IIRC the wind gage at Keesler broke at 200. I got back To Bay St Louis the day after the storm from moving our ship to Mayport Fl. We had to detour up to I-55 and back down to New Orleans since what there was of I-10 (Not complete at the time) and Hwy 90 were beat to hell. They Bay St. Louis bridge had one useable lane and I remember MHP blocking the road for locals only. With a Thompson IIRC.
fascinating that you were actually there in 1969...iv’e studied Camille for many years..talked to people from Pass Christian ...Long Beach..Bay St Louis, and all said they couldn’t believe how loud the roar of the storm was when she made land fall. I have a copy of the After Action report from the Louisiana Army Corps and it goes into detail how the lower parishes of Louisiana were swept clean....the Mississippi coast got most of the news coverage, but Louisiana also took a terrible beating. The little day light video that exists of Camille are all from Boothville and Venice Louisiana...and it is astonishing...