Green Bond Fact SheetLouisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities and Community Development
Community
Date: 31-May-2018
Issue date: 12-Jun-2018 Maturity date: 01-Nov-2037 Tenor: 19.4
Issuer NameLouisiana Local
Government
Environmental
Facilities andCommunity
Development
Community

Amount Issued

USD11.9m

Country of risk

USA

CBI Database

Included

Issuer Type1

Local Government

Bond TypeUS MuniGreen Bond Framework

N/A

Second party opinion

N/A

Certification Standard

Not certified

Assurance report

N/A

Certification Verifier

N/AGreen bond rating

N/A☐ Energy☐ Solar☐ Onshore wind
☐ Offshore wind☐ Geothermal☐ Hydro☐ Tidal☐ Biofuels☐ Bioenergy☐ Waste to energy☐District heating☐ Electricity grid

☐ Energy storage☐ Energy performance☐ Infrastructure☐ Industry: components☐ Adaptation & resilience☐ Buildings☐ Certified Buildings☐ HVAC systems☐ Energyperformance☐ Water performance☐ Energy storage/meters☐ Other energy related☐ Industry: components☐ Adaptation & resilience☐ Transport☐ Electric vehicles☐ Low emission
vehicles☐Bus rapid transit☐Passenger trains☐Urban rail

☐ Freight rolling stock☐ Coach / public bus☐ Bicycle infrastructure☐ Energy performance☐ Transport logistics☐ Infrastructure☐ Industry: components☐ Adaptation & resilience

Use of Proceeds☐ Water & wastewater☐ Water distribution☐ Water treatment☐ Wastewatertreatment☐ Water storage☐ Storm water mgmt
☐ Desalinisation plants☐ Erosion control☐ Energy performance☐ Infrastructure☐ Industry: components☐ Adaptation & resilience☐ Waste management☐ Recycling☐ Waste prevention☐ Pollution control☐Landfill, energy capture☐ Energy performance☐ Infrastructure☐ Industry: components☐ Adaptation & resilience☐ Land use & agriculture☐Afforestation/parks☐FSC Forestry☐FSC Cellulose &paper☐ Land remediation☐ Energy/water efficiency☐ Sustainable agriculture☐ Adaptation & resilience☒ Other☒ Adaptation &resilience☐ICT☐Industry: process

Issue details
Reporting

Proceed allocation reporting will be made available annually on the EMMA website.

Company information

The Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities and Community
Development Community is apolitical subdivision of the State of Louisiana. The
main purpose of the Authority is to assist in financing programs or loans to politicalsubdivisions within the State.

Firsts, records andcertificationsFirst US Muni green bond from Louisiana.

Proceeds description

The deal will finance the placement of granite rock barriers approximately 100-150
yards off the coast of the Cameron Parish Gulf Shoreline to address and preventthe effects of coastal erosion. In the official statement, the issuer states that a
Parish-specific Coastal Erosion Master Plan was conducted by the Corps ofEngineers in in 2017. They found that several locations are experiencing significant
erosion rates and approximately 1.5 to 2 miles of structural protection is needed toprovide critical coastal defence.

Climate Bonds view

The first green bond from Louisiana is also one of the few bonds with proceeds
allocated towards resilience projects/assets.

Underwriters

MS

Deal comments
Credit Rating
Pricing summary
Investors summary1Issuer categories: ABS, development bank, financial corporate, government-backed entity, loan, local government, non-financial
corporate, sovereign