Beaumont Enterprise: Residents urged to stay out

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Officials in Jefferson and Orange counties are continuing to ask residents to keep out.

DPS troopers are stopping motorists at roadblocks in and around Orange and Bridge City and forcing them back on the road towards higher ground.

According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, return evacuees are not being admitted because of high water on roads and in homes.

"We are not even allowing people with hologram stickers into Bridge City," a DPS spokesperson said Sunday.

In Jefferson County, DPS roadblocks have been suspended per request of County Judge Ronald Walker, according to DPS' official statement.

"We are still urging motorists to stay away," the statement continues.

That is a sentiment Beaumont Mayor Becky Ames shares.

During a press conference Sunday, Ames said all residents who are not participating in emergency response efforts should stay out of the Golden Triangle. Those who rode out Ike in their homes are being encouraged to leave, as the region is still without electricity and water and sewer in places.

No roadblocks are up in Hardin County.

Reporter Dee Dixon contributed to this report.