Ducatel

"THIS AREA IS NOT SAFE. Evacuation in this area has been SUSPENDED indefinitely. You are advised to travel to New Orleans IMMEDIATELY."

- CEDA "Man, it's like the fabled city of Atlantis."

- Ellis (in reference to town being flooded)

The town of Ducatel is the main setting for the entire Hard Rain campaign in Left 4 Dead 2. The town has no official name other than being designated "Milltown" in the game, but it can be assumed that the name, Ducatel applies since this nomenclature is commonly present on signage throughout the settlement (e.g. Ducatel Sugar Company, Ducatel Gas Bar and Ducatel Diesel).

History
This small town is located somewhere in Mississippi. It's main source of income is sugar cane growing and processing which supports a consumer service infrastructure such as a Burger Tank outlet and gas stations. The settlement is not wealthy since many residents lived in semipermanent trailer homes rather than proper houses. Due to the risk of flash flooding occasioned by the region's frequent storms and seasonal hurricanes, permanent dwellings are built on pilings. However, some of the abandoned homes seen in the town left by it's previous residents had collapsed walls, roofs and vegetation growing through the floors due to the damage done by the previous storms.

Current Status
When the Infection reached this small rural town, it seems that the town was either evacuated, abandoned or overrun. After an initial risk assessment which concluded that Ducatel was "not safe," the local residents were apparently instructed by CEDA to make their own arrangements to get to New Orleans for evacuation. However, it is easy to speculate that CEDA simply left Ducatel's people to their own devices on account of the town's relative unimportance at a time when CEDA's plans and logistical resources were being overwhelmed by the Infection's magnitude.

The fate of Ducatel's residents is unknown. However, some of the citizens decided to wait the Infection out by barricading their homes. They also began to stockpile supplies and fuel at a local gas station. They either since fled the area or have been infected/killed. Some of them may have fled to the local sugar mill for shelter.

The sugar present in the Ducatel Sugar Mill and nearby sugarcane field also drew a large congregation of Witches to the small town. This, plus the numerous signs warning others to stay out of the mill, may explain the fate of any people who sought shelter in the mill.

Landmarks in Ducatel

 * Out_of_gas_sign.jpg telling survivors to head for the Ducatel Diesel station.]]Ducatel Gas Bar
 * Burger Tank
 * Auto Parts Salvage garage
 * Jimbo's Classic Auto Repair and Service
 * Grocery store
 * Playground
 * Garage sale
 * Ducatel Sugar Company
 * Ducatel Diesel Gas Station