Triumph (french: Ville de Triomphe) is an
unincorporated community
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and
census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such ...
in
Plaquemines Parish
Plaquemines Parish (; French: ''Paroisse de Plaquemine'', Louisiana French: ''Paroisse des Plaquemines'', es, Parroquia de Caquis) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. With a population of 23,515 at the 2020 census, the parish ...
,
Louisiana
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, United States. It is located on the south bank of the
Mississippi River
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. As of the
2010 census, its population was 216.
It is the closest town to two
National Historic Landmarks
A National Historic Landmark (NHL) is a building, district, object, site, or structure that is officially recognized by the United States government for its outstanding historical significance. Only some 2,500 (~3%) of over 90,000 places listed ...
:
Fort Jackson (down river from the town; though due to a bend in the river to the north east) and (across the river)
Fort St. Philip
Fort St. Philip is a historic masonry fort located on the eastern bank of the Mississippi River, about upriver from its mouth in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, just opposite Fort Jackson on the other side of the river. It formerly served a ...
.
The 1960 U.S Census listed Triumph as having a population of 900. Until 2010, the Census did not count Triumph as a separate community, including it as part of the
census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such ...
(CDP) of
Buras-Triumph.
According to tradition, the community was named for its "triumph" over a rival town when they secured a post office.
Like most of Plaquemines Parish, Triumph was severely damaged by the massive
storm surge
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from
Hurricane Katrina
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in 2005.
Demographics
Education
Plaquemines Parish School Board Plaquemines Parish School Board (PPSB) is a school district headquartered in unincorporated Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, United States.
The district serves Plaquemines Parish.
School uniforms
All Plaquemines Parish public schools require school ...
operates the public schools of the parish.
It is served by
South Plaquemines High School
South Plaquemines High School (SPHS) is a grade 7–12 junior and senior high school in Buras, a census-designated place in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. A part of Plaquemines Parish School Board, it serves Boothville, Buras, Empire, Port Sulp ...
in
Buras. Prior to 2005 Buras Middle School and
Buras High School served the community, but
Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina was a destructive Category 5 Atlantic hurricane that caused over 1,800 fatalities and $125 billion in damage in late August 2005, especially in the city of New Orleans and the surrounding areas. It was at the time the cost ...
damaged the buildings.
[Plaquemines Parish Comprehensive Master Plan 8. Public Facilities and Services]
" Plaquemines Parish. p. 9/34. Retrieved on December 3, 2016.
References
Census-designated places in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana
Unincorporated communities in Louisiana
Census-designated places in Louisiana
Louisiana populated places on the Mississippi River
Unincorporated communities in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana
Census-designated places in New Orleans metropolitan area
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