By Joel Anderson
joelanderson@gannett.com
The city of Shreveport announced today an agreement to lease 6.7 acres in the Ledbetter Heights area to Millennium Films for a new film and movie studio.
Mayor Cedric Glover made the announcement during today's city council meeting.
Local tourism officials estimate the economic impact of the studio and subsequent productions to be $50 million over the next few years.
"It's the perfect place for us. We've set up shop here; we've got roots here," said Michael Flannigan, an executive producer with Millennium.
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Sweet.
That is an excellent location. It could mean so much for not only the city and the film industry, but for that neighborhood that is almost a ghost town.
There is a reason that part of town is abandoned. It is a slum with too much crime.
Yea, let's put a new industry there and hope it doesn't get shot up and robbed every other week.
Better locales are available but the city seems hell-bent on putting it in one of the worst places imaginable in Shreveport.
Why is it the negative people never have the guts to post using their own name?
We have walking tours in that area several times a week. Don't have any problems. The folks I meet in Ledbetter Heights are very Southern friendly. What a nice thing to have happen in their neighborhood.
They got aother great tax break for building in a depressed area...it's all about money folks, and this could very well bring a lot more money into the Shreveport area, it's a win-win
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