Louisiana

Louisiana’s GUMBO Program Delivers Fiber to Rural Allen Parish

Nearly 3,000 households gain high-speed internet through GUMBO 1.0

Lila Perl

Jan 15, 2026 — 2 min read

Photo of Louisiana state and local leaders, along with representatives from Swyft Fiber, celebrating the completion of the Allen Parish broadband expansion project, by ConnectLA.

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.