Exhibit 99.1

                              MINDEN BANCORP, INC.
                            415 MAIN * P. O. Box 797
                          MINDEN, LOUISIANA 71058-0797

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                             318-377-0523 TELEPHONE
                                3118-377-0038 FAX
                                www.mblminden.com

                                  PRESS RELEASE
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Release Date:
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April 28, 2006

                                                For Further Information:
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                                                A. David Evans,
                                                President/CEO
                                                318-377-0523
                                                E-mail-mbldavid@shreve.net
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                                                         Or

                                                Becky T. Harrell, Treasurer/CFO
                                                318-377-0523
                                                E-mail-mblbecky@shreve.net
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         MINDEN BANCORP, INC. ANNOUNCES EARNINGS FOR THE 1st QUARTER OF
             FISCAL 2006, ITS FIFTEENTH QUARTER AS A PUBLIC COMPANY

MINDEN,  LA. - April 28, 2006-Minden  Bancorp,  Inc. (NASDAQ OTC BB: MDNB) today
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reported net income for the quarter ended March 31, 2006 of $381,000 or $.27 per
diluted share,  as compared to net income of $336,000 or $0.24 per diluted share
for the quarter ended March 31, 2005.  The $45,000 or 13.4%  increase  primarily
reflected a $256,000 or 16.9%  increase in interest  income,  a $208,000 or 325%
increase in operating income,  partially offset by increases in interest expense
and operating  expenses.  The increase in net income for the quarter reflects an
increase in the loan  portfolio  that was funded in large part by deposit growth
and  borrowings.  The results for the quarter ended March 31, 2006, also include
the insurance agency that was acquired in January of 2006.

At March 31, 2006,  Minden Bancorp,  Inc. had total assets of $115.3 million,  a
4.7%  increase  from  total  assets of $110.1  million  at March 31,  2005.  The
increase primarily  reflected the growth of the loan portfolio.  Such growth was
funded by increased  deposits and borrowings.  At March 31, 2006,  stockholders'
equity  amounted to $19.2 million or $14.60 per share  compared to $18.5 million
or $13.88 per share at March 31, 2005.  Stockholders'  equity increased slightly
as the Company used its net income to fund the  repurchase of its shares as well
as fund dividends to stockholders.


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Minden Bancorp, Inc., headquartered in Minden, Louisiana, is the holding company
for Minden Building and Loan  Association and Woodard Walker  Insurance  Agency.
The  bank is a 95 year  old  Louisiana-chartered,  FDIC-insured  thrift  serving
Minden and the surrounding areas of northwest Louisiana.  The bank offers a wide
variety of financial  services and products  throughout its market area. Woodard
Walker  Insurance  Agency is one of the area's  leading  property  and  casualty
agencies serving Minden and all of northwest Louisiana.

The Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange  Commission are available
electronically     on    the     Internet     and     can    be     found     at
www.sec.gov/edgar/searchedgar/webusers.htm.
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This news  release  may  contain  forward-looking  statements  as defined in the
Private  Securities   Litigation  Reform  Act  of  l995.  Such   forward-looking
statements  are  subject to risk and  uncertainties  which  could  cause  actual
results to differ materially from those currently anticipated due to a number of
factors. Such factors include, but are not limited to, changes to interest rates
which could affect net interest margins and net interest income, the possibility
that  increased  demand or  prices  for the  Company's  financial  services  and
products  may  not  occur,   changing   economic  and  competitive   conditions,
technological developments,  and other risks and uncertainties,  including those
detailed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.





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                              MINDEN BANCORP, INC.

                    UNAUDITED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
                      (In thousands except per share data)


                                                                Three Months
                                                                   Ended
                                                                 March 31,
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                                                              2006        2005
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Interest income, including fees                             $  1,775    $  1,519
Interest expense                                                 699         443
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Net interest income                                            1,076       1,076
Provision for loan losses                                         15           0
Other operating income                                           272          64
Operating expenses                                               756         631
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Income before income taxes                                       577         509
Income tax expense                                               196         173
                                                            --------    --------
Net income                                                  $    381    $    336
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Basic earnings per share                                    $   0.29    $   0.25
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Fully diluted earnings per share                            $   0.27    $   0.24
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                              MINDEN BANCORP, INC.
                        UNAUDITED SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
                                 (In thousands)

                                                       March 31         March 31
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                                                         2006             2005
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Total assets                                           $115,335         $110,129
Cash and cash equivalents                                 2,406            2,143
Investment securities                                    32,360           37,623
Loans receivable - net                                   74,321           64,992
Deposits                                                 74,480           70,643
Total borrowings                                         20,425           20,000

Total stockholders' equity                               19,197           18,472


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