Recovery Update - Friday Afternoon, Sept. 1

About 41 people remained in the La Grange Second Baptist Church flood shelter as of 2 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 1. City Manager Shawn Raborn said Mayor Janet Moerbe was working with religious leaders in town to find short-term accommodations for the remaining displaced.

The City’s water system remains under a boil water order. Raborn said staff submitted water samples on Friday. The City will not learn of the results until Sunday. If those results come back clean, the City could lift the boil order on Sunday at the earliest.

Cleanup efforts continue in flood affected areas of La Grange. Raborn said City dumpster service has slowed due to high demand for dumpsters and a problems getting fuel.The City was able to stage a number of large roll-off waste containers around flood-affected areas on Thursday. However, some residents with flood damage on North Main Street are being forced to pile up debris along the street due to the slow trash service.