Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana announced unaudited consolidated earnings results for the third quarter and six months ended December 31, 2017. For the quarter, the company reported total interest income of $4,587,000 against $4,062,000 a year ago. Net interest income was $3,731,000 against $3,405,000 a year ago. Net interest income after provision for loan losses was $3,531,000 against $3,105,000 a year ago. Income before income taxes was $1,473,000 against $1,080,000 a year ago. Net income was $361,000 or $0.19 per diluted share against $763,000 or $0.40 per diluted share a year ago. Return on average assets was 0.34% against 0.77% a year ago. Return on average equity was 3.05% against 6.79% a year ago. The decrease in net income for the three months ended December 31, 2017 resulted primarily from an increase of $795,000 in the provision for income taxes and a $124,000, or 15.1%, decrease in non-interest income, partially offset by an increase of $326,000, or 9.6%, in net interest income, a decrease of $100,000, or 33.3%, in provision for loan losses and a $91,000, or 3.2%, decrease in non-interest expense. The increase in net interest income was primarily due to a $525,000, or 12.9%, increase in total interest income, partially offset by an increase of $199,000, or 30.3%, in aggregate interest expense primarily due to an increase in the average volume of interest bearing deposits. For the year, the company reported total interest income of $9,180,000 against $8,157,000 a year ago. Net interest income was $7,473,000 against $6,862,000 a year ago. Net interest income after provision for loan losses was $6,973,000 against $6,262,000 a year ago. Income before income taxes was $3,052,000 against $2,580,000 a year ago. Net income was $1,369,000 or $0.72 per diluted share against $1,765,000 or $0.94 per diluted share a year ago. Return on average assets was 0.64% against 0.89% a year ago. Return on average equity was 5.80% against 7.48% a year ago. Tangible book value at the period end was $24.04 against $22.58 a year ago. The decrease in net income resulted primarily from an increase of $868,000, or 106.5%, in the provision for income taxes and a $274,000, or 14.1%, decrease in non-interest income, partially offset by an increase of $611,000, or 8.9%, in net interest income, a decrease of $100,000, or 16.7%, in provision for loan losses and a decrease of $35,000, or 0.6%, in non-interest expense. The increase in net interest income was primarily due to a $1.0 million, or 12.5%, increase in total interest income, partially offset by a $412,000, or 31.8%, increase in interest expense on borrowings and deposits.