By JC CANICOSA
Louisiana Illuminator
Even though Louisiana has reportedly about 400,000 to 500,000 households without broadband access, the state official in charge of broadband development said he believes that’s a lowball estimate.
“This is why we have to work with a sense of urgency,” said Veneeth Iyengar, executive director of the Broadband Development and Connectivity Office. “Before the pandemic, that may have been adequate, but suddenly, as we’re still in the pandemic, it’s nowhere near adequate.”