Poulet Retires As SLB President

BOBBY ARDOIN

Editor/Contributing Writer

Board of Directors members, employees and officials associated with St. Landry Bank And Trust Company gathered inside the bank annex building Thursday morning for a ceremony that marked the retirement of bank president Michelle Poulet.

The event included a social and post-ceremony brunch.

Poulet, who served as bank president since 2013, told those attending the official gathering that she has been involved with the banking industry for nearly 30 years.

During a brief speech, Poulet noted that she has been associated with the Tomlinson family since she was five years old and thanked Robert Tomlinson, Jr., for acting as a continued mentor .

“Everyone here is family and I am really not planning to go away,” Poulet said.

Robbie Tomlinson, St. Landry Bank CEO since 2022, provided a brief history of St. Landry Bank. Tomlinson reviewed the individuals who have served as bank presidents since the company was formed in 1931 following an acquisition of Southern Bank.

Morris Hirsch was the first St. Landry Bank president (1931-47) followed by Allen Dezache (1947-58).

Robert Tomlinson I was named bank president in 1958. Robert Tomlinson, Jr. served as St. Landry Bank president in 1987 until Poulet became president and CEO.

St. Landry Bank board members are expected to convene in January to discuss the nomination and selection of a new president.