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Millennial Park, Baton Rouge’s first shipping container park, is now open

The wait is over, folks. 

The city’s first shipping container park, Millennial Park, is now in business. After 24-year-old Baton Rouge native Cameron Jackson announced his plans for the space in February, Red Stick residents have been eager to see it in-person. Now, they can. 

Millennial Park is the first shipping container park in Baton Rouge.

The first vendor, Jive Turkey, opened its container in late June. The smoked turkey spot serves dishes like smoked turkey legs, turkey wings and loaded turkey fries with crawfish etouffee. 

Loaded fries from Jive Turkey

Other park vendors will include Memphis Mac BBQ, Royal Taste of Jamaica, a build-your-own pasta stand and a daiquiri shop. More shipping containers are expected to open this month. Jackson plans to start with six containers and continue expanding from there. 

“I want to have a little bit of everything here,” Jackson says. “There will be something for everyone.” 

Jackson has big plans for the shipping container park. The former Coastal Carolina University football player is planning to host different events at the space and add retail shops in the future. 

In June, Millennial Park hosted its debut event, a Juneteenth Block Party, to celebrate Juneteenth and give people a taste of what Jive Turkey has to offer.

Cameron Jackson at the Juneteenth Block Party. Courtesy Cameron Jackson.

This Saturday, the park is hosting a Summer Drive-in Movie Night where guests can watch The Lion King on a big projector screen, eat free popcorn, taste food from pop-up vendors and enjoy a socially distanced night for the whole family. 

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TICKETS ARE LIVE NOW! Join us for a night under the Stars✨. Park your car or social distance on our outdoor patio seating for a movie night you won’t forget! We do have limited parking & seating to support social distancing and will only be selling tickets by presale! Tickets 🎫 are live now. Follow on instagram @millennialpark, @moveswithmyra or @cameronjackson_ceo to be the first to get your tickets link in bio! *Limited Space Available, GET THOSE TICKETS* 📅 July 18/ 9pm Until *This Saturday* 🍿 Free Pop Corn 🍽 Dope food vendors to support 🎥 Cool Movie for all age ranges 🔠Closed Captions will be available 🚙 Park your car under the stars 🌌 or sit on the outdoor patio under the stars 😷 Mask Giveaway & Social Distancing in full effect

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At the sold-out event, Jive Turkey, Memphis Mac BBQ, Royal Taste of Jamaica and Louisiana Lemonade will be selling food and drinks. Presales were available on Eventbrite. For more information and updates on Millennial Park, follow them on Instagram

The shipping container park is located at 3829 Florida Blvd.