Southeast

Louisiana will set up a 10-member task force and a five-member advisory council to study a proposal to remove the tolls from two bridges over the Mississippi River in downtown New Orleans.

The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta Tuesday overturned a federal judge's ruling that ordered massive cutbacks in drinking water withdrawals by Atlanta and surrounding communities from a federal reservoir known as Lake Lanier.

Nearly two years after first issuing debt to build a performing arts center, Orlando finally broke ground on the long-awaited facility.

Miami-Dade County voters on Tuesday chose former County Commissioner Carlos Gimenez as their new mayor.

BRADENTON, Fla. - Jefferson County, Ala., agreed not to file for bankruptcy in return for a 30-day "standstill" agreement under which the receiver for the county's sewer system will allow negotiations to resume over defaulted sewer debt and won't pursue a rate increase - at least for now.

Four Jefferson County, Ala., lawmakers are legally opposing the sewer rate increase proposed by the court-appointed receiver managing the county's sewer system and its defaulted debt.

BRADENTON, Fla. - Two Florida issuers plan to sell revenue refunding bonds to refinance variable- and fixed-rate bonds and to terminate swaps at a cost that could top more than $100 million.

BRADENTON, Fla. - The Alabama court-appointed receiver in charge of managing Jefferson County's sewer system - as well as its defaulted warrants and swaps - is demanding that the county turn over $75 million from its general fund.

DALLAS - Louisiana lawmakers gave final approval late Tuesday to a $25 billion budget for fiscal 2012 that relies on more than $200 million of fund transfers and reallocations to balance next year's spending plan.

BRADENTON, Fla. - Florida's Citizens Property Insurance Corp. next week expects to sell up to $900 million of revenue bonds and notes to provide liquidity for the current hurricane season, which began June 1.