Colonel Tillou is the official athletics mascot for Nicholls State University.
The modern version of Col. Tillou wears a bright red uniform topped off with a contemporary-style military officer's cap.
[1][2] By 2004, an older version of the Colonel Tillou was considered antiquated and the decision was made to retire the mascot.
Hulbert tasked student leaders to work on a suitable replacement.
That process lasted six years and the "new" Colonel Tillou was introduced to the campus community in August 2009.