Louisiana’s lack of reliable, high speed internet was underscored during the pandemic as residents worked from home and students attended virtual school.

A new program out Louisiana’s Office of Broadband Development & Connectivity is trying to change that. Today on Louisiana Considered, WWNO’s Alana Schreiber spoke with Veneeth Iyengar, CEO of ConnectLA, about plans to alleviate the state’s digital divide.

And host Patrick Madden talked to Professor Dr. Robert Collins about his research into New Orleans' decades-long history of Black mayors, from Ernest "Dutch" Morial to LaToya Cantrell, and the power limits they have historically faced.

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