- Louisiana
Louisiana's budget deficit is a credit negative and it has a narrow window to cure its current-year shortfall, Moody's Investors Service said Monday.
January 19 - Louisiana
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards just after taking the oath of office Monday pledged to repair the state's budget and expand the state's health insurance program.
January 11 - Louisiana
Louisiana faces a budget deficit of $2.65 billion in fiscal 2016 and 2017 that Gov.-elect John Bel Edwards and Administration Commissioner Jay Dardenne have vowed to fix.
January 6 -
Louisiana needs more robust sources of transportation revenues to restore its highway system, transition panel says.
January 5 - Louisiana
Louisiana will use a short-term borrowing strategy to avoid disclosure requirements that would be challenging in the midst of a gubernatorial transition.
December 17 - Louisiana
The way Louisiana addressed a $487 million mid-year deficit with one-time budget cuts exacerbates credit pressures facing the state, Moody's Investors Service said.
December 11 - Louisiana
Recent actions by Louisiana lawmakers to close a nearly $500 million budget deficit, amid uncertainties that may lead the state to privately place its next borrowing, could to pressure on the states credit ratings, according to Fitch Ratings.
December 8 - Virginia
Seven U.S. cities intend to dedicate 10% of their annual budgets toward resilience strategies under a worldwide program designed to fortify urban centers.
December 2 - Louisiana
Louisiana legislators approved a $500 million budget deficit reduction plan by the Jindal administration, though some complained it does not address the states structural imbalance.
November 20 -
After amassing nearly $2 billion in unused bonding authority from Louisiana and Florida the past few years, BioNitrogen Holdings Corp. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Nov. 3.
November 18