FARMERS BRANCH (S&P Global Ratings) Oct. 1, 2019--S&P Global Ratings lowered its rating to 'AA' from 'AA+' on the Tennessee Local Development Authority's bonds outstanding and removed the rating from CreditWatch with negative implications, where it was placed it on May 28, 2019. The outlook is stable. "The downgrade reflects our assessment of the bonds based on the application of our 'Issue Credit Ratings Linked To U.S. Public Finance Obligors? Creditworthiness' criteria," said S&P Global Ratings credit analyst Oscar Padilla. The criteria were published Jan. 22, 2018, on RatingsDirect. The bonds had been placed on CreditWatch reflecting, in part, a decline in the number of participants below ten in the pool as the program has wound down. A further decline