Southeast

DALLAS - The Louisiana State Bond Commission on Thursday authorized $18 million of revenue bonds supported by state payments for a tuition-free public charter school in Lake Charles.

BRADENTON, Fla. - Jefferson County, Ala., commissioners meet Friday with bankruptcy still on the table. Once again, they will consider whether to approve a deal with creditors to restructure $3.14 billion of defaulted sewer debt, or to file for Chapter 9 bankruptcy, or continue with negotiations as they did in August.

Moody’s Investors Service Tuesday downgraded Mary Washington Healthcare’s rating to Baa1 from A3.

Financing public safety needs with bond proceeds could endanger East Baton Rouge Parish’s bond ratings, Mayor-President Melvin “Kip” Holden told a committee on Monday.

Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal last week signed an executive order creating the Transit Governance Task Force.

Georgia’s net tax collections for August totaled $1.3 billion, an increase of $108 million or 9.1% compared to the same month a year ago.

The new Florida PACE Funding Agency is seeking a financial advisor and third-party administrator to assist with financing and start-up services.

Jefferson County commissioners Tuesday postponed a vote on hiring the county’s first manager.

DALLAS - Loyola University New Orleans plans to renovate and expand five structures on its campus in the uptown section of New Orleans with proceeds from $125 million of revenue bonds.

BRADENTON, Fla. - The Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority said in a notice that Florida has refused to pay its monthly bill under a lease-purchase agreement for facilities built with toll-backed debt.