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Shreveport City Council approves a slate of resolutions and ordinances, postpones Millennium Studios lease amendment
Summary
The council approved several resolutions and ordinances — including a pipeline servitude, a PILOT for Shreveport Millennium Housing 4 LLC, UDC and budget amendments — and voted to postpone the Millennium Studios lease amendment and a G Unit Epicenter cooperative agreement for further review.
The Shreveport City Council on Monday approved a package of resolutions and ordinances addressing budget items, a pipeline servitude and development agreements, and postponed a high‑profile lease amendment for further review.
Council members passed Resolution 37 (the Legislative Auditor compliance questionnaire) and Resolution 38 (a right‑of‑way and servitude agreement with Enterprise TE Products Pipeline Company LLC) by recorded motions; both passed with a 7‑0 vote. The council also approved Resolution 40, which authorizes an annual payment‑in‑lieu‑of‑tax (PILOT) consistent with a term sheet between the Northwest Louisiana Financial Authority and Shreveport Millennium Housing 4 LLC, and approved Resolution 34A amending Resolution 34 of 2026.
On ordinances, the council approved second‑reading ordinances amending several 2026 budgets (Ordinances 33–35), passed Ordinance 37 (an amendment to the Unified Development Code expanding uses in the downtown commercial mixed‑use subdistrict), Ordinance 38 (amendments related to impoundment of illegally parked vehicles), and Ordinance 39 (zoning case 26‑20C rezoning property on Berk‑Koons Industrial Loop from RE to C3). All recorded final‑passage votes reported in the transcript were 7‑0.
Two items were delayed for additional information: Ordinance 36 (an amendment to the Millennium Studios lease with G Unit Film and Television Louisiana LLC) was moved and the council voted to postpone final action; Resolution 39 (a cooperative endeavor agreement related to the G Unit Epicenter) was likewise postponed. Before the meeting concluded, Clerk introduced additional resolutions and ordinances not scheduled for adoption prior to May 12, 2026, including a cooperative agreement (Resolution 44) with the Northwest Louisiana Family Justice Center to operate a domestic violence service center; public commenters urged approval of that item.
Why it matters: the votes move forward planned capital, budget and development items — including a PILOT tied to Millennium Housing and a servitude agreement for a pipeline — while the postponements signal council caution about long‑term studio lease arrangements and the Epicenter cooperative agreement. Council requested follow up on questions about prior lease deliverables and timelines that were raised by Ms. Glover and asked staff to respond.
Next steps: staff and the mayor’s office will follow up on questions about the Millennium Studios lease deliverables and timelines; postponed items will return for later consideration.
