The Dec. 19 issue of The Bond Buyer contained wrong information on a $210 million bond issue to finance student loans in Louisiana that was approved by the Louisiana Bond Commission. The proceeds will be provided to the Louisiana Education Loan Authority, which is a subsidiary of the Louisiana Public Facilities Authority. The president and chief executive officer of the LPFA is James W. Parks 2d, who was misidentified in the story.
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