State of Louisiana

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

Municipal bond buyers gave a warm reception to the two deals totaling $473 million.

Municipal bond buyers saw new issue supply rise on Thursday, led by issues in Louisiana and North Carolina.

Seasonal trends have favored munis so far this year, according to Blackrock's Peter Hayes.

A big competitive sale from a Texas issuer hit the screens on Wednesday,

Portfolio managers look likely to drive demand for this week’s new issue slate, which totals under $3 billion.

Munis showed strength as traders returned to work on Tuesday after the three-day holiday weekend.

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp.'s restructured bonds started actively trading on Friday.

IHS Markit’s Ipreo forecasts weekly bond volume will hit $2.8 billion next week.

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

States have reversed deterioration found last May.

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

S&P Global Ratings revised its outlook on the state’s general obligation bond rating to stable from negative and affirmed its AA-minus rating.

The State Bond Commission barred the banks from upcoming Garvee bond deals, and said its action may apply to other state bond issues.