Updated · The Shreveport-Bossier City Advocate · Apr 28
ConnectLA completes broadband rollout for 750 Bossier Parish homes and businesses
Updated
Updated · The Shreveport-Bossier City Advocate · Apr 28
ConnectLA completes broadband rollout for 750 Bossier Parish homes and businesses
6 articles · Updated · The Shreveport-Bossier City Advocate · Apr 28
Over $1.5 billion will be invested in Louisiana broadband by 2028, with GUMBO 1 and 2 projects expanding access to nearly 30,000 additional locations in northwest parishes.
The initiative includes burying broadband lines for resilience, building 50 mobile towers, and aims to offer higher speeds without data caps, primarily benefiting rural areas like Rodessa, Plain Dealing, and Shongaloo.
Improved connectivity is expected to boost local businesses, job opportunities, and economic growth, positioning Louisiana as a national leader in rural broadband policy and infrastructure execution.
Beyond speed, how is Louisiana securing its new rural internet against future cyber threats?
With nearly half the fiber laid, what hurdles could still delay connecting Louisiana by 2028?
How will new fiber networks help Louisiana's farmers use AI to boost crop yields?
How will 50 new 5G towers finally eliminate Louisiana's persistent mobile dead zones?
Will the $1.5B internet overhaul empower local businesses or create new rural monopolies?
Can Louisiana pass AI laws without losing $800 million in critical federal funding?