The only thing happening at Millennium Studios, now G-Unit Film & Television Studios, is that the grass is growing to a level that needs cutting.
At the Shreveport City Council Infrastructure meeting on Tuesday, G-Unit spokesman Temple Williams said nothing of substance will happen at the studios due to concerns over major flooding that occurred in June 2023 which was BEFORE G-Unit signed a 30-year lease for the property.
Williams’s comments to the Council were very limited, referring several times to “ownership and management.”
The lease is an “As Is” lease, meaning G-Unit accepted the studios in the condition that existed at the time of execution which was after the major flooding. Flooding was reportedly caused by a clogged drainage pipe from the adjacent Grand Bayou apartments.
The City of Shreveport has spent approximately $250,000 for catch basins and trench drains this year.aa
Despite the flooding excuse, no filming has occurred at Shreveport’s Expo Hall.
If nothing else, maybe G-Unit could construct an ark on the studio parking lot.
John came to Shreveport in January of 1977 when he was transferred to Barksdale AFB.
He’s been active in Shreveport politics since deciding to make Shreveport his home.
John practiced law for 40 years and he now monitors local politics. He regularly attends Shreveport City Council and Caddo Parish Commission meetings.
John is published weekly in The Inquisitor, bi-monthly in The Forum News, and frequently in the Shreveport Times.
He enjoys addressing civic groups on local government issues and elections.