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One of our favorite LA5 vendors just hit a major milestone! 🍋We’ve had the joy of watching grow right alongside our Liv...
10/14/2026

One of our favorite LA5 vendors just hit a major milestone! 🍋

We’ve had the joy of watching grow right alongside our Live After Five community, and this weekend marked a huge milestone for Brennan and his team.

What started as a young entrepreneur with a lemonade stand has grown into a brand now entering larger-scale production and distribution. On October 11, Brennan celebrated that next chapter with an official launch, and we could not be more proud to have been a small part of his story.

Local food and beverage vendors are one of the things that make Live After Five feel like Live After Five. They bring flavor, personality and hometown pride to Rhorer Plaza every Friday, and we love giving local businesses a place to meet new customers and grow with this community.

And sometimes, the people supporting that growth are right there behind the counter, too. 💛

is Brennan’s bank, and their personal, local service has been part of his journey as he continues building his lemonade empire. They’ve also been a longtime supporter of Live After Five, and as these photos prove, they’re not afraid to roll up their sleeves and help serve the crowd.

A big congratulations to Brennan on this exciting next chapter, and a big thank you to for continuing to invest in local businesses, downtown Baton Rouge and Live After Five.

Here’s to local businesses growing, local partners showing up, and a whole lot more lemonade ahead. 🍋🎶

10/14/2026

Our Financial Services Group just wrapped up their 2nd Annual Executive Summit in Dallas! Over 50 executives from financial institutions across our region gathered to learn from expert speakers, and each other, about the market shifts that are impacting the way we all do business. We wrapped our day up over dinner with a conversation between our CEO, Jude Melville, and our client & brand ambassador, Drew Brees. We are grateful for all who showed up, and if you weren't able to join us this week then we hope to see you next year!

10/08/2026

Welcome to The Memory Bank pt. 8:
Rayville, Louisiana

10/05/2026

It's never too early to start saving for next year's vacation! Name your savings goals in the Savings Center inside your online banking of b1BANK mobile app, and see how close you are to accomplishing them as you save!

Baton Rouge, La. – Business First Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq: BFST), the parent company of b1BANK, announced that it will ...
10/01/2026

Baton Rouge, La. – Business First Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq: BFST), the parent company of b1BANK, announced that it will release its financial results for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, 2026, before market open on Mon., Oct. 26, 2026. Executive management will host a conference call and webcast to discuss the results the same day (Mon., Oct. 26, 2026) at 9:00 a.m. CDT.

See the full press release here: https://hubs.li/Q04y_0cf0

10/01/2026

New SBA Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) go into effect today! You don't have to figure them out on your own--this is the kind of knowledge, experience and expertise you get when you submit your SBA loan application at b1BANK.

09/28/2026

SBA rules are changing this week and Mark Danford, our resident SBA Expert has you covered on all the things you need to know!

09/24/2026

Coffee in Metairie, Crawfish in Houma—and a bunch of celebration in between!

189 banks operate in the Dallas-Fort Worth market. That makes it one of the most crowded banking markets in the country ...
09/23/2026

189 banks operate in the Dallas-Fort Worth market. That makes it one of the most crowded banking markets in the country by institution count.

And the three largest hold 64% of all deposits.

So a business owner in Dallas has no shortage of options. The harder question is whether anyone on the other side of the table actually knows their name, their cash flow cycle, or what keeps them up at night before making big decisions that impact their family and their employees'.

b1BANK was built around that harder question. We've never tried to compete on branch count or ad spend. We compete on real relationships with real, local people. We started as a community bank in Baton Rouge in 2006, and as we've grown across Louisiana and Texas, the model hasn't changed. Every client gets a banker who picks up the phone, understands their business, and makes decisions with a local perspective that makes the most sense for their own business.

For small business owners, that means an intital conversation that starts with your story, not a credit algorithm. For personal banking clients, it means tailored deposit solutions by someone who knows your goals, not a call center script.

We built the Ignite Ambition campaign to put the proof on display. Eight founders, from cattle ranchers to cultural institution builders, who trusted b1BANK with the decisions that mattered most. If you're weighing what "community banking" actually looks like in practice, find their stories at in the comments below.

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