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FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May
24, 2006
Hancock
Bank to fête new Lake District Financial Center this
Friday
ALEXANDRIA,
LA (May 23, 2006) - Hancock Bank's bright beacon of financial
services excellence now shines across one of this Red River
city's most dynamic new residential and commercial neighborhoods;
and community leaders and Hancock officers will celebrate
Friday, May 26, 2006, at 10:00 a.m. with official ribbon-cutting
festivities at the new Hancock Bank Lake District Financial
Center at 203 Ansley Boulevard.
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Nestled
at the gateway to Alexandria's Lake District development,
the 4,250 square-foot facility opened less than a month
ago along the busy Highway 28 West corridor. Local Hancock
bankers say the brand new location features a full array
of consumer and commercial financial solutions tailored
to support families and businesses throughout the growing
greater Alexandria community. |
"We
are extremely excited to welcome folks to our new Lake District
office. The building itself reflects Hancock's new architectural
standards. Additionally, our financial experts can now offer
customers all of the on-site conveniences of traditional lobby
banking, consumer and business loans, mortgage services, trusts
and investments, insurance, 225 new safe deposit boxes, expanded
drive-through options, night depository, and 24-hour drive-up
ATM," said Hancock Bank Lake District branch manager
and assistant vice president Vanessa Barger.
The
Lake District center is almost twice the size of Hancock's
old North MacArthur Drive branch. Barger, an Alexandria native
with 11 years' financial services experience, said Hancock
decided to consolidate services at the North MacArthur location
with the Lake District office to create a larger, more comfortable,
and more easily accessible full-service financial center for
area customers.
Visitors
to the branch can also register to win a signed, numbered,
and framed "Tranquility" print by award-winning
Central Louisiana artist Waven Boone, nationally recognized
for capturing the essence of his native state's rich heritage
through several different mediums.
"As
local residents, our Lake District team has a vested interest
in helping Alexandria grow while preserving our unique traditions.
Mr. Boone's work symbolizes the customs and cultures of our
hometown, and we're very pleased to offer this limited edition
print as a drawing prize," Barger added.
Hancock
Holding Company (NASDAQ: HBHC) - parent company of Hancock
Bank (Mississippi), Hancock Bank of Louisiana, Hancock Bank
of Florida, and Magna Insurance Company - has assets of $6.26
billion. Founded in 1899, Hancock Bank stands among the strongest,
safest financial institutions in the United States and is
the only financial services company headquartered in the Gulf
South to rate among the top 20 percent of America's top-performing
banks. Additional corporate
information and on-line
banking and bill
pay services are available online.
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FOR
MORE INFORMATION
R. Paul Maxwell, VP & Corporate Communications
Manager
(228) 214-5252 or 1.800.522.6542 (x.85252)
paul_maxwell@hancockbank.com
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