Note 20 - Concentrations of Credit -	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
Notes to Financial Statements
Concentration Risk Disclosure [Text Block]	Note 20 – Concentrations of Credit – The majority of the Bank’s business activities are with customers in the Bank’s market area, which consists primarily of East and West Baton Rouge, Bossier, Caddo, St. Tammany, Lafayette, Calcasieu, Terrebonne, Jefferson, Webster, Richland and adjacent parishes, and the Dallas / Fort Worth, Texas metroplex. The majority of such customers are depositors of the Bank. The concentrations of credit by type of loan are shown in Note 7. The Bank, as a matter of policy, does not extend credit to any single borrower or group of related borrowers in excess of the Bank’s legal lending limits. Most of the Bank’s credits are to individuals and businesses secured by real estate. A substantial portion of their ability to pay on their debt is dependent on the local economy and industries in the areas. Within the loan portfolio, the Bank has a concentration of credits secured by real estate. The Bank had extended credit secured by non-farm non-residential real estate totaling approximately $1.1 billion and $971.6 million, which accounted for 35.9% and 32.5% of total loans held for investment at December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Additionally, the Bank had extended credit secured by construction and land development totaling approximately $548.5 million and $403.1 million, respectively; these loans represented 17.2% and 13.5% of total loans held for investment at December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The Bank maintains amounts on deposit and federal funds sold with correspondent banks which may periodically exceed the federally insured amount.

Note 20 - Concentrations of Credit -

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Concentration Risk Disclosure [Text Block]

Note 20 – Concentrations of Credit –

The majority of the Bank’s business activities are with customers in the Bank’s market area, which consists primarily of East and West Baton Rouge, Bossier, Caddo, St. Tammany, Lafayette, Calcasieu, Terrebonne, Jefferson, Webster, Richland and adjacent parishes, and the Dallas / Fort Worth, Texas metroplex. The majority of such customers are depositors of the Bank. The concentrations of credit by type of loan are shown in Note 7. The Bank, as a matter of policy, does not extend credit to any single borrower or group of related borrowers in excess of the Bank’s legal lending limits. Most of the Bank’s credits are to individuals and businesses secured by real estate. A substantial portion of their ability to pay on their debt is dependent on the local economy and industries in the areas.

Within the loan portfolio, the Bank has a concentration of credits secured by real estate. The Bank had extended credit secured by non-farm non-residential real estate totaling approximately $1.1 billion and $971.6 million, which accounted for 35.9% and 32.5% of total loans held for investment at December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Additionally, the Bank had extended credit secured by construction and land development totaling approximately $548.5 million and $403.1 million, respectively; these loans represented 17.2% and 13.5% of total loans held for investment at December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

The Bank maintains amounts on deposit and federal funds sold with correspondent banks which may periodically exceed the federally insured amount.