- Louisiana
Cash-strapped Louisiana will borrow up to $400 million to bridge a mismatch between incoming bills and revenues, the State Bond Commission decided Thursday.
September 15 - Louisiana
New Orleans general obligation bond ratings were raised to A-plus from A-minus by Fitch Ratings Monday ahead of a $50 million refunding.
September 12 - Louisiana
New Orleans was buoyed by its first-ever bump into the double-A rating category as S&P Global Ratings boosted the city to AA-minus.
September 9 -
Louisiana State University is bringing its first financing for a $575 million housing and retail privatization, a move that triggered downgrades of the university's outstanding bonds.
September 7 -
Federal aid will alleviate financial challenges for southern Louisiana parishes affected by this months flooding, but the disaster remains a credit negative for the state and local governments, Moody's Investors Service said/
August 29 - Kentucky
Southeast issuers sold $37.63 billion of municipal bonds in the first half of 2016, a decline of 10.9% from the same period last year, even as new money deals increased.
August 24 -
Cash-strapped Louisiana faces huge expenses as a result of the three days of torrential rains that flooded the southern part of the state, state budget chief Jay Dardenne told a legislative panel Thursday.
August 19 - Louisiana
The Louisiana State Bond Commission and the Joint Legislative Budget Committee meet separately Thursday to consider issuing $500 million of notes for cash flow and working capital in the general fund.
August 15 -
Municipal bonds issued for Tennessee-based Global Ministries Foundation housing projects were placed on S&P Global Ratings' CreditWatch and could face rating downgrades because of uncertainty related to a federal investigation.
August 10 -
Louisiana faces another thorny funding issue: how to address billions of dollars in backlogged transportation needs.
July 13