SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) – Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson spent time in Shreveport this week, updating the city on his master development plan and the progress made so far.
According to officials, the project is still a work in progress, with planning, logistics, and development efforts continuing behind the scenes.
“Honestly, there’s so much that’s being built that we’re going to be a destination for people to come to for sure,” said Wade Marshall with the Shreveport-Bossier Film and Entertainment Commission.
Marshall says the investment could attract new businesses, boost tourism, and create job opportunities that encourage young people to stay in the Shreveport-Bossier area, adding that the project is an investment worth the wait.
“If you’ve heard Curtis, big push with him is training initiatives,” Marshall said. “That’s been a big push with the film community here as well. A lot of what he’s doing is building some new training initiatives, partnering with organizations that already do those kind of things here, but really growing where we can keep kids here and actually have them make careers here.”
Through local partnerships, training programs, and advanced production technology, supporters believe the region’s film industry could grow into a major economic driver in the years ahead.
“They’ve been working daily on everything,” Marshall said. “A lot of that has to do with logistics and paperwork and building out everything that’s going to be done in this area. The fact of it is, is that if you really look at all the work being done, it was for a purpose.”
The city said the work happening now is laying the foundation for what could be a very different downtown Shreveport.
In 50 Cent’s own words, give it a few years, and you may not recognize it.
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