter 2027 opening expected for the bank’s first Slidell center and second Northshore location.
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- Minor pointAll regulatory approvals remain pending for the planned banking center opening.
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ALEXANDRIA, La., Oct. 23, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Red River Bank (the “Bank”) recently secured property in Slidell, Louisiana, to further its expansion into the Northshore market.
On October 22, 2026, the Bank purchased a former credit union building located at 2175 Gause Boulevard E. in Slidell. This will be the Bank’s first full-service banking center location in Slidell and its second in the Northshore market. Doug Ferrer is the Northshore region Market President for the Bank.
“We are excited to expand our service to the Northshore by opening Red River Bank’s first banking center in Slidell. Doug Ferrer is leading our Northshore expansion, and we remain committed to providing the personal, customized financial solutions that Red River Bank clients have come to expect,” said Red River Bank President and CEO Blake Chatelain.
The Bank expects to open the full-service banking center at this location in the first quarter of 2027, pending all regulatory approvals. For any questions regarding the expansion, Ferrer can be reached at 985.875.5115 or doug.ferrer@redriverbank.net.
About Red River Bank
Red River Bank is a Louisiana state-chartered bank established in Alexandria, Louisiana, in 1999 that provides a fully integrated suite of banking products and services tailored to the needs of its commercial and retail customers. Red River Bank operates from a network of 28 banking centers throughout Louisiana and two combined loan and deposit production offices, one each in Lafayette, Louisiana, and Shreveport, Louisiana. Banking centers are located in the following Louisiana markets: Central, which includes the Alexandria metropolitan statistical area (“MSA”); Northwest, which includes the Shreveport-Bossier City MSA; Capital, which includes the Baton Rouge MSA; Southwest, which includes the Lake Charles MSA; the Northshore, which includes the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington MSA; Acadiana, which includes the Lafayette MSA; and New Orleans, which includes the New Orleans-Metairie MSA. Red River Bank is a subsidiary of Red River Bancshares, Inc., which trades under the trading symbol RRBI on the Nasdaq Global Select Market. Learn more at www.redriverbank.net.
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When does Red River Bank expect to open its Slidell banking center?
Red River Bank expects to open the full-service Slidell banking center in the first quarter of 2027, pending all regulatory approvals.
Where will Red River Bank’s new Slidell banking center be located?
The planned banking center will be at 2175 Gause Boulevard E. in Slidell, Louisiana. The bank purchased the former credit union building on October 22, 2026.