Standard&Poor's Ratings Services affirmed its 'AAA/A-1+' rating on Louisiana Public Facilities Authority's (Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System) hospital variable-rate demand obligation bonds series 2005B and 2008A due to the bank facility being extended to Feb. 16, 2015. The long-term component of the rating is based jointly (assuming low correlation) on the rating of the obligor, Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System, and the letter of credit provider, JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. The short-term component of the rating is based solely on JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Criteria: Methodology And Assumptions: Approach To Evaluating Letter Of Credit-Supported Debt, July 6, 2009 Criteria: Joint Support Criteria Update, April 22, 2009 USPF Criteria: Municipal Applications For Joint Support Criteria,
