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Parish adds public buildings to middle‑mile broadband connection using ARPA funds
Summary
Tangipahoa Parish approved a scope change to its middle‑mile broadband contract to connect the jail, courthouse, juvenile court building, tax assessor's office, the arena and the Roseland public works facility; officials said the change order used previously allocated ARPA funds and did not increase contract cost.
The Tangipahoa Parish council approved Change Order No. 1 to the middle‑mile broadband contract at its June 8 meeting, adding connections to several parish facilities without increasing the contract price.
President Miller told the council the change order will extend the network to the parish jail, the courthouse, the juvenile court building on Highway 51, the tax assessor's office, the arena and the Roseland public works office so the previously allocated ARPA funds can be fully used. He said the contract came in under budget and the change is a scope adjustment rather than a funding increase.
A council member moved and another seconded the change order; the council approved it by roll call.
The parish did not present detailed cost breakdowns in the recorded discussion, only stating that ARPA allocations would cover the tie‑ins and that no additional parish funds were required. Council members asked no recorded substantive questions about timelines or specific vendor responsibilities during the presented item; staff follow‑up on implementation tasks was not detailed in the meeting record.
