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Proposed lease stipulations would prioritize workforce training, domestic supply chain development, fishery protection, and community engagement.

“Our board has long contemplated a strategic expansion into the Baton Rouge and surrounding area market,” Morris P. Hebert, Synergy Bancshares’ Chairman, said. “We are excited to achieve this goal through a partnership with Peoples Bank and Trust and to expand Synergy Bank’s brand of community banking to Pointe Coupee and the surrounding parishes.”