<TABLE> <S> <C>


<ARTICLE>                                            9
<LEGEND>
THIS  SCHEDULE  CONTAINS  SUMMARY  FINANCIAL   INFORMATION  EXTRACTED  FROM  THE
REGISTRANT'S  CONSOLIDATED  FINANCIAL  STATEMENTS  FOR THE TWELVE  MONTHS  ENDED
DECEMBER  31,  1998  AND IS  QUALIFIED  IN ITS  ENTIRETY  BY  REFERENCE  TO SUCH
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
</LEGEND>
<CIK>                         0001035373
<NAME>                        Lafayette Bancorporation
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<PERIOD-END>                                   DEC-31-1998
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<INVESTMENTS-MARKET>                                 5,063
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<INCOME-PRETAX>                                      8,088
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