Exhibit 32.1
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Annual Report of MidSouth Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-K for the period ending December 31, 2011, as amended (the “Report”), I, C.R. Cloutier, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify that:
(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.
Date: May 23, 2012
/s/ C. R. Cloutier
C.R. Cloutier
President and Chief Executive Officer