The Mark Twain Casino in La Grange employs about 200 people — a significant number, considering the town's total population doesn't quite top 1,000. When the casino shut down in mid-March amid pandemic concerns, the town lost a massive source of revenue and a major tourism draw. La Grange City Administrator John Roach estimated that revenue from casino taxes make up about 75% of the town's budget. "Being a small municipality that has a casino — we don't really have anything else," Roach said...
