Carmen M. Lavergne
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Carmen is a member of the Public Finance, Tax Incentives & Credit Markets Group where she focuses on public finance, municipal bonds, economic development incentives, and government relations.
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- Associations
- Bar Admissions
- Distinctions
- Education & Honors
- Experience
- In the News
- Papers, Presentations, & Publications
Bar Admissions
- Louisiana, 2000
- U.S. District Courts
- Louisiana: Eastern, Middle, Western
Distinctions
- Top 40 Under 40, Baton Rouge Business Report, 2009
- Graduate, Baton Rouge Area Chamber of Commerce Leadership Class, 2009
Education & Honors
- Louisiana State University, J.D., 2000
- Louisiana Law Review
- Order of the Coif
- Louisiana State University, B.A., Political Science, 1997
- Clerkship, Chief Judge Frank J. Polozola, U.S. District for the Middle District of Louisiana
Experience
- $210,000 Hammond Area Recreation District No. 1 of the Parish of Tangipahoa, State of Louisiana Certificates of Indebtedness, Series 2011.
- $16,640,000 Hammond Area Recreation District No. 1 of the Parish of Tangipahoa, State of Louisiana Limited Tax Revenue Bonds, Series 2011.
- $2,000,000 Parish of West Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana Sales Tax Revenue Bonds (Westport Area Wastewater Project), Series 2010.
- $110,000 City of Thibodaux, State of Louisiana Utilities Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2010
- $930,000 City of Slidell, State of Louisiana Utilities Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2010.
- $4,000,000 Ward Two Water District of the Parish of Livingston, State of Louisiana Water Revenue Bonds, Series 2010.
- $9,950,000 City of Slidell, State of Louisiana General Obligation Bonds, Series 2010.
- $350,000 Rural Fire Protection District No. 2 of the Parish of Tangipahoa, State of Louisiana Certificates of Indebtedness, Series 2010B (Natalbany Volunteer Fire Department).
- $300,000 Rural Fire Protection District No. 2 of the Parish of Tangipahoa, State of Louisiana Certificates of Indebtedness, Series 2010A (Husser Volunteer Fire Department). More...
- $156,000 Town of Walker, State of Louisiana Combined Utilities Revenue Bonds, Series 2010A and $364,000 Combined Utilities Revenue Bonds, Series 2010B.
- $2,500,000 Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities and Community Development Authority Revenue Bonds (Livingston Parish Sewer District No. 2 Project), Series 2009.
- $715,000 Recreation District No. 5 of the Parish of Livingston, State of Louisiana Certificate of Indebtedness, Series 2009.
- $23,750,000 Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities and Community Development Authority Revenue Bonds (Denham Springs Sewer District No. 1 Project), Series 2009.
- $4,820,000 Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities and Community Development Authority Revenue Bonds (Livingston Parish Office of Motor Vehicles Project), Series 2009.
- $7,440,000 Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities and Community Development Authority Refunding Bonds (Town of Walker Utilities Project), Series 2009.
- $8,635,000 Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities and Community Development Authority Revenue Bonds (Livingston Parish, Louisiana - North Park Project), Series 2008.
- $4,180,000 Lakeside Estates Community Development District Special Assessment Bonds, Series 2008.
- $2,485,000 Isabella Lakes Community Development District Special Assessment Bonds, Series 2007.
- $12,735,000 Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities and Community Development Authority Tax-Exempt Revenue Bonds, Series 2006A and $2,265,000 Taxable Revenue Bonds, Series 2006B (Carter Plantation Hotel Project).
- $49,295,000 Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities and Community Development Authority Revenue Bonds (Livingston Parish Road Project), Series 2006.
- $18,890,000 Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities and Community Development Authority Revenue Bonds (Livingston Parish Jail Project), Series 2006.
- $11,855,000 Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities and Community Development Authority Revenue and Refunding Bonds (Washington Parish Road Project), Series 2006.
- Underwriter’s Counsel, in connection with the issuance of higher education revenue bonds, including the following:
- $32,380,000 Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities and Community Development Authority Tax-Exempt Revenue Bonds (Nicholls State University Student Housing/NSU Facilities Corporation Project), Series 2007B (CONVERSION)
- $10,860,000 Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities and Community Development Authority Revenue Bonds (Nicholls State University Student recreation Center/NSU Facilities Corporation Project), Series 2010.
- $4,200,000 Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College Auxiliary Revenue Bonds (Louisiana State University at Alexandria Project), Series 2008.
- $3,320,000 Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities and Community Development Authority Tax-Exempt Revenue Bonds, Series 2006A and $5,000,000 Taxable Revenue Bonds, Series 2006B (Nicholls State University Student Facilities/NSU Facilities Corporation Project).
- $13,370,000 Board of Supervisors for the University of Louisiana System Lease Revenue Refunding Bonds (University of Louisiana at Lafayette Cajundome Convention Center Project), Series 2006.
- Also, extensive experience serving as counsel to issuers, borrowers and trustees in conjunction with tax-exempt financings.
In the News
- Butler Snow Ranked as a Top 10 Private Bond Counsel Firm Nationally by Thomson Reuters Top Legal Counsel Review
- Butler Snow Ranked as Top 10 Bond Counsel Firm for First Half of 2017
- Butler Snow Ranked as a Top 10 Bond Counsel Firm Nationally by Thomson Reuters Top Legal Counsel Review
- Butler Snow Public Finance, Tax Incentives and Credit Markets Group Launches PFI Blog
Papers, Presentations, & Publications
- The Roles and Responsibilities of a Public Finance Attorney, Winning Legal Strategies for Public Finance Lawyers, Leading Lawyers on Government Debt, State & Federal Tax, Inside the Minds, August 2005.