Louisiana getting $4.1M for broadband, manufacturing
The U.S. Department of Commerce has announced two grants totaling $4.1 million for Lafayette and Farmerville, members of Louisiana’s congressional delegation announced Thursday.
Lafayette Consolidated Government will receive $3.1 million to construct new fiber optic lines along a 47-mile route, serving the municipal government complex and business park in Scott, the new Iberia Parish Emergency Operations Center, the Acadiana Regional Airport, a behavioral health clinic in New Iberia and four industrial parks.
The project calls for $778,900 in local matching funds and is expected to spur $26 million in private investment, officials said.
Union Growth and Development Foundation will receive $1 million to design and renovate seven buildings for use as the Delta Incubator, an advanced manufacturing business incubator to be located in Farmerville.