One of the multiple inequities highlighted by the ongoing pandemic in Louisiana was access to high-speed internet.
While multiple schools and businesses have switched to remote platforms for the better part of the last two years, for thousands of Louisianans, access to the internet is still unreliable.
But Louisiana’s Office of Broadband Development & Connectivity is trying to make high-speed internet more accessible, specifically in rural areas. Last Wednesday, the office received over 150 proposals with ideas to provide high-speed internet access to more than 200,000 households and more than 10,000 businesses.
Louisiana Considered producer Alana Schreiber spoke with Veneeth Iyengar, executive director of ConnectLA, about plans to combat the state’s digital divide.
