Triumph, Louisiana
Triumph is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is located on the south bank of the Mississippi River. As of the 2010 census, its population was 216.
It is the closest town to two National Historic Landmarks: Fort Jackson and Fort St. Philip.
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 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 from Hurricane Katrina in 2005.Education
operates the public schools of the parish.
It is served by South Plaquemines High School in Buras. Prior to 2005 Buras Middle School and Buras High School served the community, but Hurricane Katrina damaged the buildings.
