{"id":251,"date":"2008-06-27T15:54:17","date_gmt":"2008-06-27T20:54:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/2008\/06\/27\/nicholls-unveils-refurbished-tower\/"},"modified":"2008-06-27T15:54:17","modified_gmt":"2008-06-27T20:54:17","slug":"nicholls-unveils-refurbished-tower","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/2008\/06\/27\/nicholls-unveils-refurbished-tower\/","title":{"rendered":"Nicholls unveils refurbished tower"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>THIBODAUX &#8211; The football filming tower at Nicholls State University&#8217;s Guidry Stadium recently received a cosmetic boost via services provided by J. 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