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BancorpSouth Makes Corporate Contributions to Hurricane Relief Efforts in the Louisiana and Mississippi Gulf Coast Areas
TUPELO, Miss., Sept. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Officials of BancorpSouth
(NYSE: BXS) announced today the Company has plans to make major contributions
to the American Red Cross and The Salvation Army Hurricane Gustav relief
efforts. The cash contributions will be made during the week of September 8
in support of BancorpSouth's employees, customers and shareholders throughout
its Gulf Coast market areas which were affected by the recent storm.
BancorpSouth is the largest financial institution headquartered in
Mississippi and operates approximately 300 commercial banking, insurance,
trust and broker/dealer locations inAlabama,Arkansas,Florida,Louisiana,
Mississippi,Missouri,Tennessee andTexas.
While a number of the Company's locations in theMississippi and Louisiana
Gulf Coast areas were affected by the storm, all BancorpSouth offices on the
Mississippi Gulf Coast are open and operating normally. The majority of
BancorpSouth's offices in theLouisiana market areas ofAlexandria,Baton
Rouge,Denham Springs andLafayette are open.
The BancorpSouth Insurance divisions of Stewart Sneed Hewes inMississippi
and the Wright & Percy insurance division inLouisiana are processing
insurance claims and serving their customer's needs.
Aubrey Patterson, BancorpSouth Chairman and CEO, said, "We are saddened
for our customers, employees and others in those communities affected by this
recent storm. At the same time, we are pleased to be able to provide a major
level of support to those who are working so diligently to provide relief. We
are encouraging our employees, as well as the general public, to join with
BancorpSouth in making contributions to these agencies or other relief
agencies of their choice."
Patterson went on to praise the efforts of BancorpSouth's team members in
the affected areas who are continuing to serve their customers as well those
employees from other areas of the Company providing support services.
BancorpSouth, Inc., is a financial holding company headquartered in
Tupelo, Mississippi, with approximately $13.4 billion in assets. BancorpSouth
Bank is a wholly owned subsidiary of BancorpSouth, Inc.
SOURCE BancorpSouth, Inc.
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