Louisiana

The commission also made changes to planned Louisiana State gas and fuel tax bonds of up to $1 billion

Subsidence has delayed completion of the new Belle Chasse Bridge, a project led by one of the developers of the $2.3 billion Calcasieu Bridge project.

The state plans to price the bonds in early October.

The state bond commission approved Wells Fargo, Bank of America and JPMorgan as part of an underwriting pool Louisiana can hire on debt deals.

The proceeds will be used to finance replacement of the Calcasieu River Bridge.

While it may cost the city more to sell its bonds, the negative outlook could increase market participation, one analyst said.

Challenges to laws banning investment banks from underwriting municipal bonds and the targeting of other financial firms for divestment purposes may result from a recent Oklahoma ruling.

The largest is an up to $2 billion issue to replace the I-10 Calcasieu River Bridge.

S&P Global Ratings is concerned that fall freshmen enrollment will be down significantly after dropping last year.

The new rule will require FEMA to consider climate change's impact on future flood patterns in determining how and sometimes if to build back after flooding.