High-speed internet access coming to some 500 homes, small businesses in Livingston Parish, Louisiana

High-speed internet access is coming to more than 500 homes and small businesses in Livingston Parish, Louisiana. The state's Office of Broadband Development & Connectivity, ConnectLA, awarded Spectrum a $1.73 million grant to help fund the Livingston Parish broadband infrastructure expansion through the Granting Unserved Municipalities Broadband Opportunities (GUMBO). Spectrum committed to invest another $1.25 million so the total investment in the Livingston project will be close to $3 million. Spectrum's $1.73 million grant is part of a $10 million GUMBO award to help connect 2,167 homes and small businesses in three Louisiana parishes: Livingston, St. Landry and St. Tammany.