E-Rate Funding in Louisiana

Data updated Sep 3, 2026 · from USAC open data

Schools and libraries in Louisiana have received $471,604,288 in committed E-Rate funding across 10,465 funding requests from 397 applicants. The largest provider by committed dollars is Hunt Telecommunications, LLC.

See also Rural Health Care (RHC) funding in Louisiana.

Schools and libraries in Louisiana account for 2% of all committed E-Rate funding nationwide. Category 2 equipment makes up 33% of that funding, with Category 1 services accounting for the rest. Annual committed funding was highest in FY2016 at $55M.

Committed (all years)
$471.6M
Funding requests
10,465
Applicants
397

Top E-Rate providers in Louisiana, ranked by funding

ProviderCommittedFRNs
Hunt Telecommunications, LLC$68.2M968
Cox Louisiana Telcom, LLC$59M1483
Detel Wireless$54.3M551
Transformyx, LLC$45.4M596
Conterra Ultra Broadband, LLC$28.2M300
Nexus Systems, Inc.$21.1M414
Presidio Networked Solutions, Inc$20.8M133
Cebridge Telecom LA, LLC$15.6M205
BellSouth Telecommunications, LLC$13.5M538
Detel Computer Solutions, LLC$13.3M353

E-Rate funding in Louisiana by year

Funding yearCommittedFRNs
2026$38.5M595
2025$41.8M690
2024$39.2M656
2023$41.9M669
2022$50M655
2021$52.8M730
2020$40.1M1116
2019$33M991
2018$37.4M1267
2017$41.9M1397
2016$55M1699

Largest E-Rate applicants in Louisiana

All 192 qualifying E-Rate applicants in Louisiana

E-Rate in Louisiana: common questions

How much E-Rate funding has Louisiana received?
Schools and libraries in Louisiana have received $471,604,288 in committed E-Rate funding across 10,465 funding requests since FY2016.
Who are the top E-Rate providers in Louisiana?
Ranked by committed funding, the largest E-Rate service providers in Louisiana are Hunt Telecommunications, LLC, Cox Louisiana Telcom, LLC, and Detel Wireless.
How many applicants receive E-Rate funding in Louisiana?
397 schools, libraries, and consortia in Louisiana have received committed E-Rate funding.

Contracts on 539 funded E-Rate requests in Louisiana are set to expire in the next 12 months.

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