Data / Bank failures / 1984 / Planters Trust & Savings Bank of Opelousas
Planters Trust & Savings Bank of Opelousas, Opelousas, LA: failed May 18, 1984
Planters Trust & Savings Bank of Opelousas in Opelousas, Louisiana, failed on May 18, 1984. First NB of ST Landry Pa of Opelousas, LA, took over its deposits. It held $71.4 million in assets and $66.4 million in deposits at its last report. The FDIC estimates the cost to its insurance fund at $28.8 million (40.4% of its assets). By assets it was the 24th largest of 106 banks closed or assisted in 1984.
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The FDIC's record
- Closed
- May 18, 1984
- Type
- Failure
- How it was resolved
- Purchase and assumption: another bank took over the deposits
- Acquirer
- First NB of ST Landry Pa, Opelousas, LA
- Total assets
- $71,427,000
- Total deposits
- $66,396,000
- Estimated cost to the FDIC
- $28,846,190 (estimate as of July 31, 2026)
- Charter
- State nonmember bank (FDIC)
- Insurance fund
- FDIC
- FDIC certificate
- 11791
Other bank failures in Louisiana, 1982 to 1986
| Bank | City | Closed | Assets | Deposits | Estimated cost | Acquirer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citizens Bank & Trust Company (assistance) | Arcadia | December 31, 1986 | $10.4 million | $10.7 million | $197,113 | First NB Bienville Parish |
| Gulf Federal Savings Bank (assistance) | Metairie | November 21, 1986 | $499.1 million | $375.1 million | $278.8 million | Pelican Homestead & Savings |
| Metropolitan Bank & Trust Company | Baton Rouge | November 7, 1986 | $70.1 million | $69.2 million | $28.7 million | Whitney NB of New Orlean |
| Republic Bank | Blanchard | October 31, 1986 | $41.7 million | $39.4 million | $11.6 million | American B&T Co in Monro |
| American Bank & Trust Company | Lafayette | September 26, 1986 | $210.9 million | $191.7 million | $65.5 million | Whitney NB of New Orlean |
| The Bank of Commerce | Shreveport | June 13, 1986 | $75.4 million | $74.3 million | $27.8 million | Peoples B&T Natchitoches |
| Bossier Bank & Trust Company | Bossier City | June 13, 1986 | $215.8 million | $201.9 million | $86.2 million | First NB of Shreveport |
| The First National Bank of Ruston | Ruston | April 10, 1986 | $31.5 million | $31 million | $2.3 million | Security First National |
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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.