Waterfront Market

The Waterfront Market is the main setting for the first chapter of The Parish campaign in Left 4 Dead 2.

History
This small market is located next to the Mississippi River and leads on to Bienville Park. It is home to fishing, food service and boating businesses targeting tourists and local residents living in nearby apartment buildings. Individual businesses notably include a convenience store, a Jules' Fresh Crawfish seafood restaurant and a cafe/lounge.

Current Status
Once New Orleans was hit by the infection, people tried to escape the city by taking boats and sailing away, however when the survivors are dropped off by Virgil, you can see that some boats have been destroyed or stuck in a traffic jam of other fleeing boats.

By this time, the military had taken over all CEDA operations and placed new sets of instructions and protocols for the public such as staying in your color coded group and to have people arm themselves and report strange behavior. The army also began bombing the area as a result of the fleeing boats ensuring no carriers or infected escape the area and everyone proceeded through military checkpoints (as seen in The Park).