Louisiana Hoping for a Cut of $20 Billion for Rural Broadband
By David Jacobs
KTBS-TV 3
The federal government plans to spend more than $20 billion to help bring broadband internet to rural areas, and Louisiana officials want to make sure their state doesn’t miss out.
“Our people are hungry for this,” said state Sen. Beth Mizell, a Republican from rural Washington Parish. “Shame on us if we let a pot of money go by and we don’t have a spoon to take some out for Louisiana.”