AT&T and Human I-T will provide 300 refurbished laptops and backpacks filled with school supplies to students in need through the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Foundation.

The laptops and backpacks, funded by AT&T, will be distributed to students who were pre-selected for the program. This initiative is part of a broader effort by AT&T employees to help bridge the digital divide, including distributing 30,000 backpacks with laptops and school supplies to qualifying households as students return to school. Advertisement

Community leaders and volunteers will participate in the distribution, including Congressman Troy A. Carter Sr.; Blake-Anthony Johnson, CEO of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Foundation; and Tanya Lombard, vice president of external affairs at AT&T.

The effort aims to

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