Louisiana’s GUMBO Program Delivers Fiber to Rural Allen Parish

Jan. 15, 2026 – Louisiana has completed a major broadband expansion project in Allen Parish, bringing high-speed, fiber internet connections to approximately 2,820 households and 178 previously underserved businesses.

The project was executed through the Granting Underserved Municipalities Broadband Opportunities program, or GUMBO 1.0, launched in 2022, and funded by the Treasury Department’s Capital Projects Fund. 

Administered by the state's broadband authority, ConnectLA, the project’s completion was marked by a gathering of state and local leaders and representatives from Swyft Fiber at Oakdale City Hall in Allen Parish on Wednesday.