Louisiana

Gov. John Bel Edwards kicked off Louisiana's legislative session by asking lawmakers to share accurate details about the coronavirus with constituents.

The world remains on edge about the rapidly spreading COVID-19 and those fears once again have Treasury yields digging down even deeper. COVID-19 fears have now impacted fund flows, as municipals suffers outflows for the first time in 60 weeks.

Refundings and taxable deals were also up substantially, driving the region to $75 billion of municipal bond volume, up 32.6% from 2018.

John Schroder's refusal to transfer unclaimed property funds to the state budget led the state to file suit.

The first hard evidence of how this is affecting ratings in the public finance sector came from a downgrade two months ago involving Princeton Community Hospital in West Virginia.

Neveu works in Butler Snow’s New Orleans office and has represented different issuers while focusing on affordable housing finance.

Despite opposition to tolls, Louisiana completed its P3 agreement with Plenary Infrastructure to build the Belle Chasse Bridge and Tunnel Replacement Project.

State Treasurer John Schroder said he will go to court to stop Louisiana’s state government from spending the money.

Louisianans re-elected their Democratic governor, but gave Republicans a Senate supermajority; New Orleans voters authorized $500 million of GO bonds.

NDH founder Scott Haber told Louisiana officials that state tax credits can provide seed funding for public-private partnership projects.