The Parish

3.4.9

"DANGER, YOU ARE NOW ENTERING A U.S. MILITARY INSTALLATION, Use of deadly force has been authorized"

- U.S. military sign seen before entering The Waterfront.

The Parish is the final campaign in Left 4 Dead 2 and is set in New Orleans, Louisiana.

The campaign involves traveling from The Waterfront to a military helicopter evacuation point on the far side of The Bridge.

On leaving Virgil's boat at the Waterfront Market, it is immediately evident that the city has been overrun with Infected and that the military has begun to execute a plan to abandon it entirely, covering their retreat with aerial bombing.

To complete the campaign, the Survivors must make their way through the Infected-infested city, traversing not only a memorial park but an overrun CEDA evacuation center, impound lot, bombed out freeway, and cemetery. The Bridge finale is particularly challenging as it obliges Survivors to fight their way across the bridge in the face of rapidly spawning waves of Infected.

If successful, players are rewarded with a military helicopter evacuation and a cut scene depicting the bridge being blown up.

A complete video walkthrough of the campaign can be found here.

The Parish includes appearances from the Riot Infected, though two dead CEDA Worker Infected appear in both yellow and white suits.

This campaign is notable for having two gauntlet crescendo events: one at the Bus Station and the other at the Veteran's Bridge finale.

Behind the Scenes
Originally the Uncommon Infected were going to replace the CEDA Worker Infected, but they were replaced with Riot Infected. Also, during the finale, The Bridge itself was going to be bombed by the military, as seen in the Zombie Survival Guide trailer.