Columbia NewsLocal news for Columbia, LA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Chlorine Leak in Caldwell Parish Sends 2 to Hospital- May 29, 2008 A chlorine leak at a water distribution plant sent two people to the hospital Wednesday around 1:20 p.m. The plant is in Caldwell Parish on state highway 4, just between Columbia and the Mount Pleasant ...http://www.topix.net/city/columbia-la/2008/05/chlorine-leak-in-caldwell-parish-sends-2-to-... Schneider - McKeithen- May 11, 2008 Roy Jr. and Dorothy Schneider of Prairieville, La. announce the engagement of their daughter, Jennifer Annette Schneider, to Japheth Lemuel McKeithen, son of Dr. via News-Starhttp://www.topix.net/city/columbia-la/2008/05/schneider-mckeithen?fromrss=1 Columbia chief turning in badge after four decades- May 7, 2008 "My son told me, 'Dad, when people elected you as chief 10 consecutive times, that must mean you have done something right,'" COLUMBIA - When Doug Crockett began his tenure as Columbia police chief in 1967, the town paid him a whopping $200 a month, and he had to furnish his own car, uniform and gun. via News-Starhttp://www.topix.net/city/columbia-la/2008/05/columbia-chief-turning-in-badge-after-four-d... Grayson man dead following fight over truck- May 5, 2008 A 50-year-old Columbia man is facing murder charges after authorities say he shot another man in a dispute over a truck. via KLFY-TV Lafayettehttp://www.topix.net/city/columbia-la/2008/05/grayson-man-dead-following-fight-over-truck?... "D.C. Madam" Linked to LA Sen. Vitter Commits Suicide- May 4, 2008 "I guess I'm made of something that Brandy Britton wasn't made of." The "D.C. Madam" hanged herself Thursday, just weeks after she was convicted of running a call-girl ring that catered to Washington's power elite in a case that had some scared she would name names. via KSLA-TV Shreveporthttp://www.topix.net/city/columbia-la/2008/05/d-c-madam-linked-to-la-sen-vitter-commits-su... |