Buras-Triumph, Louisiana

Buras-Triumph
Fallen water tower following Hurricane Katrina
Buras-Triumph is located in Louisiana
Buras-Triumph
Buras-Triumph
Location of Buras-Triumph in Louisiana
Coordinates: 29°21′06″N 89°30′50″W / 29.35167°N 89.51389°W / 29.35167; -89.51389
CountryUnited States
StateLouisiana
ParishPlaquemines
Area
 • Total7.2 sq mi (19 km2)
 • Land5.0 sq mi (13 km2)
 • Water2.2 sq mi (6 km2)
Elevation
3 ft (0.9 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total3,358
 • Density470/sq mi (180/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code504

Buras-Triumph is a former census-designated place in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 3,358 at the 2000 census. For the 2010 census, Buras-Triumph was split into the CDPs of Buras and Triumph.[1] On the peninsula, Buras has been located higher, with Triumph located southeast of Buras.[citation needed]

  1. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.