A groundbreaking ceremony for a broadband expansion is held at the Livingston Parish Literacy and Technology Center in Walker on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023.
Krystal Hardison, director of the Southeastern Livingston Center located in Walker, welcomes guests to a groundbreaking ceremony for a broadband expansion on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023. Hardison is the vice-chairperson of Link Up LIVINGston, a committee created in 2021 to address challenges related to connectivity, specifically access, affordability, and digital literacy. The committee helped secure a $1.73 million grant for the fiber-optic network buildout.
Gov. John Bel Edwards, middle, speaks during a groundbreaking ceremony for a broadband expansion at the Livingston Parish Literacy and Technology Center in Walker on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023. During the ceremony, Edwards and others announced that Spectrum will soon begin construction of a fiber-optic network buildout to bring gigabit broadband and other services to more than 500 homes and small businesses in Livingston Parish. Also pictured, from left, are U.S. Rep. Garret Graves and State Rep. Buddy Mincey, Jr.
Gov. John Bel Edwards speaks during a groundbreaking ceremony for a broadband expansion at the Livingston Parish Literacy and Technology Center in Walker on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023. During the ceremony, Edwards and others announced that Spectrum will soon begin construction of a fiber-optic network buildout to bring gigabit broadband and other services to more than 500 homes and small businesses in Livingston Parish.
U.S. Rep. Garret Graves speaks during a groundbreaking ceremony for a broadband expansion at the Livingston Parish Literacy and Technology Center in Walker on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023.
U.S. Rep. Garret Graves, at left, speaks during a groundbreaking ceremony for a broadband expansion at the Livingston Parish Literacy and Technology Center in Walker on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023. Also pictured is Gov. John Bel Edwards.
Rep. Buddy Mincey, Jr., speaks during a groundbreaking ceremony for a broadband expansion at the Livingston Parish Literacy and Technology Center in Walker on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023.
Pictured is a sign for Link Up LIVINGston, a committee created in 2021 to address the parish’s challenges related to connectivity, specifically access, affordability, and digital literacy.
Members of the Link Up LIVINGston pose for a photo after a groundbreaking ceremony for a broadband expansion is held at the Livingston Parish Literacy and Technology Center in Walker on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023. The committee was created in 2021 to address challenges related to connectivity, specifically access, affordability, and digital literacy.
From left, Gov. John Bel Edwards and Sen. J. Rogers Pope have a brief conversation prior to a groundbreaking ceremony for a broadband expansion at the Livingston Parish Literacy and Technology Center in Walker on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023.
From left, Veneeth Iyengar, executive director for Louisiana’s Office of Broadband Development and Connectivity, speaks with Captain jack Varnado, of the Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office, during a groundbreaking ceremony for a broadband expansion at the Livingston Parish Literacy and Technology Center in Walker on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023. Varnado is chairman of Link Up LIVINGston, a committee created in 2021 to address challenges related to connectivity, specifically access, affordability, and digital literacy. The committee helped secure a $1.73 million grant for the fiber-optic network buildout.
From left, Gov. John Bel Edwards, Veneeth Iyengar, executive director for Louisiana’s Office of Broadband Development and Connectivity, and U.S. Rep. Garret Graves share a laugh prior to a groundbreaking ceremony for a broadband expansion at the Livingston Parish Literacy and Technology Center in Walker on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023.
From left, Sen. Eddie Lambert, Sen. J. Rogers Pope, and Gov. John Bel Edwards have a brief conversation prior to a groundbreaking ceremony for a broadband expansion at the Livingston Parish Literacy and Technology Center in Walker on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023.
