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Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Avoyelles Parish is 190.4 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.8 times the U.S. rate and Non-Hodgkin lymphoma deaths at 1.7 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 257 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Industrial wastewater discharge (71), Rail grade crossing (59), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (58). One correctional facility operates in the county. 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: 31.0959, -91.9703.

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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 Avoyelles Parish compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	53.9	30.2	1.78xSignificant	45.3 to 63.8	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	8.1	4.8	1.69xSignificant	4.9 to 12.8	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	10.8	6.6	1.64xSignificant	7.2 to 15.6	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	28.3	17.9	1.58xSignificant	21.7 to 36.2	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	27	18.7	1.44xSignificant	21 to 34.3	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	9.3	6.6	1.41x	5.9 to 14	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	15.4	11.3	1.36x	11.1 to 21.1	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	190.4	143.2	1.33xSignificant	173.7 to 208.4	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	67.8	51.8	1.31xSignificant	58 to 78.8	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	17.6	13.9	1.27x	12.8 to 23.6	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	6.5	5.7	1.14x	3.8 to 10.7	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	516.8	453.4	1.14xSignificant	488.2 to 546.7	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	15.5	14.5	1.07x	10.8 to 21.6	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	13.6	13	1.05x	8.9 to 20	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	18.4	18.5	0.99x	13.3 to 24.9	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	6.2	8.7	0.71x	3.6 to 10.2	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	14.7	23.8	0.62x	10.4 to 20.5	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 Avoyelles Parish
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	14,474.5	9,842.6	+47%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	71.1	75.3	-6%	years
Child mortality	86.2	59.8	+44%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	7.7	6.2	+24%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	130.9	96.9	+35%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	52.6	28.6	+84%	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.

Formaldehyde22.75 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.92 per million
Acetaldehyde2.18 per million
Ethylene Oxide0.99 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Industrial wastewater discharge71
Rail grade crossing59
NPDES wastewater discharge permit58
Air permit holder (minor source)25
Gas station (mapped facility)16
Public airport7
Small hazardous waste generator7
Hazardous waste transporter3
Heliport2
TRI reporting facility2
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)2
Commercial airport1
Brownfield property1
Correctional facility (prison or jail)1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Large hazardous waste generator1

Highest-severity records

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

Sun Coast Resources Llc, Mansura
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Toluene, Xylene (mixed isomers), Polycyclic aromatic compounds, Benzene and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 4,173 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7135WPMPLL8231H (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.3
Great Southern Wood Preserving Inc - Great Southern Wood - Mansura Inc, Mansura
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000450538 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.8
Avoyelles Parish Police Jury-Parish Barn, Mansura
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110003301454 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Village Of Hessmer Water System-Disinfection, Hessmer
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010800794 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Village Of Hessmer Wastewater, Hessmer
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110062374568 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Great Southern Wood - La Inc., Mansura
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Copper compounds, Arsenic And Arsenic Compounds, Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Copper And Copper Compounds. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 71350LDRWDHWY11 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Great Southern Wood Preserving Inc - Great Southern Wood - Mansura Inc, Mansura
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000450538 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Great Southern Wood Preserving Inc - Great Southern Wood - Mansura Inc, Mansura
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000450538 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Bunkie Waste Water Treatment Plant, Bunkie
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000761738 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Village Of Moreauville Water System-Z Softening, Moreauville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009047272 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Us Army Corps Of Engineers, Vick
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011179385 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Bayou Dulac Mobile Home Park, Bunkie
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011183370 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Bayou Ready Mix Llc - Marksville Plant, Marksville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012315146 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
The Early Childhood Development & Family Center Of Avoyelles, Mansura
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022548787 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Birds Eye View Rv & Mhp, Effie
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110025347738 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Bayou Ready Mix, Llc, Mansura
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064426456 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Pumpelly Oil Acquisition Llc, Dba Reladyne (Mansura Branch), Mansura
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071256304 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Great Southern Wood Preserving Inc - Great Southern Wood - Mansura Inc, Mansura
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110000450538 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Ladpsc - Raymond Laborde Correctional Center, Cottonport
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110003261425 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Bayou Ready Mix Llc - Marksville Plant, Marksville
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110012315146 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Marksville City Of - City Of Marksville Sewage Treatment Plant, Marksville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040013918 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Lafargue Elementary School, Effie
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017758693 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Avoyelles Parish School Board - Multi-Purpose Education Complex And La School Fo, Bunkie
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110046293569 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Fieldcrest, Plaucheville
Brownfield property.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071970008 (U.S. EPA Brownfields (ACRES)) Agency record
Severity 3
C Bex Oil Co, Mansura
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006023873 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3

Correctional facilities

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

Ladpsc - Raymond Laborde Correctional Center, Cottonport
EPA FRS registry ID
110003261425
Wastewater permit
Yes, 10 quarters in noncompliance
EPA detailed facility report

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Avoyelles 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 Avoyelles 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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