Louisiana's 5th District
Funding overview
| Indicator | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total E-Rate subsidies | $7,218,568 | $5,565,811 | $7,192,642 | $7,797,882 | $7,620,761 | $5,964,445 | $5,605,942 | $7,114,719 | $6,773,777 | $8,708,062 |
| Average discount rate | 79% | 79% | 79% | 79% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 59% | 57% | 64% |
| Service providers | 38 | 30 | 34 | 28 | 32 | 35 | 30 | 36 | 39 | 41 |
| Billed entities | 68 | 68 | 67 | 67 | 68 | 70 | 68 | 68 | 69 | 67 |
Subsidies by service type
| Service type | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voice | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $104K | $352K | $653K |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Internal Connections | $3.0M | $945K | $2.7M | $2.2M | $2.3M | $1.1M | $197K | $1.2M | $552K | $682K |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | $3.7M | $4.1M | $4.2M | $5.2M | $5.0M | $4.8M | $5.3M | $5.7M | $5.8M | $7.2M |
| Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections | $13K | $27K | $42K | $12K | — | $13K | — | $43K | $47K | $118K |
| Managed Internal Broadband Services | $495K | $479K | $216K | $356K | $333K | $88K | $90K | $39K | $45K | $57K |
| Wi-Fi Hotspots Services and Equipment | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Top billed entities
| Billed entity | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 5-yr Total | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Livingston Parish Public Schools | $1.6M | $329K | $2.2M | $358K | $402K | $396K | $459K | $558K | $441K | $630K | $4.9M | $976K |
| Ouachita Parish School District | $438K | $445K | $429K | $1.8M | $492K | $429K | $438K | $715K | $740K | $1.0M | $3.6M | $719K |
| Tangipahoa Parish School Dist | $977K | $503K | $534K | $786K | $787K | $593K | $601K | $741K | $761K | $764K | $3.6M | $717K |
| Lasalle Parish School Dist | $390K | $442K | $395K | $309K | $309K | $386K | $495K | $229K | $210K | $219K | $1.8M | $369K |
| West Carroll Parish Sch Dist | $83K | $86K | $104K | $1.2M | $164K | $147K | $217K | $202K | $210K | $215K | $1.6M | $320K |
| Monroe City School District | $406K | $181K | $167K | $279K | $427K | $364K | $191K | $444K | $231K | $632K | $1.5M | $292K |
| Central Community School District | $103K | $281K | $148K | $238K | $563K | $295K | $163K | $651K | $73K | $26K | $1.3M | $267K |
| Concordia Parish School Dist | $301K | $473K | $175K | $175K | $195K | $239K | $239K | $433K | $529K | $256K | $1.3M | $264K |
| Washington Parish School Dist | $168K | $202K | $495K | $144K | $268K | $276K | $153K | $159K | $231K | $366K | $1.3M | $255K |
| Caldwell Parish School Dist | $125K | $125K | $125K | $179K | $632K | $106K | $106K | $108K | $114K | $102K | $1.2M | $237K |
Top service providers
| Service provider | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 5-yr Total | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hunt Telecommunications, LLC | $2.1M | $1.7M | $1.8M | $1.7M | $2.3M | $2.2M | $1.6M | $1.8M | $2.0M | $1.8M | $9.6M | $1.9M |
| Transformyx, LLC | $2.0M | $195K | $1.9M | $487K | $1.2M | $584K | $145K | $960K | $200K | $144K | $5.8M | $1.2M |
| Detel Wireless | $460K | $460K | $889K | $922K | $1.3M | $1.3M | $1.5M | $1.6M | $1.5M | $1.6M | $4.0M | $810K |
| SkyRider Communications, Inc. | $325K | $349K | $347K | $1.1M | $549K | $101K | $55K | $56K | $56K | $46K | $2.7M | $540K |
| Hunt Land Holdings, LLC | $566K | $618K | $364K | $568K | $468K | $14K | — | — | — | — | $2.6M | $517K |
| Conterra Ultra Broadband, LLC | $452K | $773K | $326K | $354K | $20K | — | — | — | — | — | $1.9M | $385K |
| Presidio Networked Solutions LLC | $28K | — | — | $1.7M | $186K | — | — | — | — | — | $1.9M | $376K |
| Detel Computer Solutions, LLC | $316K | $176K | $456K | — | $300K | $147K | $32K | — | — | — | $1.2M | $250K |
| Cox Louisiana Telcom, LLC | $201K | $272K | $261K | $205K | $183K | $167K | $159K | $111K | $91K | $42K | $1.1M | $224K |
| AT&T Enterprises, LLC | $62K | $145K | $119K | $200K | $178K | $192K | $241K | $262K | $474K | $458K | $704K | $141K |
Each billed entity is assigned to the congressional district (119th Congress boundaries, U.S. Census TIGER/Line 2024) containing the largest number of its recipient sites, located by their USAC-reported coordinates; entities without usable coordinates use the district in their USAC profile. Funding totals are total authorized disbursements (FCC Form 471 FRN Status, USAC dataset qdmp-ygft); speeds are from Recipient Details and Commitments (avi8-svp9); pre-2016 history is from USAC legacy data (1998-2015). Note: the last year or two in any disbursement series always looks artificially low (FY2025 invoices are still being paid) — that’s the real state of USAC’s data, not an error.