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Beauregard Parish, Louisiana: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Beauregard Parish is 188.4 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 1.7 times the U.S. rate and Pancreas deaths at 1.6 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 537 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Air permit holder (minor source) (161), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (128), Industrial wastewater discharge (100). 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: 30.6419, -93.3304.

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 Beauregard Parish compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Esophagus	New cases	7.9	4.6	1.72x	4.4 to 13	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	50.3	30.2	1.67xSignificant	41.4 to 60.6	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	18.2	11.3	1.61xSignificant	13 to 24.9	2020-2024
Leukemia	Deaths	8.3	5.7	1.46x	4.8 to 13.4	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	25.3	17.9	1.41xSignificant	19 to 33.2	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	25.1	18.5	1.36xSignificant	18.7 to 32.9	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	19.1	14.5	1.32x	13.6 to 26.1	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	188.4	143.2	1.32xSignificant	170.3 to 207.9	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	65.7	51.8	1.27xSignificant	55.4 to 77.5	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	16.6	13.9	1.19x	11.7 to 23	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	22.1	18.7	1.18x	16.2 to 29.7	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	529.4	453.4	1.17xSignificant	498.5 to 561.8	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	7.3	6.6	1.11x	4.2 to 11.9	2020-2024
Thyroid	New cases	14.3	13	1.1x	9.3 to 21	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	8.3	8.7	0.95x	5 to 13.2	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	21.9	23.8	0.92x	15.9 to 29.4	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 Beauregard Parish
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	11,152.1	9,842.6	+13%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	73.4	75.3	-2%	years
Child mortality	47	59.8	-21%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	n/a	6.2	n/a	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	74.8	96.9	-23%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	23.4	28.6	-18%	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.

Formaldehyde23.32 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.91 per million
Ethylene Oxide2.25 per million
Acetaldehyde2.05 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Air permit holder (minor source)161
NPDES wastewater discharge permit128
Industrial wastewater discharge100
Rail grade crossing88
Major air pollution source13
Small hazardous waste generator12
Gas station (mapped facility)9
Large hazardous waste generator6
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)5
TRI reporting facility4
Large greenhouse gas emitter3
Hazardous waste transporter3
Public airport2
Commercial airport1
Biomass power plant1
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.

American Creosote DeRidder, Deridder
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 50. NPL Site.
EPA site ID LAN000604293 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Packaging Corp Of America - Deridder Mill, Deridder
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Ammonia, Hydrogen sulfide and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 4,755,347 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 70634BSSTHUSHIG (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 9.6
Interfor U.S. Inc. - Dequincy Div, Dequincy
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Lead. Reports carcinogens. 53,599 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 70633TMPLSHWY12 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.1
Ingevity South Carolina Llc, Deridder
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Toluene, Formaldehyde, Maleic anhydride, Certain glycol ethers and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 23,495 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 70634WSTVCPOBOX (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.9
Boise Packaging & Newsprint Paper Mill, Deridder
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $2,500,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006020028 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.8
Temple Inland Forest Prod Corporation Southwest La Lumber Operations, Dequincy
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013836661 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.3
Csp Deridder Llc - Deridder Sawmill, De Ridder
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071240331 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.1
Asbury Louisiana Inc - Southwest Graphite, Dequincy
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $53,112.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006020135 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Csp Deridder Llc - Deridder Sawmill, Deridder
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Lead And Lead Compounds. 42,066 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7063WCSPDR4427H (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.5
Ingevity South Carolina, Llc, Deridder
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110018938239 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Asbury Louisiana Inc - Southwest Graphite, Dequincy
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $53,112.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006020135 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Temple Inland Forest Prod Corporation Southwest La Lumber Operations, Dequincy
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013836661 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Ampacet Corp, Deridder
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc compounds, Barium And Barium Compounds, Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Aluminum (fume or dust) and 2 more. 167 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 70634MPCTC1AMPA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.7
Boise Packaging & Newsprint Paper Mill, Deridder
Major air pollution source. Penalties $2,500,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006020028 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Ingevity South Carolina, Llc, Deridder
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110018938239 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Csp Deridder Llc - Deridder Sawmill, De Ridder
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071240331 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Temple Inland Forest Prod Corporation Southwest La Lumber Operations, Dequincy
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013836661 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Camp Edgewood Boy Scout Camp, Dequincy
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110031275554 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Longville Lake Park, Longville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041913258 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
American Maritime Services Llc, Portable Source
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070228564 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Boise Packaging & Newsprint Paper Mill, Deridder
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $2,500,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006020028 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Deridder City Of - Deridder Animal Shelter, Deridder
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110008382008 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Ingevity South Carolina, Llc, Deridder
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110018938239 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Ingevity South Carolina, Llc, Deridder
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110018938239 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
South Beauregard Elementary School, Longville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042393905 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4

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 Beauregard 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 Beauregard 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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