- Louisiana
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards said Monday that lawmakers had failed to make the budget cuts to close this years deficit.
March 8 - Louisiana
A divided Louisiana Legislature has balked at some measures aimed at pulling the state out of a $940 million current-year deficit.
March 2 - Louisiana
Moody's Investors Service downgraded Louisianas credit ratings by one notch, impacting $7.3 billion of debt; the states general obligation bonds were dropped to Aa3 from Aa2 amid the states fiscal crisis.
February 25 - Kentucky
In the Southeast, pent-up need for capital and low interest rates translated into a five-year high for bond issuance in 2015.
February 24 -
Eight Louisiana universities face budget cuts amid the state's fiscal crisis, prompting Moody's Investors Service to place the institutions on review for possible downgrade.
February 23 - Louisiana
Louisiana's estimated deficit deepened as state lawmakers began meeting for a special three-week legislative session to deal with the historic budget gap.
February 17 -
In a newspaper column Tuesday, the governor said he would not support budget cuts that could throw universities into financial exigency and close hospitals in order to deal with Louisiana's budget crisis.
February 4 - Louisiana
The $254.6 million of BANs were directly placed with JPMorgan at a cost of 0.52%, and will "bridge" the state through the next six or seven months, said Louisiana's financial advisor Renee Boicourt.
February 1 - Louisiana
John Kennedy, the Pelican state's long-time treasurer, announced on his blog Tuesday that he will run for the seat being vacated by U.S. Sen. David Vitter, R-La.
January 26 - Louisiana
Facing a $2.65 billion budget deficit, newly elected Gov. John Bel Edwards has released a slate of options that he said would deal with the largest budget shortfall Louisiana has ever faced.
January 20