Data / Bank failures / 1936 / West Monroe State Bank
West Monroe State Bank, West Monroe, LA: failed May 23, 1936
West Monroe State Bank in West Monroe, Louisiana, failed on May 23, 1936. It held $520,000 in assets and $410,000 in deposits at its last report. By assets it was the 8th largest of 69 banks closed or assisted in 1936.
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The FDIC's record
- Closed
- May 23, 1936
- Type
- Failure
- How it was resolved
- Payout: the FDIC paid insured depositors directly
- Total assets
- $520,000
- Total deposits
- $410,000
- Charter
- State nonmember bank (FDIC)
- Insurance fund
- FDIC
Other bank failures in Louisiana, 1934 to 1938
| Bank | City | Closed | Assets | Deposits | Estimated cost | Acquirer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amite River Bank | Denham Springs | June 23, 1937 | $308,000 | $248,000 | ||
| Desoto Bank and Trust Company | Mansfield | October 9, 1936 | $1.2 million | $996,000 |
All bank failures in 1936 · All bank failures in Louisiana · The full failed bank list
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.