First Guaranty Bancshares (FGBI) 10-Q 2010 Q0 Quarterly report

EXHIBIT 32.2

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 In connection with the Quarterly Report of First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q as of and for the quarter ended September 30, 2009 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Michele E. LoBianco, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify that to the best of my knowledge:

(1)   The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)   The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ Michele E. LoBianco

Michele E. LoBianco

Chief Financial Officer

Secretary and Treasurer

November 13, 2009