A new plan for spending Louisiana's share of a $42 billion federal grant program for speedy internet will cost less than before.

Gov. Jeff Landry wants that leftover money to stay in Louisiana.

In a letter to Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick this week, Landry heaped praise on the Trump administration and requested that leftover Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment grant funds be spent on "state-led initiatives" in Louisiana that advance national goals around artificial intelligence, education and workforce training.

"This approach would vividly demonstrate the business and financial savvy that is a hallmark of your department and the Administration overall," Landry wrote before conjuring a potential headline: "'President Trump and Secretary Lutnick to reinvest billions of dollars

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