Business First Bancshares, Inc. (BFST) Q1 2025 Earnings Call

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Hello, and thank you for standing by. I would like to welcome everyone to B1 Bank Business First Bank Shares Q1 2025 earnings conference call. I would now like to turn the call over to Matt Seeley, Senior Vice President, Director of Corporate Strategy and FP&A. Mr. Seeley, the floor is yours. Good afternoon, and thank you all for joining. Earlier today, we issued our first quarter 2025 earnings press release, a copy of which is available on our website, along with the slide presentation that we'll reference during today's call. Please reference slide three of our presentation, which includes our safe harbor statements regarding forward-looking statements and the use of non-GAAP financial measures. Those of you joining by phone, please note the slide presentation is available on our website at www.b1bank.com. Please also note our safe harbor statements are available on page 7 of our earnings press release that was filed with the SEC today. All comments made during today's call are subject to the safe harbor statements in our slide presentation and earnings release. I'm joined this afternoon by Business First Bank Chair's Chairman and CEO, Jude Melville, Chief Financial Officer, Greg Robertson, Chief Banking Officer, Phillip Jordan, and President of B1 Bank, Jerry Vastakiew. After the presentation, we'll be happy to address any questions you may have. And with that, I'll turn the call over to you, Jude. Great. Thanks, Matt, and good afternoon to everybody, and thank you for spending the time with us today. We know you have choices to make, and we appreciate your prioritizing our company. At a high level, we were quite pleased with the first quarter's results, most of which exceeded expectations. One of our guiding principles is centered around striving for continual in...