Exhibit 32.1
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                           CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                            18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                            AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                 SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Annual Report of Lakeland Financial Corporation (the
"Company") on Form 10-K for the period ending December 31, 2003 as filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report), I,
Michael L. Kubacki, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant
to 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350, as adopted pursuant to ss. 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002, that:

         (1) The Annual 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 Annual Report fairly presents,
in all material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of
the Company.


/s/ Michael L. Kubacki

Michael L. Kubacki
Chief Executive Officer
February 25, 2004