# Louisiana Begins East Baton Rouge Broadband Build

Louisiana marked the start of a BEAD-funded broadband construction project on October 7, 2026, with REV Fiber delivering service to 2,840 locations in East Baton Rouge Parish under the state’s GUMBO 2.0 program. The project was described as the largest BEAD-funded broadband build to date. It is an active implementation effort, not a newly announced solicitation, so contractors seeking related work should use ConnectLA for information on future project packages.

- The build connects state broadband deployment through ConnectLA with federal BEAD funding from the U.S. Department of Commerce.
- REV Fiber is the identified project implementer; the signal does not provide a contract value, contract number, or solicitation deadline.
- Contractors and suppliers can use ConnectLA to identify related project packages and future Louisiana broadband work.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Information Technology, Construction & Infrastructure
**Topics:** Digital Infrastructure, Grants & Funding
**Published:** October 07, 2026

### Government Entities
- U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC)
- Louisiana Office of Broadband Development & Connectivity
- ConnectLA

### Vendors
- REV Fiber ()

### Sources
- [Gov. Landry joins ConnectLA and REV Fiber to celebrate the country's largest BEAD-funded broadband build to date | Benton Institute for Broadband & Society](https://www.benton.org/headlines/gov-landry-joins-connectla-and-rev-fiber-celebrate-countrys-largest-bead-funded-broadband) - Benton Institute for Broadband & Society