Columbia News

A house fire in Caldwell Parish claimed the life of a Columbia man Wednesday evening.

It took five days to select a jury, but only two days for the jurors to convict three Caldwell Parish residents for armed robbery and false imprisonment with a dangerous weapon.

Jamie Knox, a working mother of two elementary students in Columbia, is thrilled with the decision by Caldwell Parish Schools to continue four-day weeks in the coming school year.

Come late spring 2010, the four-laning of U.S. 165 from the Arkansas line to Interstate 10 near Lake Charles should be complete.

Kellie Dannehl Wyles of Columbia and Brett Anderson Cable of Leesville are happy to announce their engagement and approaching wedding.

On the night of Dec. 14, two men and a woman forced their way into a residence near Columbia using a handgun and held two women captive while they ransacked the house.

COLUMBIA, La. - The Army Corps of Engineers is on a mission to chop down every tree in the country that grows within 15 feet of a levee - including oaks and sycamores in Louisiana, willows in Oklahoma and cottonwoods in California.

This April 8, 2009, photo, shows Hugh Youngblood standing on the levee in front of his home that was built in 1793, in Columbia, La.

Chase Holladay and Sarah Neal were among about 150 applicants interviewing for positions at the Monroe City Schools job fair Tuesday.

Philadelphia, British Columbia, Louisiana and New Zealand - destinations that would be commonplace for an international traveler.

Mr. and Mrs. Randy Childress of Argyle, Tex. and Mr. and Mrs. Leo Cumpton of Rayville are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Ericka LeJean Childress, to Weston Layne Williamson, son of Mr.

The body of a Delhi boy, who officials believe drowned while trying to help a boater, surfaced Wednesday following a three-day search.

DELHI - The powerful current that forced 11-year-old Adrian Nartice Gray Jr. under the waters of Bayou Macon on Sunday is making the search for his body difficult for law enforcement officials.

We start tonight with a heartbreaking story out of Richland Parish, two people drowned on Bayou Macon, near a shallow dam Sunday evening while fishing.

A Ouachita Parish deputy working on a DUI task force charged Bianca Simonds, 41, of Columbia with driving while intoxicated, first offense; no tail lights and improper lane.

Historic downtown Columbia will be the setting Saturday for the annual Riverboat Festival.

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On May 7, 2009 individuals with disabilities, their families, and advocates from across the state take a "Freedom Ride" and converge in Baton Rouge on the Capitol Steps at 1 p.m. for the 2009 Disability Rights Rally.

West Monroe Boxing Club: Two members of the West Monroe Boxing Club won matches at the 2nd annual Clarence Cook Invitational Amateur Boxing Tournament held at Prairie View Academy in Bastrop Saturday night.

Soaring crime at a West Monroe after-hours club has kept law enforcement agencies busy on predawn weekend mornings during the last month.