UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 30, 2012

LAPORTE BANCORP, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Federal	001-33733	26-1231235
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File No.)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

710 Indiana Avenue, LaPorte, Indiana	46350
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (219) 362-7511

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

On May 30, 2012, the Company effectuated the amendment of its bylaws by submitting notice of the amendment to the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. The Company's bylaws were amended to decrease the number of directors of the Company from ten to nine.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

		LAPORTE BANCORP, INC.


DATE: May 31, 2012	By:	\s\ Lee A. Brady
		Lee A. Brady
		Chief Executive Officer

LaPorte Bancorp, Inc. 8-K