SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS)- Shreveport Mayor Tom Arceneaux says 50 Cent has expressed some interest in the Red River District, and the city is exploring that possibility.

Another possibility that has been introduced at the Shreveport City Council is the Film and Entertainment Gateway Economic Development District. If it passes, it would form an economic district that would cover parts of downtown, including the Red River District.

An extra 2% tax would be charged on top of state and local taxes, and the money generated would go to improve or maintain the development district.

Arceneaux said, "We hope that it would be encouraging for locals to come down there and also be a tourist attraction so that we would be bringing new people down there, creating a new market for services and goods

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