Exhibit 99.1

                              MINDEN BANCORP, INC.
                       100 MBL BANK DRIVE * 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

Release Date:
November 9, 2007

                                                For Further Information:
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                                                A. David Evans,
                                                President/CEO
                                                318-377-0523
                                                E-mail-david@mblminden.com
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                                                         Or

                                                Becky T. Harrell, Treasurer/CFO
                                                318-377-0523
                                                E-mail-becky@mblminden.com
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         MINDEN BANCORP, INC. ANNOUNCES EARNINGS FOR THE 3rd QUARTER OF
            FISCAL 2007, ITS TWENTY-FIRST QUARTER AS A PUBLIC COMPANY

MINDEN, LA. - November 9, 2007-Minden Bancorp,  Inc. (NASDAQ OTC BB: MDNB) today
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reported net income for the quarter ended September 30, 2007 of $280,000 or $.20
per  diluted  share,  as compared to net income of $275,000 or $0.20 per diluted
share for the quarter  ended  September  30, 2006.  The $5,000 or 1.8%  increase
primarily  reflected a $139,000 or 13.6%  increase in net interest  income and a
$52,000 or 29.2%  increase  in other  operating  income  offset by a $203,000 or
27.3%  increase  in other  operating  expense  and a $6,000 or 4.2%  increase in
income  tax  expense.  The  increase  in net income  for the  quarter  primarily
reflected an increase in income in the loan portfolio and service charges offset
by an increase in interest  expense and other  operating  expense  over the same
quarter in the prior year. The results for the quarter ended September 30, 2007,
also include the insurance agency that was acquired in January of 2006.


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At September 30, 2007, Minden Bancorp,  Inc. had total assets of $125.9 million,
a 9.3% increase from total assets of $115.2  million at September 30, 2006.  The
increase  primarily  reflected the growth of the loan  portfolio,  cash and cash
equivalents,  and  premises  and  equipment  partially  offset by a decrease  in
investment  securities.  Such growth was funded mainly by increased deposits. At
September 30, 2007, stockholders' equity amounted to $20.7 million or $15.56 per
share compared to $19.8 million or $14.97 per share at September 30, 2006.

Minden Bancorp, Inc., headquartered in Minden, Louisiana, is the holding company
for MBL Bank  (formerly  known as  Minden  Building  and Loan  Association)  and
Woodard Walker Insurance Agency. The bank is a 97 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      Nine Months
                                        Ended             Ended
                                     September 30      September 30
                                    2007     2006     2007     2006
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Interest income, including fees    $2,146   $1,881   $6,158   $5,511
Interest expense                      985      859    2,844    2,346
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Net interest income                 1,161    1,022    3,314    3,165
Provision for loan losses              15       38       45       68
Other operating income                230      178      761      638
Other operating expenses              947      744    2,797    2,264
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Income before income taxes            429      418    1,233    1,471
Income tax expense                    149      143      421      500
                                   ------   ------   ------   ------
Net income                         $  280   $  275   $  812   $  971
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Basic earnings per share           $ 0.21   $ 0.21   $  .61   $  .73
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Fully diluted earnings per share   $ 0.20   $ 0.20   $  .58   $  .69
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                              MINDEN BANCORP, INC.
                        UNAUDITED SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
                                 (In thousands)


                               September 30     September 30
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                                   2007             2006
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Total assets                    $  125,863       $  115,161
Cash and cash equivalents            4,074            2,321
Investment securities               26,081           30,173
Loans receivable - net              85,787           74,529
Premises and equipment, net          7,448            5,044
Deposits                            93,827           73,126
Total borrowings                     9,400           20,725
Total stockholders' equity          20,743           19,814









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