Insurrection by Scott B. Williams

Author:Scott B. Williams [Williams, Scott B.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-12-12T06:00:00+00:00

Eleven

KEITH WAS RUNNING THE river in his patrol boat that day of the attack, visiting all the out of the way communities and isolated homesteads on the back bayous that he could reach and making sure the people living there knew about the coming storm. Most folks that lived in the vicinity of the bridge, like Keith and Lynn, would ride it out in place, which was the sensible thing to do for anyone that far inland. Down in Morgan City and the lower coastal areas of the river, in St. Mary and Terrebonne Parishes, it was different. The storm surge was the danger in the tidal zones, and if the hurricane were strong enough, like an Andrew or Katrina-level event, it would be devastating for all those places that were just barely above sea level. With the men they’d lost, which included two more deputies within weeks after the sheriff was ambushed, the department was stretched thin. There wasn’t a whole lot they could do in the way of hurricane preparation, besides warning those who might not know it was coming. Though it might be futile in the end, Keith was going to visit as many residents along the waterways as he could find.

“I’ll try to be back before dark,” he’d told Lynn. “Don’t worry about me. Just stay put and stay off the roads. It’s going to get crazy now that the people in the cities have figured out this thing is about to hit.”

“Most of them won’t have the gas to get anywhere though,” Lynn said. “They’d be better off staying where they are.”

“Yeah, but they won’t. There’ll be enough of them with just enough gas to make it to I-10 and turn it into a parking lot. All hell will break loose when the ones that aren’t on empty can’t move because of the ones that are. It’s not anywhere you want to be, trust me.”

“You don’t have to worry about that. I’m not going out there, but it breaks my heart thinking about all the people who have nowhere to go to get out of the danger zone.”

“I know. I wish there was a way to get them all out, but of course there isn’t. And you know as well as I do that there’s other kinds of danger zones elsewhere now that are as bad or worse. All I can do about the hurricane is make sure as many people know about it as possible. At least they can hunker down and try to protect their property. It’s better than nothing. I’ll see you later, baby. I’ll try to be back by dark.”

“Be safe, Keith.”

He’d kissed her and promised he would, but he wasn’t worried out on the river, which was much safer than any road. So far, there hadn’t been any incidents on the parts of the river in his jurisdiction, which was why fuel was now being moved north by barge instead of truck or rail transport. That didn’t mean it was

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