Buras-Triumph, Louisiana

Buras-Triumph is an unincorporated community in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, United States.   "Buras-Triumph, Louisiana (LA) Detailed Profile" (notes),
   City Data, 2007, webpage:
   C-BT.   "Census 2000 Data for the State of Louisiana" (town list),
   US Census Bureau, May 2003, webpage:
   C2000-LA.
The population was 3,358 at the 2000 census. On the peninsula, Buras is higher, with Triumph southeast of Buras.

Buras-Triumph has become famous as the location where, on August 29, 2005, at 6:10 AM CDT, the eye of Hurricane Katrina made its strongest landfall. However, the storm surge and high winds began on the previous day, August 28, 2005. During those 2 days, the area was destroyed as a result.

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Category:Unincorporated communities in Louisiana
Category:Settlements in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana