JD Bank to Open New Location at 119 W. Sale Rd. on July 5

Jennings, LA – JD Bank is pleased to announce that our 119 W. Sale Road location will open July 5, 2022, offering a high-tech, high-touch approach to serve the personal and business financial needs of the Lake Charles community. This full-service branch replaces our Ryan Street location, which was destroyed by Hurricane Laura in 2020. “After the destruction of our McNeese Branch in August 2020, we made a commitment to our customers and the Lake Charles community to help revitalize the University area that was hit hard by hurricane devastation.  Our team is ready to open a new, innovative and modern branch on W. Sale Road.  Our efforts, combined with some exciting redevelopment by McNeese University, will create a vibrant environment at the Ryan Street and W. Sale Road intersection.  We look forward to continuing to offer JD Bank’s unique brand of community banking at this new location,” said Bruce W. Elder, President and CEO.

Oliver Clark, SVP Regional Manager, has been selected as manager and consumer lender for the W. Sale Road location. Clark currently serves as a Regional Manager and is responsible for the management of the Iowa, Jennings, Lake Arthur, Morganfield, and Welsh JD Bank locations. He is also the Branch Manager of our Hwy 14 Branch located at 2726 Gerstner Memorial Blvd. Clark began his banking career at JD Bank in 2003 and has served as Banker, Loan Associate, Consumer Lender, Assistant Branch Manager, and Branch Manager. He is a graduate of Leadership Southwest Louisiana and the LSU Graduate School of Banking. Active in the community, Clark volunteers with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwest Louisiana, serves on the Board for Kiwanis Club of Southwest Contraband, and is a reserve deputy for the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office.

Kayla Robinson, AVP Morganfield Branch Manager, will serve as manager and consumer lender for both the Morganfield and Hwy 14 locations. Robinson is a graduate of McNeese State University with a bachelor’s degree in business administration and an active member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority. She is a graduate of the LBA’s Leadership School and Bankers School for Supervisory Training, and Leadership Southwest Louisiana. Robinson is also a volunteer for Junior Achievement and United Way of Southwest Louisiana.

About JD Bank

Founded in 1947, JD Bank, Louisiana’s Community Bank, offers a variety of personal and commercial lending and deposit products through both physical and digital delivery channels. JD Bank also offers both trust and investment services. JD Bank operates through 21 full service branch offices located along the Interstate 10 corridor from Lake Charles to Lafayette, Louisiana. For more information, visit www.jdbank.com or call 800-789-5159. Member FDIC. Equal Housing Lender.