EXHIBIT 31.1

          CERTIFICATIONS PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) UNDER THE
                    SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED

I, J. Patrick McGoldrick, certify that:

1.   I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-KSB of Rivoli Bancorp, Inc.

2.   Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement
     of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the
     statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements
     were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this
     report;

3.   Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
     information included in this report, fairly present in all material
     respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of
     the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report.

4.   The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for
     establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined
     in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over
     financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-
     15(f) for the registrant and we have:

     a)  designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such
         disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our
         supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the
         registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to
         us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in
         which this report is being prepared;

     b)  [Paragraph omitted pursuant to SEC Release Nos. 33-8238 and 34-47986]

     c)  evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls
         and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the
         effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end
         of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

     d)  disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal
         control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's
         most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in
         the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is
         reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal
         control over financial reporting; and

5.   The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on
     our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to
     the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board
     of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):

     a)  all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal
         control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to
         adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize
         and report financial information; and

     b)  any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
         employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal
         control over financial reporting.


March 30, 2004                             /s/  J. Patrick McGoldrick
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                                           J. Patrick McGoldrick
                                           Chief Executive Officer