Vice President Kamala Harris March 21, 2021.
During a visit to St. Landry Parish, Vice President Kamala Harris announced a $30-million-dollar grant to assist those in Acadiana with broadband access. The grant will impact 22-thousand households in the area. Harris said the funding is part of the bipartisan Infrastructure plan in an effort to help everyone have internet access.
“And this is just a down payment, every household in America should be able to access and afford because you need both,” said Harris.
Harris said having reliable access to the internet is essential to our everyday lives, and the need along with the disparity of access was particularly highlighted during the pandemic when students used remote learning and others depended on telehealth to continue their medical care.
“And yet by one estimate, more than 42-million people in our country, do not have high-speed internet,” said Harris.
Harris said the Biden Administration wants to build a better economy where everyone, no matter where they began in life has the ability to reach their goals, and improved access to the internet is part of that.
“Every person, no matter where they start, no matter how much money they have in their bank account, that they have the opportunity to succeed, to achieve their God-given potential,” said Harris.
She also announced that $60-million from the Infrastructure plan will be dedicated to help communities build flood resilience and $40 million of that will be spent here in Louisiana.
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