Southeast

The East Baton Rouge Parish, La., City Council decided not to hold a referendum in May on whether to issue $335.6 million in bonds for public safety improvements.

The Louisiana State Bond Commission Thursday gave its approval for the New Orleans Aviation Board to issue up to $700 million for a new terminal.

As Alabama sells the final tranche of bonds its $1 billion transportation program, other states gear up for legislative sessions aimed at funding billions in back-logged needs.

The Charlotte, N.C., City Council agreed to restructure two non-recourse bank loans obtained as part of the financing to build the NASCAR Hall of Fame.

Raymond James has hired health care veteran Pete Lawson as a managing director to co-head hospital mergers and acquisitions in the firm's health care finance group. He is based in Naples, Fla.

Macquarie Capital won a P3 contract with Kentucky to develop the state's 3,000-mile fiber Internet infrastructure.

While entangled in a federal lawsuit over disclosure issues, Miami rolled out a new transparency initiative to make financial data publicly available.

Tennessee highway coalition drums up support for an increase in state taxes and fees for infrastructure projects.

Tennessee has $5.9 billion in outstanding debt, and reduced its GO bonds by $175 million, state comptroller Justin Wilson said in the state's semi-annual debt report.

Georgia saw state revenues increase 9% in December, the sixth straight monthly increase in collections.