The Boards of Directors of Citizens Bank of Lafayette and Liberty State Bank are proud to announce that they have entered into a definitive agreement to merge the two banks. Under the agreement, Liberty State Bank will be merged with and into Citizens Bank of Lafayette, with Citizens Bank of Lafayette to be the bank to survive the merger.Citizens Bank of Lafayette will continue to operate the current Liberty State Bank branches under the Liberty State Bank name. The merger is expected to be completed prior to the end of 2013, and will offer both businesses and consumers in surrounding communities a broader array of locations for banking services.