Companies Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana
Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana (HFBL): executive pay, fiscal 2026
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Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana's highest-paid named officer for fiscal year 2026, Chairman of the Board, James Barlow, was paid $797,356 · source
Executives and directors
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Summary compensation table
| Named executive officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Barlow | $325,416 | $167,299 | $75,850 | $55,680 | $0 | $0 | $173,111 | $797,356 |
| Chairman of the Board, | ||||||||
| Bradley Ezernack | 175,750 | 15,150 | 37,925 | 37,120 | 0 | 0 | 15,636 | 281,581 |
| Executive Vice President and | ||||||||
| Donna Lewis | 152,812 | 15,000 | 37,925 | 37,120 | 0 | 0 | 22,533 | 265,390 |
| Executive Vice President and | ||||||||
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed in the filing, without adjustment.
Three-year trend — total compensation per named executive
| Named executive officer | FY2026 total | FY2025 total | FY2024 total | Δ FY2025→2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Barlow | $797,356 | $659,912 | $639,265 | ↑ +137,444 |
| Bradley Ezernack | 281,581 | — | — | — |
| Donna Lewis | 265,390 | 176,312 | — | ↑ +89,078 |
Prior-year totals as disclosed in the corresponding proxy; deltas are computed values with the derivation shown in the register.
Incentive-plan design — the Compensation Discussion & Analysis
Retirement benefits are an important element of a competitive compensation program for attracting senior executives, especially in the financial services industry.
| CEO STI target (% of salary) | — |
|---|---|
| CEO LTI target (% of salary) | — |
| Independent consultant | — |
| Clawback policy | True |
| Anti-hedging | true |
| Anti-pledging | false |
Equity grants and outstanding awards
No plan-based awards are on file for this fiscal year.
Outstanding equity awards at fiscal year-end 2026
| Executive | Award | Shares unvested | Exercise price | Market value unvested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley Ezernack | RSU | 2,500 | — | $52,475 |
| Donna Lewis | RSU | 2,500 | — | 52,475 |
| James Barlow | RSU | 5,000 | — | 104,950 |
| Bradley Ezernack | Option | 8,000 | 15.17 | — |
| Donna Lewis | Option | 8,000 | 15.17 | — |
| James Barlow | Option | 12,000 | 15.17 | — |
Director compensation
| Director | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timothy W. WilhiteIndependent · Partial-year service | $30,650 | $75,850 | $55,680 | — | — | $162,180 |
| Mark M. HarrisonIndependent · Audit · Compensation | 30,500 | 75,850 | 55,680 | — | — | 162,030 |
| Scott D. LawrenceIndependent · Audit · Nominating and Corporate Governance (Chair) | 29,750 | 75,850 | 55,680 | — | — | 161,280 |
| Thomas Steen Trawick JrIndependent · Compensation (Chair) · Nominating and Corporate Governance | 30,200 | 56,888 | 40,600 | — | — | 127,688 |
| James R. BarlowEmployee director · Board Chair | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
Board fee structure and ownership guideline
| Annual cash retainer | $0 |
|---|---|
| Annual equity retainer | — |
| Per board meeting fee | $2,900 |
| Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov) | — |
| Stock ownership guideline | — |
Total cost of the board
| Component | FY2026 |
|---|---|
| Cash retainers and fees | $121,100 |
| Equity awards (grant-date value) | $284,438 |
| All other compensation | $0 |
| Total cost of the board | $405,538 |
Computed as the sum of the director compensation table rows above; inputs and formula shown in the register.
Peer group, and who names Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana as a peer
Companies that benchmark against HFBL
No companies currently name HFBL as a compensation peer in their most recent disclosure.
This is the complete answer, not a partial one — the list is never padded.
Chief executive pay against the peer group
Most recent fiscal-year chief executive compensation at each disclosed peer, taken from that company’s own proxy statement.
| Rank | Company | FY | Chief executive | Salary | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana | 2026 | James Barlow | $325,416 | $75,850 | $55,680 | $0 | $797,356 |
Each peer’s compensation is from its most recently filed proxy; fiscal years differ by company. Each peer’s figures come from its own filings; the subject company is highlighted. Peers whose chief executive compensation is outside our coverage universe are stated as such, never left blank.
Say-on-pay history and pay ratio
| Meeting year | Meeting date | For | Against | Abstain | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-11-19 | 1,638,655 | 13,561 | 30,527 | 99.18% | Passed |
| 2022 | 2022-11-16 | 1,512,511 | 94,693 | 109,988 | 94.11% | Passed |
| 2019 | 2019-11-13 | 799,449 | 3,981 | 135,749 | 99.5% | Passed |
| 2016 | 2016-11-09 | 1,186,464 | 29,840 | — | 97.55% | Passed |
Rows are labeled by annual-meeting year, with the meeting date beside each; the vote held in a given year acts on the prior fiscal year’s compensation.
Say-on-pay — history, company’s computation
| Meeting year | Meeting date | Approval — company’s computation |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-11-19 | 99.18%a |
| 2022 | 2022-11-16 | 94.11%b |
| 2019 | 2019-11-13 | 99.5%c |
a. Voting standard not stated in the filing.
b. Voting standard not stated in the filing.
c. Voting standard not stated in the filing.
Approval percentages are the company’s own reported computations under its own stated standard, not recomputed by Velarion. Where a company does not state a standard, none is assumed.
Insider trades since the proxy
No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.
Sources (14 citations)
Each figure is listed with the filing it comes from, where it appears in that filing, and the value as printed. Any figure can be independently confirmed against the source.
- Section 01, James Barlow. DEF 14A, filed 2026-10-09. Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 10. As printed: 797,356. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Bradley Ezernack. DEF 14A, filed 2026-10-09. Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 10. As printed: 281,581. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Donna Lewis. DEF 14A, filed 2026-10-09. Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 10. As printed: 265,390. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Timothy W. Wilhite. DEF 14A, filed 2026-10-09. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 162,180. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Mark M. Harrison. DEF 14A, filed 2026-10-09. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 162,030. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Scott D. Lawrence. DEF 14A, filed 2026-10-09. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 161,280. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Thomas Steen Trawick Jr. DEF 14A, filed 2026-10-09. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 127,688. View filing ↗
- Section 08, James R. Barlow. DEF 14A, filed 2026-10-09. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. View filing ↗
- Section 06, 2025 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2025-11-21. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 99.18% (votes for as printed: 1,638,655). View filing ↗
- Section 06, 2022 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2022-11-17. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 94.11% (votes for as printed: 1,512,511). View filing ↗
- Section 06, 2019 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2019-11-14. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 99.5% (votes for as printed: 799,449). View filing ↗
- Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed). Computed. Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.
- Section 09b board cost (computed). Computed. Cash 121,100 + equity 284,438 + all other 0 = 405,538, summed across the director compensation table rows.
- Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana (subject), Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-10-09. CEO total compensation as printed in Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana's own proxy. As printed: 797,356. View filing ↗