Another 15,000 Louisiana homes and businesses are in line to get faster, more affordable internet over the next two years.
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards announced Wednesday that an additional $35 million in federal funding received from the American Rescue Plan last year will be used to provide broadband in underserved areas.
In July, Edwards announced an earlier batch of funding, $130 million, to provide broadband to more than 66,000 households and small businesses.
Edwards says the lack of affordable, high-speed internet has hit especially hard in Louisiana’s rural communities.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.