((((ALEX((() GOOD EVENING AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. I'M ALEXANDRA MEACHUM. CURTIS "50 CENT" JACKSON IS SET TO BE IN SHREVEPORT TOMORROW AND THE CITY IS PREPARING FOR HIS GRAND ARRIVAL. IN TONIGHT'S TOP STORY... ((((ALEX((() THE BIG CELEBRATION COULD CAUSE TRAFFIC HEADACHES FOR DRIVERS DOWNTOWN. NBC SIX'S MYRIAM SAMAKE JOINS US LIVE SHARING WHAT SHOULD KNOW ... HI MYRIAM. HEY GUYS THAT'S RIGHT. I'M ON MARSHALL STREET AND TOMORROW THIS WILL BE BLOCKED FOR 50 CENT'S PRESS CONFERENCE. HE SAYS ALL ROADS LEAD TO SHREVEPORT, BUT ROADS DOWNTOWN WILL BE CLOSED FOR THE CEREMONY. THE EVENT WILL TAKE PLACE ON THE STEPS OF GOVERNMENT PLAZA ... SO TRAFFIC WILL BE BLOCKED ON THE SURROUNDING STREETS. SHREVEPORT CITY OFFICIALS SAY THE STREET CLOSURES WILL BE IMPLEMENTED TO ENSURE THE SAFETY AND ENJOYMENT OF PARTICIPANTS AND ATTENDEES. (TOM DARK) "ALL WE'RE REALLY CLOSING IS WE'RE CLOSING TRAVIS STREET, IN FRONT OF GOVERNMENT PLAZA, AND WE'RE CLOSING PARTS, A BLOCK OR TWO, OF THE STREETS TO EITHER SIDE OF GOVERNMENT PLAZA, JUST FOR YOU KNOW JUST FOR TOMORROW. YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO PARK IN FRONT OF GOVERNMENT PLAZA AT ALL." THE ROAD CLOSURES ARE GOING TO START AT TEN A-M ... AND YOU CAN FIND ALL OF THOSE ON KTAL NEWS DOT-COM. CITY OFFICIALS ADVICE PEOPLE CARPOOL OR USE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION TO REDUCE TRAFFIC. THE EVENT STARTS AT FOUR P-M ... AND EVERYONE IS INVITED TO JOIN THE CELEBRATION. REPORTING LIVE IN DOWNTOWN SHREVEPORT MYRIAM SAMAKE NBC 6 NEWS BACK TO YOU ((((ALEX((()