State of Louisiana

The Louisiana State Bond Commission authorized four bond issues, and was updated on market volatility created by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Municipals were firm on Thursday as the last of the week’s deals hit the market