Our History

1946

1946
Jeff Davis Bank & Trust Co. secured its charter on November 8th.
1947

1947
Frank Gallaugher took the helm as CEO on January 1, and Jeff Davis Bank & Trust Co. opened for business on March 12.
1958

1958
The bank moved to a new facility with a drive-in feature, the first in Jefferson Davis Parish.
1967

1967
Temps in the Baton Rouge area dipped to a record low 58°F on July 15, just five days after the first Lake Arthur branch opened for business.
1974

1974
A year before construction began on the iconic Caesars Superdome, we opened branches across the state on Roberts Ave. and West Division St. in Jennings.
1986

1986
The Iowa branch opened on the corner of Kinney St. and Highway 90. A larger Lake Arthur branch on the corner of 4th and Arthur Ave. opened a year later.
1990

1990
That September, stockholders approved the bank's acquisition by Jeff Davis Bancshares, Inc.
1992

1992
The downtown Welsh branch on South Adams St. opened amid operations-wide technological improvements that took the quality of customer service to a whole new level.
1995

1995
Construction of the Kinder branch wrapped in April. Offices in the Greater Lake Charles area opened on August 4.
1997

1997
The Sulphur branch opened its doors, and the Caesars Superdome hosted Super Bowl XXXI.
1999

1999
The corporate office on Elton Rd. in Jennings opened, followed by the Lake Charles branch on Nelson Rd.
2003

2003
Our Hwy 14 office opened in Lake Charles, the seventh in Calcasieu Parish.
2005

2005
Carlyss opened in a temporary location while workers readied the permanent space next door for its 2006 opening.
2012

2012
A big year for the bank: We broke ground on the Morganfield branch, finalized acquisition of Guaranty Bank in Mamou, LA, and opened branches in Eunice, Mamou, and Ville Platte.
2013

2013
Another big year. In June, Jeff Davis Bank & Trust Company was officially rechristened as JD Bank. In July, the Morganfield branch opened for business.
2014

2014
The month of June brought high humidity and two new offices, a Lafayette loan production office and the Westlake branch.
2015

2015
The year kicked off with openings of a loan production office in Opelousas and full-service branches in Lafayette and New Iberia, bringing the total number of SWLA and Acadiana offices to 24.
2018

2018
Opelousas relaunches as a full-service office.
2019

2019
JD Bancshares, Inc., named Bruce W. Elder president & CEO, the same year Louisiana broke records for tourism. In 2020, JD Bank began trading on the OTCQX exchange.
2021

2021
May brought record high temps and a second Lafayette location on Johnston St.
2022

2022
To commemorate our 75th anniversary, we donated $75,000 to 25 local charities. Later that year, we opened a Sale Rd. location in Lake Charles, two years after Hurricane Laura destroyed the McNeese Branch.
2022

2022
Loan production offices opened in Mandeville that September, bringing our services to the North Shore and Baton Rouge and extending our footprint to eastern Louisiana.
2024

2024
Paul E. Brummet II became CEO of JD Bancshares, Inc., and JD Bank on October 1.
2026

2026
A full-service branch in Baton Rouge opened its doors.