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There will be a public town hall and open forum discussion on Wednesday, February 7, 2024, from 9 AM - Noon at East Leesville Elementary in Leesville. The meeting is to review and discuss expansion of broadband (internet) services in Vernon Parish. This meeting is being held to offer up programmatic information to the public about the state and federally-funded programs that are coming to and currently operating in Vernon Parish to close the parish's digital divide. The public is invited. A meeting to address expansion in Beauregard Parish is being planned for the early March time frame.