Exhibit 4.0



 Exhibit 4.0 
 (FORM OF STOCK CERTIFICATE - FRONT SIDE) 
  

			
	 NUMBER
	 	SHARES
		
	 COMMON STOCK
	 	CUSIP _____________
	 (Par Value $.01 Per Share)
	 	 See reverse for
 certain definitions


 LOUISIANA BANCORP, INC. 
 A Louisiana Corporation 
 This certifies that
                                     is the registered holder
of                      fully paid and non-assessable shares of the Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, of Louisiana Bancorp, Inc.,
Metairie, Louisiana (the “Corporation”). 
 The shares evidenced by this Certificate are transferable in person or by a duly
authorized attorney or legal representative, upon surrender of this Certificate properly endorsed. This Certificate and the shares represented hereby are subject to all the provisions of the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Corporation
and any and all amendments thereto. This Certificate is not valid unless countersigned by the Transfer Agent and registered by the Registrar. This security is not a deposit or savings account and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other Federal or state governmental agency. 
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused
this Certificate to be executed by the facsimile signatures of its duly authorized officers and has caused its facsimile seal to be affixed hereto. 
  

									
	Dated:	 		 		 		 	
					
	   	 	(SEAL)	 		 		 	   
	 Ivan J. Miestchovich
 Corporate Secretary
	 		 		 		 	 Lawrence J. LeBon, III
 Chairman of the Board,
President
and Chief Executive Officer









 (FORM OF STOCK CERTIFICATE - BACK SIDE) 
 The Corporation is authorized to issue more than one class of stock, including a class of preferred stock which may be issued in one or more series. The
Corporation will furnish to any stockholder, upon written request and without charge, a full statement of the designations, preferences, limitations and relative rights of the shares of each class authorized to be issued and, with respect to the
issuance of any preferred stock to be issued in series, the relative rights and preferences between the shares of each series so far as the rights and preferences have been fixed and determined and the authority of the Board of Directors to fix and
determine the relative rights and preferences of subsequent series. 
 The Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation includes a provision
which generally prohibits any person (including an individual, company or group acting in concert) from directly or indirectly offering to acquire or acquiring the beneficial ownership of more than 10% of any class of equity securities of the
Corporation. In the event that stock is acquired in violation of this 10% limitation, the excess shares will no longer be counted in determining the total number of outstanding shares for purposes of any matter involving stockholder action and the
Board of Directors of the Corporation may cause such excess shares to be transferred to an independent trustee for sale in the open market or otherwise, with the expenses of such sale to be paid out of the proceeds of the sale. 
 The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this Certificate, shall be construed as though they were written out in full
according to applicable laws or regulations: 
  

					
	 TEN COM
	  	-  	  	as tenants in common
	 TEN ENT
	  	-  	  	as tenants by the entireties
	 JT TEN
	  	-  	  	as joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common

 UNIF GIFT MIN ACT -
                             Custodian
                         under         (Cust) (Minor) 
 Uniform Gifts to Minors Act
                     
 (State) 
 Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list. 







 For value received,
                                        
hereby sell, assign and transfer 
  

	
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 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
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     shares of Common Stock represented by this Certificate, and do hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint
                         as Attorney, to transfer the said shares on the books of the within named Corporation, with full
power of substitution. 
 Dated
                         ,          
  

	
	
	   
	Signature


  

	
	
	
	   
	Signature


 Notice: The signature(s) to this assignment must correspond with the name(s) written upon the face of this
Certificate in every particular, without alteration or any change whatsoever.