I was born and raised in Shreveport, Louisiana, which is about as far away from New Orleans as you can get geographically (and culturally) and not be in Texas or Arkansas. In the past, the city has made news for its crime, its infrastructure issues, and its troubled economy, but that changed a few years ago when “Ratchet City,” as so many of us call it, found an unlikely ally in notorious player-hater Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson.
Yes, 50 Cent, the rapper-turned-actor known for hits like “In Da Club” and “Candy Shop,” is buying up property and making plans to become the Tyler Perry of my hometown. Though I still don’t know why the Street Fighter star loves it there, I’m genuinely optimistic about both his future and that of Shreveport.
