路易斯安那州逾35亿美元投向乡村：宽带部署15.3亿美元、152个路桥项目在建、14亿美元乡村医疗计划惠及110万居民
巴吞鲁日——据路易斯安那州州长办公室与州公共广播机构KEDM报道，州长杰夫·兰德里（Jeff Landry）10月12日与州宽带办公室ConnectLA、州公路建设办公室和州卫生部共同推进一组乡村投资，合计逾35亿美元，覆盖宽带、交通与医疗三个领域。
宽带部分由ConnectLA牵头，通过GUMBO计划部署逾15.3亿美元联邦宽带资金，目标是缩小城乡数字差距，州方预计未来四年可为家庭节省约4亿美元费用。ConnectLA执行主任维尼思·艾扬格（Veneeth Iyengar）表示，州方预计到2026年底，约95%的路易斯安那居民将能用上可靠的互联网服务。
交通部分由州公路建设办公室推进其5.8亿美元基础设施计划，目前全州有152个道路与桥梁项目在建。该办公室执行主任阿奇·肖松三世（Archie Chaisson III）表示，交通改善正把各地社区连接起来，并支撑全州经济增长。
医疗部分是州卫生部的乡村医疗转型计划（RHTP），为一项多年期、总额14亿美元的计划，服务约110万乡村居民，目标是改善乡村医疗的可及性、质量与可持续性。卫生部长布鲁斯·格林斯坦（Bruce Greenstein）表示，该计划着眼于医疗服务方式与人力队伍的长期改进。
兰德里在公布这组投资时表示，乡村地区几代人为这个国家作出贡献，州政府希望年轻人能在家乡看到未来、在养育自己的社区安家立业。州众议员朗达·盖伊·巴特勒（Rhonda Gaye Butler）表示，投资乡村地区，全州都会受益。
公开报道同时指出，这35亿美元由多个周期不同的计划组成，包含大额联邦拨款，部分项目已经在建，其余将在未来数年陆续推进。
（资料来源：路易斯安那州州长办公室、ConnectLA 2026年10月12日发布；KEDM、Louisiana First News 2026年10月13日报道）
Louisiana Directs Over $3.5 Billion Toward Rural Broadband, Roads and Health Care
BATON ROUGE — Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry joined ConnectLA, the Office of Louisiana Highway Construction and the Louisiana Department of Health in advancing a package of rural investments totaling more than $3.5 billion across broadband, transportation and health care, according to the governor's office and Louisiana public broadcaster KEDM, in an announcement dated October 12.
On broadband, ConnectLA is deploying more than $1.53 billion in federal funding through its GUMBO program to close the digital divide, with projected consumer savings of about $400 million for families over the next four years. ConnectLA Executive Director Veneeth Iyengar said the state expects about 95 percent of Louisiana residents to have access to reliable internet service by the end of 2026.
On transportation, the Office of Louisiana Highway Construction is advancing a $580 million infrastructure effort, with 152 road and bridge projects currently underway across the state. Its executive director, Archie Chaisson III, said the transportation improvements are connecting communities and supporting economic growth statewide.
On health care, the Department of Health's Rural Health Transformation Program is a multi-year, $1.4 billion initiative serving about 1.1 million rural residents, aimed at improving access, quality and sustainability across rural health systems. Health Secretary Bruce Greenstein said the program is focused on long-term improvements to care delivery and the health workforce.
Landry said rural Louisiana helped build the country for generations, and that the state wants young people to be able to earn a good living and raise families in the communities that raised them. State Representative Rhonda Gaye Butler said that when the state invests in rural Louisiana, the entire state benefits.
Published reporting notes that the $3.5 billion total combines several programs on different timelines, including major federal awards; some projects are already under construction, while others will unfold over several years.
(Sources: Office of Louisiana Governor and ConnectLA announcement, Oct. 12, 2026; KEDM and Louisiana First News, Oct. 13, 2026)
图片来源：图：路易斯安那州议会大厦正面外景（巴吞鲁日）。摄影：Yousef Abdul-Husain，CC BY-SA 4.0，来源：Wikimedia Commons
