SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                       WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                               FORM 8-K

                          CURRENT REPORT

                  PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
                   THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED): JULY 31, 2003

                          LNB Bancorp, Inc.
   (Exact name of the registrant as specified on its charter)

                             Ohio
          (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

       000-13203                             34-1406303
  (Commission File Number)  (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

     457 Broadway, Lorain, Ohio                   44052 - 1769
(Address of principal executive offices)             (Zip Code)

                        (440) 244 - 6000
     Registrant's telephone number, including area code

                         Not Applicable
    (Former name, former address and former fiscal year,
                if changed since last report)




















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ITEM 9.    Regulation FD Disclosure

The following information is furnished pursuant to Item 9, "Regulation FD
Disclosure" and Item 12, "Disclosure of Results of Operations and Financial
Condition.

On July 31, 2003, LNB Bancorp, Inc. issued a press release announcing being
named to the Plain Dealer 100.  A copy of the press release is attached as
Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference.


                              EXHIBIT INDEX

               (99.1)       Press Release of LNB Bancorp, Inc. regarding
                            being named to The Plain Dealer 100


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                      LNB BANCORP, INC.


Date: July 31, 2003                   By:/s/Gregory D. Friedman
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                                      Gregory D. Friedman, CPA
                                      Executive Vice President,
                                      Chief Financial Officer and
                                      Corporate Secretary