路易斯安那州动工全美最大 BEAD 宽带项目：东巴吞鲁日2,840户将通高速光纤
巴吞鲁日——路易斯安那州州长杰夫·兰德里10月7日与 ConnectLA、REV Fiber 以及州与地方官员在森特勒尔市共同为一处宽带工地奠基。这是全美迄今最大的由联邦"宽带公平、接入与部署"（BEAD）计划资助的宽带建设项目。
该项目由 REV Fiber 承建，将为东巴吞鲁日堂区的2,840个地址接通可靠的高速互联网，其中约2,500户由联邦 BEAD 资金支付，其余由 REV 出资。项目通过"授予未覆盖市镇宽带机会 2.0"（GUMBO 2.0）计划推进，预计11月开工、工期七到八个月。
路易斯安那州是全美首个获得联邦最终 BEAD 方案批准的州，共获得13.6亿美元联邦宽带资金，全美第八。州政府目标是在2028年之前（甚至更早）让每一户家庭和企业都通上高速网络，弥合数字鸿沟。
信息来源：Benton Institute、WAFB
Louisiana Breaks Ground on Nation's Largest BEAD-Funded Broadband Build
BATON ROUGE — Governor Jeff Landry joined ConnectLA, REV Fiber and state and local leaders on October 7 in Central for the groundbreaking of the country's largest broadband build to date funded by the federal Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program.
Delivered by REV Fiber, the project will bring reliable high-speed internet to 2,840 locations in East Baton Rouge Parish — roughly 2,500 paid for by federal BEAD funding, the rest by REV. Supported through the Granting Unserved Municipalities Broadband Opportunities 2.0 (GUMBO 2.0) program, construction is expected to begin in November and last seven to eight months.
Louisiana was the first state in the nation to receive federal approval of its final BEAD proposal, unlocking $1.36 billion in federal broadband funding, the eighth-largest allocation nationally. The state's goal is to connect every home and business by 2028, if not sooner, closing the digital divide.
Sources: Benton Institute for Broadband & Society; WAFB
图片来源：图：路易斯安那州议会大厦（巴吞鲁日）。摄影：Chrismiceli，CC0，来源：Wikimedia Commons
