Number of Homeless in La Grange Now in the Hundreds

Getting a true handle on the number of people now homeless because of the flood in La Grange was tricky, mayor Janet Moerbe said. Officially, there were 350 residential utility accounts in the flood affected area of La Grange. But all of those may not have been active accounts, but most of the accounts that were active had more than one person living in the home.

Still, it’s safe to say “hundreds” are homeless said city manager Shawn Raborn.  Some of the homes on the north side of town only had a few feet of water in them and will be safe to return to when power and water are restored, but others, especially in the harder hit southern part of town, will be a total loss. As of Wednesday afternoon 50 people were still staying at a shelter at Second Baptist Church. The shelter set up at the VFW Hall was not needed. Mayor Moerbe said that it was a very high priority for the city to find some sort of temporary housing (likely hotels and motels initially) for those still in the shelter as well as for now homeless residents who are staying with family and friends.