Louisiana

After eight oil-producing states recovered from the 2014 oil price collapse, they face another downturn, S&P Global Ratings said.

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.

The suit challenges the State Bond Commission's policy of excluding bond underwriters with policies that limit their lending to some gun makers and sellers.

Attorneys for the State Bond Commission said the lawsuit was filed too late and there was no violation of law.

Moody's Investors Service changed its outlook to positive on the state's Aa3 general obligation rating after Louisiana estimated a $500 million surplus.

Two Virgin Trains USA deals from Florida helped push the region's volume up 9.8% over last year, making it one of only two regions to sell more bonds.

The $450 million in bond-financed improvements are part of negotiations to extend the contract of the NFL's New Orleans Saints.

The Louisiana State Bond Commission unlawfully banned two banks from underwriting bond deals because of their corporate gun policies, the lawsuit said.

The governor approved a law authorizing the state to issue bonds to finance transportation projects backed by Deepwater Horizon settlement revenue.

Through February of this year, 20 P3-related bills were enacted by 14 states since 2016.

Citibank joins UBS and Deutsche Bank in settling with the State Bond Commission over manipulation of the Libor rate.