Louisiana Office of Planning & Budget Issues Formal Letter of Support

State endorsement recognizes ETS’s AI-integrated, energy-resilient technology platform as aligned with Louisiana’s statewide infrastructure modernization priorities and over

$4.5 billion in federal and state funding allocations.

Emerging Tech Solutions, Inc. (ETS) today announced that the Louisiana Office of Planning & Budget (OPB), under the administration of Governor Jeff Landry, has issued a formal Letter of Support endorsing ETS’s proposed Critical Infrastructure Resilience Upgrade Projects across the State of Louisiana, including the Connect Louisiana initiative in Franklinton, Washington Parish.

The endorsement, signed by LaKesha Hart, State Planning Manager for the Office of Planning & Budget, affirms that ETS’s technology solutions meet or exceed the requirements of five major federal and state infrastructure programs:

BEAD Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program under Internet for All Act	CBGP-DR Community Block Grant Program- Disaster Resilience under HUD	HMGP Hazard Mitigation Grant Program under FEMA
BRIC Building Resilient Infrastructure & Communities under FEMA	MERS Mobile Emergency Response Services under FEMA

“Working with small, disadvantaged, and vulnerable communities and increasing the resilience of our critical infrastructure are priorities of the Louisiana State Planning Office,” wrote Hart in the Letter of Support. “Louisiana has an unprecedented opportunity to implement some much-needed updates to its infrastructure systems.”

The OPB’s endorsement specifically recognizes ETS’s solution as a “technically superior, AI-integrated solution designed to enhance visibility, predict risks, and maintain mission-critical communications even during catastrophic events.”

The Letter of Support outlines the OPB’s commitment to active coordination across multiple dimensions: working with municipalities and stakeholders to develop and implement plans meeting the needs of first responders and the public; coordinating with state and federal government to ensure solution compatibility with existing and planned networks; and coordinating with government agencies; including HUD, CISA, DHS, and the State of Louisiana for the necessary funding of integrated solutions.

“This endorsement from the Louisiana Office of Planning & Budget validates what we have spent years building,” said the CEO of Emerging Tech Solutions. “The same infrastructure that makes a community resilient makes a home sovereign. Louisiana is leading the way in recognizing that energy, communications, and data sovereignty are not separate challenges — they are one integrated problem that demands one integrated solution. We are honored to partner with Washington Parish and the State of Louisiana to set that standard.”