Louisiana

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.

Alabama’s highest-ever education budget and Louisiana’s largest increase in a decade are both credit positive, Moody’s says.

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.

Texas service sector activity continued to expand in September, according the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

Commissioners made no mention of gun policies that led them to oust Citi and Bank of America Merrill Lynch from the deals.