Century Next Financial Corporation reported unaudited consolidated earnings results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2018. For the three months ended September 30, 2018, the company had net income after tax of $835,000 compared to net income of $751,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2017, an increase of $84,000 or 11.2%.  Earnings per share for the three months ended September 30, 2018 were $0.79 per basic share and $0.76 per diluted share compared to $0.72 per basic share and $0.69 per diluted share reported for the three months ended September 30, 2017. Net interest income was $2.94 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018 compared to $2.73 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017.  This was an increase of $212,000, or 7.8%. Income before taxes was $1,043,000 against $1,103,000 a year ago. Interest Income was $3,816,000 against $3,178,000 reported a year ago. For the nine months ended September 30, 2018, net income was $2.49 million compared to net income of $2.02 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017, an increase of $467,000 or 23.1%.  Earnings per share for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 were $2.36 and $2.28 per basic share and diluted share, respectively, compared to $1.94 and $1.87 per basic and diluted share, respectively, reported for the same period in 2017. For the nine months ended September 30, 2018, net interest income was $8.63 million compared to $7.67 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017.  This was an increase of $954,000, or 12.4%.  The increases for the three- and nine-month periods were primarily from interest income earned on loans offset by increases in interest expense on deposits and long-term borrowings for the three- and nine-month periods. Income before taxes was $3,073,000 against $2,949,000 a year ago. Book value per share was $28.03 as on September 30, 2018 against $25.80 as on December 30, 2017. Interest Income was $10,810,000 against $8,810,000 reported a year ago.