Rural Broadband
RURAL BROADBAND
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — Governor John Bel Edwards is encouraging rural communities in the state to reach out for help to gain federal dollars for revitalization. The governor said rural communities’ leaders and businesses are welcome to reach out to the Governor’s Office of Rural Development. Rural communities can take advantage of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Justice40 initiative. Projects that could be funded federally include broadband, clean water, economic development, education, finance, healthcare, infrastructure, workforce development, and agriculture. For more on the article visit Rural Louisiana communities asked to take advantage of federal dollars (brproud.com)
A consensus has emerged that zip code determines economic prosperity and educational attainment. The theory goes that those in urban centers and closest to jobs and schools are most likely to prosper while those in rural communities are left behind in an unbreakable cycle of poverty. Thankfully, policymakers today have one potent weapon to upend conventional thought and unleash rural prosperity and break the cycle. The weapon? Broadband deployment to rural America. Want better jobs? Connect rural America. Want more economic development and investment? Connect rural America. Want better educational choices and outcomes? Connect rural America. For more on this article visit Broadband is key to rural prosperity (theledger.com)
ABBEVILLE — U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy said he relishes improvements to rural and coastal life that Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act money is providing and will provide to Acadiana. The Louisiana Republican, suggested in some corners as a candidate for governor in 2023, also said he would speak more about that possibility next week. Cassidy, who met with Vermilion Parish leaders Monday in downtown Abbeville, said enthusiasm builds daily for the infrastructure bill, which he said rural Louisiana leaders see as providing the means for community improvement. He said the bill will help build roads, including Interstate 49 in Lafayette; bring broadband internet to remote areas of the region; protect communities from the wrath of hurricanes and flooding; improve drainage; and fund port improvements. For more on this article visit Cassidy lauds benefits of infrastructure bill for rural La. | State Politics | theadvocate.com
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