NEW YORK (Standard&Poor's) May 16, 2006--Standard&Poor's Ratings Services placed its 'AA+/A-1+' rating on Louisiana Public Facilities Authority's $15.6 million equipment and capital facilities pooled loan program adjustable-rate revenue bonds series 2002C on CreditWatch with positive implications due to Standard&Poor's May 8, 2006, upgrade of Hibernia National Bank, New Orleans, La. to BBB+/Watch Pos/A-2 from BBB/Watch Pos/A-3. The long- and short-term components of the rating on the bonds are based on the application of joint criteria assuming medium correlation and reflect the ratings of a letter of credit provided by Branch Banking&Trust Co. and the letter of credit provided by Hibernia National Bank. The rating on Louisiana Public Facilities Authority's series 2002C bonds