Southeast

Louisiana will pay $16 million of swap fees in an $82 million refunding deal approved by the State Bond Commission.

Atlanta plans to refinance $771.7 million of water and sewer revenue bonds in the next two months for interest savings and to deal with an unhedged swap.

Miami Beach Commissioners selected Tishman South Beach ACE as the master developer for a $1 billion convention center and entertainment district.

Miami-Dade County is pricing $487.5 million of water and sewer revenue bonds this week in support of a multi-billion dollar initiative to finance improvements.

Louisiana State Bond Commission will consider a proposal for a $82 million refunding of state gasoline tax bonds issued in 2009 as Build America Bonds.

Gilt-edged Georgia saw tax collections rise monthly during fiscal 2013, except for November, to end the year with an increase of $17 billion or 5.9% compared to fiscal 2012.

A Virginia circuit court is preparing to reconsider Fluvanna County's lawsuit against financial advisor Davenport & Co., after the state supreme court rejected the firm's motion for a rehearing of the state Supreme Court's decision to reverse a ruling that had favored it.

Voters in Wake County, N.C., will go to the polls on Oct. 8 to decide if they will tax themselves to support $810 million of general obligation bonds for schools.

North Carolina Treasurer Janet Cowell said that low returns for bonds and fixed income pose a challenge to North Carolina's $80 billion pension fund.

Jefferson County, Ala., has chosen Citi as senior underwriter for a $1.89 sewer warrant refinancing to take place in December after emerging from Chapter 9 bankruptcy.