Broadband expansion brings high-speed internet to thousands of Jackson Parish locations

Louisiana state and local leaders joined ConnectLA, community members, and Optimum at Jonesboro-Hodge Elementary School to celebrate a broadband expansion project bringing reliable, high-speed fiber internet to communities across Jackson Parish. The project has expanded broadband availability to over 2,000 homes and businesses, strengthening digital infrastructure in areas that previously lacked dependable connectivity and supporting greater access to education, healthcare, workforce participation, and economic opportunity. The expansion was supported by Louisiana’s GUMBO 1.0 program, part of the state’s broader strategy to accelerate broadband deployment and close remaining connectivity gaps across rural and underserved communities.