Data / Bank failures / 1987 / Breaux Bridge Bank & Trust Company
Breaux Bridge Bank & Trust Company, Breaux Bridge, LA: failed September 17, 1987
Breaux Bridge Bank & Trust Company in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, failed on September 17, 1987. Midsouth National Bank of Lafayette, LA, took over its deposits. It held $22.5 million in assets and $29.8 million in deposits at its last report. The FDIC estimates the cost to its insurance fund at $13.8 million (61.6% of its assets). By assets it was the 139th largest of 262 banks closed or assisted in 1987.
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The FDIC's record
- Closed
- September 17, 1987
- Type
- Failure
- How it was resolved
- Purchase and assumption: another bank took over the deposits
- Acquirer
- Midsouth National Bank, Lafayette, LA
- Total assets
- $22,475,000
- Total deposits
- $29,821,000
- Estimated cost to the FDIC
- $13,847,314 (estimate as of July 31, 2026)
- Charter
- State nonmember bank (FDIC)
- Insurance fund
- FDIC
- FDIC certificate
- 18440
Other bank failures in Louisiana, 1985 to 1989
| Bank | City | Closed | Assets | Deposits | Estimated cost | Acquirer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red River S & L Assoc. | Coushatta | December 14, 1989 | $10.4 million | $7.7 million | $3.3 million | Peoples State Bank |
| Louisiana Savings Assn. | Lake Charles | December 14, 1989 | $449.3 million | $398.8 million | $114.1 million | |
| First Acadiana Bank | Eunice | December 14, 1989 | $46.8 million | $44.6 million | $6 million | American Security Bank of V |
| First Bank, Pineville, Louisiana | Pineville | December 8, 1989 | $72.3 million | $69.3 million | $39.5 million | Rapides Bank & Trust Compan |
| Security National Bank of Shreveport | Shreveport | November 17, 1989 | $19.4 million | $20.2 million | $7.2 million | |
| First Louisiana Federal Savings | Lafayette | November 2, 1989 | $161.9 million | $105.8 million | $42.9 million | ST. Landry B&T Co. |
| Bank of ST. Charles | ST. Rose | November 2, 1989 | $65.2 million | $65.2 million | $11.1 million | First American Bank and Tru |
| Western National Bank of Louisiana | Kaplan | October 26, 1989 | $11.8 million | $11.9 million | $1.5 million | Kaplan State Bank |
Other failed banks Midsouth National Bank took over
| Bank | City | State | Closed | Assets | Deposits | Estimated cost | Acquirer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commerce and Energy Bank | Lafayette | LA | May 24, 1989 | $29.5 million | $27.1 million | $6.7 million | Midsouth National Bank |
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Read from the FDIC's failures data (BankFind), last updated 2026-10-23. Assets and deposits are as of the last report before failure; the estimated cost is the FDIC's latest estimate of the loss to its insurance fund and changes as the receivership winds down. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0.