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Description of Business
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Home Federal Bancorp's primary market area for loans and deposits is in
northwest Louisiana, particularly Caddo Parish and neighboring communities in
Bossier Parish, which are located in the Shreveport-Bossier City metropolitan
statistical area.
Shreveport and Bossier City are located in northern Louisiana on Interstate 20,
approximately fifteen miles from the Texas state border and 185 miles east of
Dallas Texas. Our primary market area has a diversified economy with employment
in services, government and wholesale/retail trade constituting the basis of the
local economy, with service jobs being the largest component. The majority of
the services are health care related as Shreveport has become a regional hub for
health care. The casino gaming industry also supports a significant number of
the service jobs. The energy sector has a prominent role in the regional
economy, resulting from oil and gas exploration and drilling. According to the
U.S.
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