Swift Fiber tells DeSoto Parish jury it plans millions of feet of rural fiber in 2026

Glenn, representing Swift Fiber, updated the DeSoto Parish Police Jury on the company’s 2025 buildout and a proposed 2026 footprint for rural broadband. Glenn said Swift Fiber installed 1,780,339 feet of cable in 2025 and expects to install "3.1 to 3,200,000 feet" in DeSoto Parish during three proposed jobs: Mansfield West, Logansport and Frierson.

He described the planned routes in local terms — e.g., Mansfield West picking up on Highway 171 and running west on Railroad Avenue, then west on Highway 84 toward Stanley and Logansport — and offered to share route maps with jurors and water associations to coordinate work and avoid conflicts with water districts. Glenn said the company will begin locates in early January and that the planned work would include directional drilling and crews staged to avoid overloading water‑district areas with rigs.

Glenn acknowledged problems in late 2025 with one or two water districts and said he would take responsibility and improve communications: "If y'all see we have problems, you definitely I wanna get the connection better with myself, you know, to where y'all can communicate with me." He said a hands‑on superintendent on the ground will help limit future issues.

The jury thanked Glenn and noted staff would have his contact information. Glenn left contact cards for jurors and said he would respond to calls about mapping and job coordination.

The presentation provides the jury with a local broadband-build timeline and points of contact as parish leaders plan road and utility coordination for the upcoming construction season.