Louisiana becomes first state approved for $1.36 billion in Federal broadband funds

  • Louisiana becomes first state approved for $1.36 billion in Federal broadband funds
    Louisiana becomes first state approved for $1.36 billion in Federal broadband funds
    Gov. Jeff Landry announced this week that Louisiana is the first state in the country to receive federal approval of its final proposal to deploy $1.355 billion in Broadband, Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) funding.The approval marks a major milestone for Louisiana’s GUMBO 2.0 program, moving the state closer to connecting every parish with reliable, highspeed internet. The plan ...

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