Louisiana reportedly has about 400,000 to 500,000 households without broadband access, according to the state official in charge of broadband development.
But Veneeth Iyengar, executive director of the Broadband Development and Connectivity Office, believes that’s a lowball estimate.
“This is why we have to work with a sense of urgency,” said Iyengar. “Before the pandemic, that may have been…