By Ken Stickney
The Advocate
Veneeth Iyengar’s first week on the job as executive director of Louisiana’s Broadband Development and Connectivity has him wide-eyed over some imminent challenges.
Iyengar met Tuesday with local and state elected officials to take the measure of connectivity in Acadiana and found a mixed bag here, from highly functional Lafayette to less connected Opelousas and Ville Platte; the latter one of the five least-served places in the country. The Acadiana Regional Commission hosted the meeting at the Lafayette Economic Development Authority.