NEW ORLEANS, La. (May 27, 2026) — AT&T said it invested nearly $2.4 billion in Louisiana network infrastructure between 2021 and 2025 as part of a broader effort to expand broadband, fiber and wireless connectivity across the state.
According to the company, the investments included nearly $60 million in Alexandria, nearly $425 million in Baton Rouge, more than $150 million in Lafayette, more than $100 million in Lake Charles, more than $80 million in Monroe, more than $700 million in the New Orleans area and nearly $175 million in the Shreveport-Bossier City region.
The announcement comes as AT&T recently outlined plans to invest and spend more than $250 billion nationwide on advanced connectivity infrastructure. The company said the initiative is intended to support network expansion, resilience and future economic growth.
AT&T said its Louisiana investments have focused on fiber broadband, 5G wireless service and FirstNet, the public safety communications network operated in partnership with the First Responder Network Authority.
The company reported that it operates more than 3.5 million strand miles of fiber in Louisiana and that AT&T Fiber is available to more than 840,000 customer locations across more than 80 communities in the state. Nationwide, AT&T said its fiber network spans more than 97 million strand miles across 21 states and passes nearly 32 million consumer and business locations.
AT&T also said it is continuing efforts to modernize its wireline infrastructure and plans to exit copper-based services across most of its wireline footprint by the end of 2029. The company said customers will retain access to voice and emergency 911 services during the transition.
On the wireless side, AT&T said its network covers more than 99% of Americans and that its low-band 5G network reaches more than 320 million people in more than 27,700 U.S. cities and towns. The company said it is expanding network capacity in high-traffic venues, including Caesars Superdome and Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, while also extending 5G coverage in less densely populated areas.
AT&T said it is working with AST SpaceMobile on satellite-enabled broadband services intended to provide voice, text and data connectivity in remote locations. The company also highlighted AT&T Internet Air, a fixed wireless home internet service delivered over its 5G network.
The company said FirstNet now serves public safety agencies and organizations in more than 510 Louisiana communities. AT&T reported that Band 14 spectrum, dedicated to public safety communications, has been deployed at more than 1,500 sites across the state.
Michael Hecht, president and chief executive officer of Greater New Orleans Inc., said AT&T’s continued infrastructure investments support economic development and business growth across the region.
Separately, AT&T said it remains committed to a broader goal of investing $5 billion by 2030 to help reduce the digital divide and connect 25 million people to affordable high-speed internet access and digital resources. As part of those efforts in Louisiana, the company partnered with the Jazz & Heritage Foundation to distribute 300 laptops to students and families.