ISB FINANCIAL CORP/LA
SC 13G/A, 2000-03-23
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13G
                                 (Rule 13d-102)

             INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT
           TO RULES 13d-1(b) (c), AND (d) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED
                            PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-2(b)

                               (Amendment No. 3)*

                            ISB Financial Corporation
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                                (Name of Issuer)

                     Common Stock, Par Value $1.00 Per Share
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                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                   450091 10 3
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                                 (CUSIP Number)

                                       N/A
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             (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

         Check the  appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this
Schedule is filed:

         |X|      Rule 13d-1(b)
         |X|      Rule 13d-1(c)
         |_|      Rule 13d-1(d)

         *The  remainder  of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting
person's  initial  filing on this  form with  respect  to the  subject  class of
securities,  and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would
alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

         The information  required in the remainder of this cover page shall not
be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise  subject to the  liabilities of that section of
the Act but shall be subject to all other  provisions of the Act  (however,  see
the Notes).

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1         NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS: ISB Financial Corporation
                                      Employee Stock Ownership Plan Trust

          I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

                   72-1291557
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2         CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*

                                                                      (a)  |_|
                                                                      (b)  |X|
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3         SEC USE ONLY
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4         CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

          Louisiana
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    NUMBER OF SHARES       5   SOLE VOTING POWER                         264,840
                                                                         -------
                           --- -------------------------------------------------
                           --- -------------------------------------------------
  BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY    6   SHARED VOTING POWER                       302,495
                                                                         -------
                           --- -------------------------------------------------
                           --- -------------------------------------------------
     EACH REPORTING        7   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER                    264,840
                                                                         -------
                           --- -------------------------------------------------
                           --- -------------------------------------------------
         PERSON            8   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER                  302,495
                                                                         -------
          WITH
                           --- -------------------------------------------------
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9         AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

                   567,335
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10        CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
          |_|
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11        PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

                   8.7%
- --------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
12        TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

                   EP
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                      *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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Item 1(a).        Name of Issuer:
         ISB Financial Corporation

Item 1(b).        Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Officer:
         1101 E. Admiral Doyle Drive
         New Iberia, Louisiana 70560

Item 2(a).        Name of Person(s) Filing:
         ISB Financial Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan Trust ("ESOP").

Item 2(b).        Address of Principal Business Office:
         Same as Item 1(b).

Item 2(c).        Citizenship:
         Louisiana

Item 2(d).        Title of Class of Securities:
         Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share

Item 2(e).        CUSIP Number:
         450091 10 3

Item 3.           If This Statement is Filed Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b),
                  or 13d-2(b) or (c), Check Whether the Person Filing is a:

         (f)      |X| An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance
                      with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);

     If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(c), check this box. |X|

     Items (a), (b),  (c), (d), (e), (g), (h), (i), and (j) are not  applicable.
This Schedule 13G is being filed on behalf of the ESOP  identified in Item 2(a),
filing  under the Item 3(f)  classification,  and by each  trustee  of the trust
established  pursuant  to  the  ESOP,  filing  pursuant  to  Rule  13d-1(c)  and
applicable SEC no-action letters.

Item 4.           Ownership.
         (a)      Amount Beneficially Owned: See Row 9 of the second part of the
                  cover page.

         (b)      Percent of Class:  See Row 11 of the second part of the cover
                  page.

         (c)      See Rows 5, 6, 7, and 8 of the second part of the cover page.

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Item 5.         Ownership of Five Percent or Less of A Class.
         If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date
hereof the reporting  person has ceased to be the beneficial  owner of more than
five percent of the class of securities, check the following: |_|

Item 6.         Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.
         Cecil C. Broussard,  William H.  Fenstermaker  and E. Stewart Shea, III
are the trustees ("Trustees") of the trust (the "Trust") created pursuant to the
ESOP which holds 264,840 shares of common stock which have not been allocated to
the accounts of  participating  employees to date, will be voted by the Trustees
pursuant to the terms of the ESOP and may be deemed to be beneficially  owned by
the Trust.  In addition,  a total of 302,495  shares held in the Trust have been
allocated to the accounts of  participating  employees to date, will be voted by
the  Trustees  pursuant to such  participating  employees'  direction  and, as a
result of such shared  voting  power,  are  included in the shares  beneficially
owned by the Trust.

Item 7.         Identification  and  Classification  of the  Subsidiary  Which
                Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding
                Company.
         Not applicable.

Item 8.         Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.
         Not applicable.

Item 9.         Notice of Dissolution of Group.
         Not Applicable.

Item 10.        Certification.
         By signing  below,  each  signatory  in the capacity of an ESOP trustee
certifies that, to the best of his knowledge and belief, the securities referred
to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary  course of business and were
not  acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing
or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired
and are not  held in  connection  with or as a  participant  in any  transaction
having that purpose or effect.

         By signing below, each signatory in his individual  capacity  certifies
that, to the best of his knowledge and belief, the securities  referred to above
were not  acquired  and are not held for the  purpose  of or with the  effect of
changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not
acquired  and  are not  held  in  connection  with  or as a  participant  in any
transaction having that purpose or effect.
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SIGNATURE:

         After reasonable  inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information  set forth in this statement is true,  complete and
correct.

ISB FINANCIAL CORPORATION
EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN TRUST

By Its Trustees:



         /s/ Cecil C. Broussard                               March 21, 2000
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         Cecil C. Broussard, as Trustee                       Date



         /s/ William H. Fenstermaker                          March 21, 2000
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         William H. Fenstermaker, as Trustee                  Date



         /s/ E. Stewart Shea, III                             March 21, 2000
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         E. Stewart Shea, III, as Trustee                     Date


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