Investar Bank Promotes Brian Nosacka to Senior Vice President

Baton Rouge, September 1, 2015 - Investar Bank today announced the promotion of Brian Nosacka to Senior Vice President.

Nosacka will be responsible for developing and maintaining business and commercial banking relationships with several types of clients in the South Louisiana area. He joined Investar Bank in 2013 after working for Home Bank and Regions Bank as assistant vice presidents in their commercial lending departments. Nosacka has over 15 years of banking experience.

Nosacka enjoys helping clients structure new projects, and find new and better ways to improve business cash flow. He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Finance from Louisiana State University and is Vice Chairman representing St. James Parish of the South Central Planning & Development Commission as well as a member of the Ascension Parish Lion's Club. Nosacka is a native of Gramercy, LA and now lives in Prairieville, LA.

Investar Bank had total assets of $921.9 million as of June 30, 2015. It has 11 branches serving 4 markets in southeast Louisiana: the Baton Rouge area (3 branches in Baton Rouge, 1 in Port Allen and 1 in Prairieville), Livingston and Tangipahoa parishes (1 in Denham Springs and 1 in Hammond), the New Orleans area (1 in Metairie), the Northshore (2 in Mandeville), and the Lafayette area (1 in Lafayette).

For more information contact: Brandy Patrick, Investar Bank brandy.patrick@investarbank.com, 225.448.5472 www.investarbank.com