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Acadia Parish, Louisiana: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Acadia Parish is 193.8 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Kidney & renal pelvis deaths at 2.3 times the U.S. rate and Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.9 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 628 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Industrial wastewater discharge (144), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (140), Air permit holder (minor source) (131). EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 30 in a million, driven mainly by formaldehyde.

Rates are age-adjusted per 100,000 people. A cancer signal is marked significant when the lower bound of its 95 percent confidence interval is above the U.S. rate. Facility counts use active federal records located inside the county boundary. Approximate county center: 30.2651, -92.4015.

How this county ranks in Louisiana

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Cancer deaths and new cases versus the United States

Source: NCI and CDC State Cancer Profiles, both sexes, all ages. Sorted by the ratio of the county rate to the U.S. rate.

Cancer rates for Acadia Parish compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	7.8	3.4	2.29xSignificant	5.1 to 11.6	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	57.8	30.2	1.91xSignificant	50 to 66.4	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	32.9	17.9	1.84xSignificant	26.9 to 40	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	9.4	5.7	1.65xSignificant	6.3 to 13.5	2020-2024
Bladder	Deaths	6.6	4.1	1.61x	4.1 to 10	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	10.1	6.6	1.53xSignificant	7 to 14.1	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	73.9	51.8	1.43xSignificant	65.3 to 83.5	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	193.8	143.2	1.35xSignificant	179.1 to 209.4	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	11.5	8.7	1.32x	8.3 to 15.7	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	14.7	11.3	1.3x	10.9 to 19.5	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	22.6	18.7	1.21x	17.9 to 28.3	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	17.5	14.5	1.21x	13.2 to 23	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	533.6	453.4	1.18xSignificant	508.8 to 559.3	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	16.1	13.9	1.16x	12.1 to 21	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	7	6.6	1.06x	4.5 to 10.6	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	18.5	18.5	1x	14.1 to 23.9	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	12.2	13	0.94x	8.6 to 17	2019-2023
Esophagus	New cases	4.1	4.6	0.89x	2.3 to 6.9	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	New cases	5.5	6.2	0.89x	3.2 to 8.9	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	15.5	23.8	0.65x	11.6 to 20.4	2019-2023

Mortality measures versus the U.S. county median

Source: County Health Rankings, built from CDC National Vital Statistics System death records. The comparison value is the median of all U.S. counties.

Mortality measures for Acadia Parish
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	14,439.6	9,842.6	+47%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	70.6	75.3	-6%	years
Child mortality	84.3	59.8	+41%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	5.9	6.2	-5%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	109.6	96.9	+13%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	43.8	28.6	+53%	deaths per 100,000

Air toxics and air quality

EPA AirToxScreen 2020

Lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics: 30 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

Formaldehyde21.17 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.92 per million
Acetaldehyde1.85 per million
Ethylene Oxide1.24 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

No EPA air quality monitor reports daily AQI for this county.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

628 active records inside the county from EPA ECHO, TRI, Superfund, Brownfields, NPDES, EIA, FAA, FRA and corrections data.

Industrial wastewater discharge144
NPDES wastewater discharge permit140
Air permit holder (minor source)131
Rail grade crossing89
Gas station (mapped facility)30
Small hazardous waste generator28
Public airport18
Major air pollution source11
Large greenhouse gas emitter11
Hazardous waste transporter9
Large hazardous waste generator3
Heliport3
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)3
Gas power plant2
TRI reporting facility2
Brownfield property1
Oil-fired power plant1
Scrapyard (mapped facility)1
Superfund (NPL) site1

Highest-severity records

The 25 records with the highest Envyrofax severity in the county, with the agency identifier to cite in a records request.

EVR-Wood Treating/Evangeline Refining Company, Jennings
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 48.2. NPL Site.
EPA site ID LAN000605517 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Eunice Natural Gas Processing Plant, Eunice
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Hexane, Benzene, Toluene, Methanol and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 54,093 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7053WNCNTR222RE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.1
Baker Petrolite-Rayne Facility, Rayne
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Cyclohexane, Toluene, Xylene (mixed isomers) and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 21,764 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 70578BKRPT135IN (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.8
Enlink Processing Services Llc - Eunice Fractionator, Eunice
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $4,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001310689 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.7
Jennings Bulk Plant, Jennings
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Toluene, Ethylbenzene, Benzene and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 709 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7054WJNNNG177EV (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.7
Baker Petrolite Llc - Rayne Blend Plant, Rayne
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000449435 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.7
Acadia Parish Police Jury - Acadia Parish Sanitary Landfill, Egan
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013921435 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Cajun Haven Campground, Egan
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $46,143.
EPA FRS registry ID 110032827733 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Enlink Processing Services Llc - Eunice Fractionator, Eunice
Major air pollution source. Penalties $4,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001310689 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Crowley Wwtp, Crowley
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040011509 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Acadia Parish Police Jury - Acadia Parish Sanitary Landfill, Egan
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013921435 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Enlink Processing Services Llc - Eunice Fractionator, Eunice
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $4,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001310689 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Fiba Technologies Inc - Fiba Testing Gulf Inc, Rayne
Small hazardous waste generator. Penalties $30,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110003328925 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Fiba Technologies Inc - Fiba Testing Gulf Inc, Rayne
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $30,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110003328925 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Columbia Gulf Transmission Llc - Rayne Compressor Station, Rayne
Major air pollution source. Penalties $57,968.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000794427 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Acadia Parish Police Jury - Acadia Parish Sanitary Landfill, Egan
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013921435 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Iota Town Of - Wwtp, Iota
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110016682552 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Blue Dolphin Energy Church Point Refinery, Church Point
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022409035 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Morse Wwtp, Morse
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040013570 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Town Of Church Point Wwtf, Church Point
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069997459 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Enlink Processing Services Llc - Eunice Fractionator, Eunice
Large greenhouse gas emitter. Penalties $4,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001310689 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Fiba Technologies Inc - Fiba Testing Gulf Inc, Rayne
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $30,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110003328925 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Trails South Trailer Park, Crowley
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009931057 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Basile, Town Of Wwtp, Basile
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010591449 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Giant Cleaning Systems, Inc, Rayne
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011173988 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3

Correctional facilities

Prisons, jails and corrections operations with an EPA facility record, and the drinking water and wastewater compliance attached to them.

No correctional facility with an EPA record is located in this county.

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Acadia Parish

Louisiana state cancer registry
Cancer incidence counts by census tract or ZIP code, by cancer type and year (de-identified). Any cancer cluster inquiries or investigations in Acadia Parish, and their findings.
Louisiana vital statistics office
Death certificate counts by cause of death and residence tract or ZIP code, and the years behind the mortality measures above.
Louisiana health department, environmental epidemiology
Health consultations or assessments by ATSDR or the state health department covering the county, and any exposure investigations.
Louisiana environmental agency and the U.S. EPA regional office
Compliance history, inspection reports, notices of violation, penalties and enforcement actions for each facility above, cited by EPA FRS registry ID.
Louisiana drinking water program
Violation notices, sampling results and sanitary surveys for the public water systems serving the county, including any system serving a correctional facility.
Department of corrections or county sheriff
Water testing, grievances and environmental health inspections for the correctional facilities listed above.

Each Envyrofax address report includes a printable records request worksheet with the custodian and the exact request wording per finding.

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