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.
Develops Modular Building Units for Flood. Protection and Much More. As Hurricane Katrina approached New Orleans in August 2005, local officials needed something besides sand bags to fill existing gaps in their levee system. They placed HESCO ConcertainerÂ© units atop a roadway along the 17th Street Canal.