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Superdome gets new permanent light showt light show
Last Modified: Tuesday, October 18, 2011 11:10 AM
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Superdome will debut a new lighting system this week.
The Times-Picayune reports dome officials, will in essence, flip the switch on a new LED lighting system, illuminating the outside of the 36-year-old stadium in a spectrum of animated colors and images.
The lighting will be similar to the temporary system that was in place for the 2006 "Monday Night Football" reopening of the Superdome.
Officials say the $1.6 million permanent system that will be set to a musical soundtrack. The ceremony is at 7:15 p.m. Thursday at Champions Square.
Dome officials say the system will be used permanently, and on a nightly basis, reflecting multiple colors and images, including the logo of Mercedes-Benz. The company recently purchased naming rights to the stadium.
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