Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisition of Shares of Bank or Bank Holding Companies

The notificants listed below have applied under the Change in Bank Control Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)) and § 225.41 of the Board’s Regulation Y (12 CFR 225.41) to acquire a bank or bank holding company. The factors that are considered in acting on the notices are set forth in paragraph 7 of the Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)(7)).

The notices are available for immediate inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank indicated. The notices also will be available for inspection at the office of the Board of Governors. Interested persons may express their views in writing to the Reserve Bank indicated for that notice or to the offices of the Board of Governors. Comments must be received not later than May 6, 2004.

A. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (Sue Costello, Vice President) 1000 Peachtree Street, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 30303:

1. Salvador Lawrence Diesi, Sr., Elaine Diesi Ardoin, Joseph William Diesi, Joseph Charles Diesi, Sr., Samuel Charles Diesi, Joseph Charles Diesi, Jr., and Linda Diesi Cornette, all of Opelousas, Louisiana, Frank James Diesi, II, and Thomas Robert Diesi, both of Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, and Salvador Lawrence Diesi, Jr., Lafayette, Louisiana; to acquire additional voting shares of American Bancorp, Inc., Opelousas, Louisiana, and thereby indirectly acquire voting shares of American Bank and Trust Company, Opelousas, Louisiana.