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Catahoula Parish, Louisiana: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Catahoula Parish is 220.7 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 1.6 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 71 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (21), Industrial wastewater discharge (20), Air permit holder (minor source) (19). 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: 31.5948, -91.9172.

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 Catahoula Parish compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	48	30.2	1.59xSignificant	31.4 to 71.3	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	220.7	143.2	1.54xSignificant	181 to 267	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	538.6	453.4	1.19xSignificant	478 to 605.2	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	55.6	51.8	1.07x	38.3 to 79	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 Catahoula Parish
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	13,444.7	9,842.6	+37%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	70.9	75.3	-6%	years
Child mortality	n/a	59.8	n/a	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	89.7	96.9	-7%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	n/a	28.6	n/a	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.

Formaldehyde22.73 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.93 per million
Acetaldehyde2.22 per million
Benzene0.68 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

NPDES wastewater discharge permit21
Industrial wastewater discharge20
Air permit holder (minor source)19
Gas station (mapped facility)3
Small hazardous waste generator3
Large hazardous waste generator2
Major air pollution source1
Public airport1
Hazardous waste transporter1

Highest-severity records

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

Harrisonburg Wwtf, Harrisonburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011157425 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Village Of Harrisonburg Wwtf, Harrisonburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110054127556 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
The Fish Net Co Llc - The Fish Net Co, Jonesville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071228636 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Sicily Island, Village Of Wwtf, Sicily Island
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110010746461 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
River City Ready Mix Llc - Jonesville Rm, Jonesville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110016682179 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Town Of Jonesville Water System-Disinfection, Jonesville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110003327542 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
The Fish Net Co Llc - The Fish Net Co, Jonesville
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110071228636 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Columbia Gulf Transmission Llc - Red Mountain Compressor Station, Enterprise
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070832762 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
M.J. Farms Limited Dba La Delta Plantation, Jonesville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056981468 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Columbia Gulf Transmission Co, Duty
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110032632989 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Archie Terminal, Jonesville
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110041967084 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
Day Town Operating Llc - Catahoula Lake 502 C Lease Facility, Jonesville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $1,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110063922634 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Sicily Island, Village Of Wwtf, Sicily Island
Industrial wastewater discharge. Violation Identified.
NPDES permit LA0063533: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.4
Lake St John Common Facility #1, Clayton
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $3,750.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070132640 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Jonesville, Jonesville
Public airport. O.
Record ID L32 (FAA / U.S. DOT)
Severity 2
Harrisonburg Wwtf, Harrisonburg
Industrial wastewater discharge. Significant/Category I Noncompliance.
NPDES permit LA0043958: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2
Wurster Oil Co Dba Western Auto St, Jonesville
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110003343212 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Consolidated Grain & Barge Co Of Missouri - Jonesville Facility, Jonesville
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007279934 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Consolidated Grain & Barge Co Of Missouri - Jonesville Facility, Jonesville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007279934 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Us Army Coe-Jonesville Lock& Dam, Jonesville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009014654 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
La Dotd, Harrisonburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013337923 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Jonesville Storage Site, Jonesville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110016753039 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
D&J Construction Co. - Harrisonburg Plant, Harrisonburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110020035255 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
Jonesville Lock & Dam, Jonesville
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110024870068 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5
J&K Lakeside Rv Park, Larto
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110029518877 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.5

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 Catahoula 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 Catahoula 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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