Synergy Bank Named Among Best Places to Work in Baton Rouge

PRESS RELEASE

For Immediate Release

October 2, 2025

For more information, please contact:

Jerry Ledet, 985-851-3341

Baton Rouge, LA – Synergy Bank was recently named as one of the 2025 Best Places to Work in Baton Rouge by the Greater Baton Rouge Business Report, the Greater Baton Rouge SHRM, an affiliate of the Society for Human Resource Management, and Best Companies Group.

“We are incredibly honored to earn this recognition,” Tracy Rutledge, Synergy Bank Capital Market President, said. “Synergy is a wonderful place to have a career and give back to our community. We’re proud to be Team Synergy in Baton Rouge and throughout the Capital Region.”

Synergy Bank ranked as #8 out of 75 among all companies across the Capital Region and #2 among companies with 50-249 employees. “This honor is more than a plaque,” Jerry Ledet, Synergy Bank President and CEO, said. “It’s a reflection of the

hard work of our team and the culture we’ve built together. We’re excited to add to Team Synergy as we continue to grow in the Capital Region.”

This survey and awards program was created in 2014 to identify, recognize and honor the best places of employment in Baton Rouge and surrounding areas, benefiting its economy, its workforce and businesses. Companies from across the region entered the two-part process to determine the Best Places to Work in Baton Rouge. The first part consisted of evaluating each company's workplace policies, practices, and

demographics. This part of the process was worth approximately 25% of the total evaluation. The second part consisted of an employee survey to measure the employee experience. This part of the process comprised approximately 75% of the total evaluation. The combined scores determined the top companies and the final

rankings. Best Companies Group managed the overall registration and survey process in Baton Rouge and also analyzed the data and used their expertise to determine the final rankings.

For more information on the survey process for the Best Places to Work in Baton Rouge program, visitbestplacestoworkbatonrouge.com or contact Workforce Research Group at 281-602-5004 or answers@workforcerg.com .

About Synergy Bank: Synergy Bank is a locally owned community bank with ten locations throughout the Bayou and Capital Regions. As of September 30, 2025, the company’s total assets equaled $1.237 billion. Further information may be obtained from its website at https://www.synergybank.com.