Columbus, IN. Online Offers. Columbus ( /kÉlÊmbÉs/) is a city in and the county seat of Bartholomew County, Indiana, United States. The population was 44,061 at the 2010 census, and the current mayor is Fred Armstrong.
In 1951, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began construction of the New Orleans Mississippi River Floodwall under the Dumaine Street Wharf. Between 1973 and 1992, 15 major sections were built at a cost of $30 million.
[1] The economic cost of the Interstate 5 closure was roughly $8 million a day. To help drain the water from the roadway, a dike was breached to help drain the Chehalis River. At the height of the storm, 75,000 customers in Washington lost electric service. Many remained without power since the start of the storm. As of December 6, 2007, the flood was blamed for eight deaths.