Columbia, Louisiana

About Columbia

Columbia is a tiny community in northern Louisiana counting 266 people who proudly call it home.

Columbia holds the status of an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 0.76 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 350 residents per square mile.

📰 Columbia News Today

• Yvonne McKeithen Obituary (2026) - Columbia, LA - Riser Funeral Home - Columbia Legacy obituary · Aug 13
• Melanie Dawn Gore Obituary (2026) - Columbia, LA - Riser Funeral Home - Columbia Legacy obituary · Aug 12
• Suspect identified after standoff near Pollock ends peacefully KALB | News Channel 5 · May 21
• Suspects accused of burglarizing, vandalizing and setting fire to only Catholic church in Caldwell Parish KNOE · Mar 27
• Obituary for Hazel Jean White-Holland McFarland Funeral Companies · Apr 8

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Columbia Unique

• One of 15 places in the US named Columbia — but the Louisiana one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in northern Louisiana, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Louisiana — one of 489 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Columbia

• Fort Necessity Recreation Area reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Columbia

• Caldwell Parish High School
• Caldwell Parish Junior High School
• Columbia Elementary School
• Union Central Elementary School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Citizens Medical Center ★★★ (3/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
• Caldwell Memorial Hospital, Inc

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Columbia

🏘️ Nearby Communities