Louisiana

To avoid a fuel tax increase, settlement funds the state received to compensate for the 2010 Gulf oil rig explosion will back transportation projects.

The public-private partnerships will finance projects in Belle Chasse and Lake Charles.

The cash-strapped state’s public-private partnership will pay for a fixed-span bridge to replace an aging lift bridge and tunnel in Belle Chasse.

Leibowitz works in the Baton Rouge, Louisiana office, and is helping the firm expand in the state, a spokeswoman said.

The standalone grant anticipation revenue vehicle bond deal is the first of several tranches the state will issue over the next few years.

The first installment on a $650 million highway borrowing plan, including major projects in New Orleans and Baton Rouge, won easy approval Thursday from the State Bond Commission.

All of the nation's top producing states can look for a smoother ride in 2019, S&P analysts say.

The surge in gas deals couldn’t overcome the region’s sharp decline in refundings, which led to an overall 22.6% volume decline.

Financial advisor and attorney Calvin Grigsby and Shreveport, Louisiana, settled federal and state lawsuits without disclosing the terms.

The Republican former state treasurer said he can help Louisiana residents better by remaining on “powerful committees” in Washington, D.C.