50 Cent Shreveport Millennium Studios Renovation Project

delayed

Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson's multimillion-dollar renovation project in downtown Shreveport is delayed due to flooding concerns. The city invested $250,000 in drainage improvements at Millennium Studios, but the project is on hold until these improvements are tested by a major rain event. The flood mitigation efforts included adding catch basins and trench drains, with plans for further improvements like detention basins or upsizing the system, pending funding. The project involves redeveloping two city-owned entertainment venues and building a third entertainment-style dome, with a cooperative agreement to reimburse up to $50 million and a committed spending of $74 million by G-Unit.