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): ~~June~~October 252, 2013

CENTURY NEXT FINANCIAL CORPORATION ~~(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)~~

Louisiana	000-54133	27-2851432
(State or Other Jurisdiction of	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
Incorporation)

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

		Louisiana		000-54133		27-2851432
		(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

	505 North Vienna Street, Ruston, Louisiana 71270
	(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)


	(318) 255-3733
	(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)


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

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Item 58.~~02 Departure~~01 ofOther ~~Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers~~Events.

On October 2, 2013, Century Next Financial Corporation (cthe "Company") ~~Appointment~~issued a press release announcing the Company’s intention to file a Form 15 with the Securities and Exchange Commission to deregister its common stock from the reporting requirements of ~~Certain~~the ~~Officers~~Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Company expects to be eligible to deregister because it has fewer than 300 holders of record of its common stock. Upon the filing of the Form 15, the Company’s obligations to file certain reports with the SEC, including Forms 10-K, 10-Q, and 8-K, will immediately be suspended.

~~(1)~~For Onadditional ~~June 25~~information, ~~2013,~~reference ~~the~~is ~~Board~~made ofto ~~Directors of Century Next Financial Corporation (~~the "Company")'s ~~appointed~~press ~~William~~release D.dated ~~Hogan~~October to2, ~~succeed~~2013, ~~Benjamin~~which L.is ~~Denny~~included as ~~President~~Exhibit ~~and~~99.1 ~~Chief~~hereto ~~Executive Officer of the Company~~ and ~~Bank~~is ofincorporated ~~Ruston~~herein ~~(the~~by ~~“Bank”),~~reference ~~the wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, following Mr~~thereto. ~~Denny’s retirement effective June 30, 2013.~~ The ~~Company~~press ~~also~~release ~~appointed~~attached ~~David~~hereto L.is ~~Weeks~~being furnished to ~~succeed James H. Hall as Chief Credit Officer of~~ the ~~Bank~~SEC ~~following~~and ~~Mr.~~shall ~~Hall’s~~not ~~retirement~~be ~~effective~~deemed ~~June~~to ~~30,~~be ~~2013.~~"filed" ~~Both~~for ~~Mr.~~any ~~Hogan~~purpose ~~and~~except ~~Mr.~~as ~~Weeks~~otherwise ~~will~~provided ~~assume their newly appointed positions beginning July 1, 2013~~herein.

AsItem ~~previously reported on Form 8-K dated January 22, 2013, the Board of Directors of the Company received notice that Benjamin L~~9. ~~Denny, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and James H~~01. ~~Hall,~~Financial ~~Executive~~Statements ~~Vice President~~ and ~~Chief Credit Officer of the Bank, will be retiring effective June 30, 2013~~Exhibits. ~~Mr. Denny, who is also a member of the Board of Directors, will continue to serve as a director.~~

(2a) ~~William~~Not D. Hogan, age 50, currently serves as the Executive Vice President of Business Development for the Company since September 2010 and President of the Bank since May of 2011. David L. Weeks, age 44, currently serves as Vice President of Lending for the Bank since March 2011.applicable

(3b) ~~Mr.~~Not Weeks’ base annual salary will be $135,000. Mr. Weeks participates in the Bank’s 401(k) Plan, Employee Stock Ownership Plan and other group benefits maintained by the Bank. On August 3, 2011, the Company granted 4,650 incentive stock options to Mr. Weeks. The stock options are exercisable at the rate of 20% per year commencing on the first anniversary of the date of grant and the exercise price is $15.00 per option.applicable

(ec) OnNot June 25, 2013, based on a the recommendation of the Registrant’s Compensation Committee, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a service award to be paid to the Company’s retiring CEO, Benjamin L. Denny. The award is a vehicle with a current estimated fair market value at the time of the award of $30,500.applicable

(d)

Exhibits

The following exhibits are filed herein:

Exhibit Number Description

99.1 Press release, dated October 2, 2013.

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.

CENTURY NEXT FINANCIAL CORPORATION

Date: June 27, 2013 By:	/s/ Mark A. Taylor
Date: October 2, 2013	By:	/s/ Mark A. Taylor
	~~Mark A. Taylor, CPA~~	Mark A. Taylor, CPA
	Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
		Senior Vice President and
		Chief Financial Officer

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