兰德里赴拉斯顿推介35亿美元农村投资组合：15.3亿宽带、5.8亿道路桥梁与农村医疗三线并进
拉斯顿消息：路易斯安那州州长杰夫·兰德里10月12日来到路易斯安那三角洲社区学院拉斯顿校区，集中推介总额超过35亿美元的农村投资组合，涵盖宽带扩建、交通基础设施和农村医疗三大领域。出席活动的包括州宽带办公室 ConnectLA、路易斯安那州公路建设办公室和州卫生厅的负责人。
州政府公布的构成包括：通过 ConnectLA 的 GUMBO 计划投入15.3亿美元联邦宽带资金，扩大互联网接入、弥合数字鸿沟；通过公路建设办公室推进5.8亿美元道路和桥梁项目，目前全州有152个项目在建；此外还有获得联邦支持、为期五年的农村医疗转型计划。兰德里说：「路易斯安那农村几代人帮助建设了这个国家、为它的产业提供动力。我们希望全州的年轻人能在这里看到未来。」
州政府同时说明，这35亿美元是多个计划的合计数字，包含大额联邦拨款，且各项目实施周期不同：部分已在建设中，其余将在未来几年陆续展开。成效最终将取决于多少未通网家庭真正接通宽带、多少道路桥梁完工，以及农村地区就医可及性是否改善。
信息来源：州长办公室（经 Louisiana First News/KTVE 报道）https://www.louisianafirstnews.com/news/governor-landry-highlights-3-5-billion-broadband-expansion-investment-for-rural-louisiana/
In Ruston, Landry Showcases $3.5 Billion Rural Louisiana Investment Package: Broadband, Roads and Rural Health
RUSTON, La. — Gov. Jeff Landry traveled to Louisiana Delta Community College in Ruston on Monday, Oct. 12, to spotlight more than $3.5 billion in investments aimed at strengthening rural Louisiana, spanning broadband expansion, transportation infrastructure and rural health care. He was joined by leaders from ConnectLA, the Office of Louisiana Highway Construction and the Louisiana Department of Health.
According to state officials, the package includes $1.53 billion in federal broadband funding through ConnectLA's GUMBO program to expand internet access and narrow the digital divide, and $580 million in road and bridge projects through the highway construction office, with 152 projects currently underway across the state, alongside a federally supported rural health transformation effort expected to run five years. "Rural Louisiana has helped build this country and power its industries for generations," Landry said. "We want our young people across Louisiana to see a future here."
The administration's combined $3.5 billion figure spans multiple programs and implementation periods, with major federal awards included: some projects are already under construction, while others will unfold over several years. The eventual measure of the strategy will be how many previously unserved homes get broadband, how many roads and bridges are completed, and whether rural access to care improves.
Source: Office of the Governor (via Louisiana First News/KTVE) https://www.louisianafirstnews.com/news/governor-landry-highlights-3-5-billion-broadband-expansion-investment-for-rural-louisiana/
图片来源：路易斯安那州议会大厦（巴吞鲁日），CC0，摄影：Chrismiceli（Wikimedia Commons）
