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Louisiana BEAD funding

Louisiana's BEAD final proposal covers 127,108 locations. 102,453 of them (80.6%) are slated for fiber to the premises, which ranks Louisiana #7 of 51 for fiber locations. The deployment cost is $498.8 million against an original allocation of $1.36 billion.

Allocation
$1.36 billion
Deployment cost
$498.8 million
Locations
127,108
Fiber locations
102,453

Technology mix

Fiber to the premises102,45380.6%
Low earth orbit satellite10,6358.4%
Fixed wireless7,4605.9%
Hybrid fiber-coax (cable)6,5605.2%

Who won BEAD money in Louisiana

13 providers, largest grant first. The ones building fiber or cable are the ones hiring construction crews.

61,338 locations · Fiber · provider match $114.8 million · est. completion February 1, 2030 · about 9,233 mi buried fiber (state estimate)
7,197 locations · Fiber · provider match $11.1 million · est. completion February 1, 2030 · about 731 mi buried + 645 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
19,784 locations · Fiber · provider match $130.3 million · est. completion February 1, 2030 · about 1,583 mi buried + 518 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
7,460 locations · Licensed fixed wireless · provider match $6.8 million · est. completion February 1, 2029
Cajun Broadband Inc
$18.2 million
4,067 locations · Fiber · provider match $6.1 million · est. completion February 1, 2030 · about 287 mi buried fiber (state estimate)
6,561 locations · Cable (HFC) (100%) / Fiber (0%) · provider match $48.6 million · est. completion February 1, 2029 · about 573 mi buried + 383 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
1,504 locations · Fiber · provider match $10.0 million · est. completion February 1, 2030 · about 183 mi buried fiber (state estimate)
3,443 locations · Fiber · provider match $3.1 million · est. completion February 1, 2030 · about 537 mi buried + 42 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
10,635 locations · Satellite (LEO) · provider match $23.2 million · est. completion February 2, 2028
2,611 locations · Fiber · provider match $6.8 million · est. completion February 2, 2028 · about 30 mi buried + 248 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
718 locations · Fiber · provider match $1.8 million · est. completion August 3, 2026 · about 156 mi buried + 1 mi aerial fiber (state estimate)
1,232 locations · Fiber · provider match $1.3 million · est. completion February 1, 2030 · about 95 mi buried fiber (state estimate)
558 locations · Fiber · provider match $1.2 million · est. completion February 1, 2029 · about 24 mi buried fiber (state estimate)

Source: ConnectLA (Louisiana Office of Broadband), GUMBO 2.0 Final Proposal Exhibits A-E (approved Final Proposal v7.0, 2025-11-18). Summed per provider from Louisiana's Final Proposal exhibits. Grants total $498,764,087 and locations 127,108, both matching NTIA. Provisional awards can change as the state finalizes agreements.

What it means for contractors

Fiber locations are the ones that turn into construction: underground and aerial placement, boring, splicing, drops, and restoration. The providers that won these areas build them, often with subcontractors. Check the Louisiana broadband office's BEAD page for the providers selected in each area. Those providers, and the primes they hire, are who to call about sub work.

Louisiana BEAD officeNTIA state pageFinal proposal overview (PDF)Louisiana 811 rules

Fiber work in Louisiana on the board

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Fiber crews that work in Louisiana

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Source: NTIA, final proposal overview updated October 6, 2025. NTIA marks these figures subject to change pending final review. All states.