One less empty abandoned building in Shreveport
Is that why he's paying them $2,400 a year for it?
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Shreveport City Council OKs lease agreement for Millennium Studios to rapper 50 Cent
Ian Robinson
Shreveport Times
The outside of Millennium Studios.
Shreveport City Council voted Tuesday to approve an ordinance authorizing a lease agreement between G-Unit Film & Television Louisiana and Millennium Studios.
The production company − owned by rapper Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson − will utilize the city-owned production studio at 300 Douglas Street. The property was purchased in 2022 for $3.8 million.
Under the agreement, Shreveport and G-Unit will have a 30-year lease, with an option for a 15-year extension for the Millennium Studios facility. The lease includes furniture, fixtures and equipment located on studio grounds.
The yearly rent for this facility will be $2,400 a year, which according to Mayor Tom Arceneaux at the groundbreaking on Nov. 20, will save the city nearly $180,000 a year.
Arceneaux said he is looking forward to working with G-Unit Films & Television Louisiana to revitalize the film and video in Shreveport.
Councilwoman Ursula Bowman made the motion to approve the agreement between the city and G-Unit and Councilwoman Tabatha Taylor seconded the motion"
. I remember my mama and aunties buying the Tyler Perry plays back in the day when he was selling them in the streets on vhs tapes. Seeing his rise and 50's rise and success, I gotta salute.
