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Bossier Parish, Louisiana: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Bossier Parish is 159.3 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Liver & bile duct deaths at 1.6 times the U.S. rate and Bladder deaths at 1.6 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 1,102 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Air permit holder (minor source) (450), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (175), Industrial wastewater discharge (134). EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 40 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: 32.6263, -93.5986.

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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 Bossier Parish compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	10.6	6.6	1.61xSignificant	8.4 to 13.2	2020-2024
Bladder	Deaths	6.5	4.1	1.59xSignificant	4.7 to 8.6	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	24.9	17.9	1.39xSignificant	21.3 to 29	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	41.7	30.2	1.38xSignificant	37.2 to 46.7	2020-2024
Esophagus	New cases	6.1	4.6	1.33x	4.5 to 8.2	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	65	51.8	1.25xSignificant	59.3 to 71	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	10.4	8.7	1.2x	8.2 to 13	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	16.2	14.5	1.12x	13.3 to 19.5	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	159.3	143.2	1.11xSignificant	150.3 to 168.8	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	488.5	453.4	1.08xSignificant	472.3 to 505.1	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	20	18.7	1.07x	16.9 to 23.6	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	New cases	6.6	6.2	1.06x	4.8 to 8.9	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	14.7	13.9	1.06x	12.1 to 17.9	2019-2023
Childhood cancer (under 15)	New cases	17.2	16.4	1.05x	10.9 to 25.8	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	3.5	3.4	1.03x	2.3 to 5.2	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	11.6	11.3	1.03x	9.2 to 14.4	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	4.5	4.4	1.02x	3.1 to 6.4	2020-2024
Esophagus	Deaths	3.6	3.7	0.97x	2.4 to 5.3	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	22.8	23.8	0.96x	19.4 to 26.7	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	17.6	18.5	0.95x	14.6 to 21	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	4.5	4.8	0.94x	3 to 6.4	2020-2024
Leukemia	Deaths	5.1	5.7	0.89x	3.6 to 7.1	2020-2024
Thyroid	New cases	11.1	13	0.85x	8.6 to 14	2019-2023
Stomach	Deaths	2.2	2.7	0.81x	1.3 to 3.6	2020-2024
Stomach	New cases	4.3	6.6	0.65x	2.9 to 6	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 Bossier Parish
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	8,647.1	9,842.6	-12%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	75.9	75.3	+1%	years
Child mortality	62.4	59.8	+4%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	7	6.2	+13%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	66.4	96.9	-31%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	14.8	28.6	-48%	deaths per 100,000

Air toxics and air quality

EPA AirToxScreen 2020

Lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics: 40 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

Formaldehyde27.39 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.92 per million
Benzene2.59 per million
Acetaldehyde2.31 per million

EPA Air Quality Index 2025

Monitored on 365 days: 288 good, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse. Median AQI 42, peak 101.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

1,102 active records inside the county from EPA ECHO, TRI, Superfund, Brownfields, NPDES, EIA, FAA, FRA and corrections data.

Air permit holder (minor source)450
NPDES wastewater discharge permit175
Industrial wastewater discharge134
Rail grade crossing124
Small hazardous waste generator69
Gas station (mapped facility)47
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)30
Large hazardous waste generator20
Hazardous waste transporter13
Major air pollution source8
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)8
TRI reporting facility7
Brownfield property4
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)4
Commercial airport2
Heliport2
EPA air quality monitor1
Airfield1
Public airport1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)1

Highest-severity records

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

Halliburton Bossier City Field Camp, Bossier City
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Ethylene glycol, Certain glycol ethers, Xylene (mixed isomers) and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 19,373 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7111WHLLBR472IN (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.8
Calumet Princeton Refining Llc, Princeton
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Xylene (mixed isomers), Cyclohexane, Hydrogen sulfide, Toluene and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 6,228 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 71067CLMTRHC62B (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.4
Sligo Gas Plant, Haughton
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: n-Hexane, Benzene, Methanol, Cyclohexane and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 5,766 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7103WSLGGS63UNI (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.4
Princeton Refinery, Princeton
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000597499 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.2
Us Dod Usaf Barksdale Afb, Barksdale Afb
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Naphthalene, Ethylbenzene. Reports carcinogens. 338 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 71110SRFRC2CES3 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.4
Goat Hill Compressor Station, Haughton
Major air pollution source. Penalties $31,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017762535 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Cactus Wellhead Llc-Bossier City Facility, Bossier City
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Chromium, Nickel, Copper. Reports carcinogens. 55 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7111WCCTSW4117M (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.8
Us Dod Usaf Barksdale Afb, Barksdale Afb
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042009091 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Multi-Chem Group Haughton La Facility, Haughton
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol. 2,430 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7103WMLTCH6491H (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.6
Halliburton Bossier City Field Camp, Bossier City
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071284317 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.6
Goat Hill Compressor Station, Haughton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $31,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017762535 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Sligo Gas Plant, Haughton
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000545009 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Princeton Refinery, Princeton
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000597499 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Consolidated Waterworks/Sewerage District #1, Bossier City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $1,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110060270898 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Cactus Wellhead Llc-Bossier City Facility, Bossier City
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110063876818 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.6
Cellxion Llc - Sabre Building Systems By Cellxion, Bossier City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110003366642 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Southern Disposal & Recycling Llc, Bossier City
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022548359 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Gulf South Pipeline Co Lp - Koran 2 Compressor Station, Haughton
Major air pollution source. Penalties $3,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110033654043 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Sierra Frac Sand Llc - Cedar Bluff Plant, Benton
Major air pollution source. Penalties $1,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070248624 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Arcosa Marine Components Llc (Plant - 1080 Dba Wintech), Bossier City
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: o-Xylene, Nickel, Ethylbenzene, Aluminum (fume or dust) and 4 more. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 7111WRCSMR52HAZ (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
F-S Prestress Inc, Princeton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009013147 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Shady Park Trailer Park, Haughton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009016108 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Benton Palmetto Park Treatment Plant, Benton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009696971 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Cypress Bay Townhouses Wwtp, Benton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012753038 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Briarwood Holdings Llc, Elm Grove
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110016684774 (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 Bossier 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 Bossier 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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