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Evangeline Parish, Louisiana: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Evangeline Parish is 180 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 Liver & bile duct deaths at 1.7 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 418 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Air permit holder (minor source) (126), Industrial wastewater discharge (100), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (71). 2 correctional facilities operate in the county, at least one with health-based drinking water violations on record. 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: 30.731, -92.3855.

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 Evangeline Parish compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	32	17.9	1.79xSignificant	24 to 42	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	11.7	6.6	1.77xSignificant	7.4 to 17.8	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	51.8	30.2	1.72xSignificant	42.3 to 63	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	11.3	6.6	1.71xSignificant	6.9 to 17.5	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	86.9	51.8	1.68xSignificant	74.6 to 100.8	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	180	143.2	1.26xSignificant	161.6 to 200.2	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	22.8	18.5	1.23x	16.3 to 31.1	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	9.9	8.7	1.14x	5.9 to 15.7	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	16.3	14.5	1.12x	11 to 23.4	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	20.7	18.7	1.11x	14.7 to 28.3	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	498.6	453.4	1.1xSignificant	467 to 532	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	12.8	13	0.98x	7.8 to 19.9	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	10.1	11.3	0.89x	6.1 to 15.8	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	18.9	23.8	0.79x	13 to 26.7	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	10.5	13.9	0.76x	6.5 to 16.4	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 Evangeline Parish
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	13,358.6	9,842.6	+36%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	71.1	75.3	-5%	years
Child mortality	83.5	59.8	+40%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	7.8	6.2	+25%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	117.5	96.9	+21%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	28.7	28.6	+0%	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.

Formaldehyde22.01 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.92 per million
Acetaldehyde2.02 per million
Ethylene Oxide1.11 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Air permit holder (minor source)126
Industrial wastewater discharge100
NPDES wastewater discharge permit71
Rail grade crossing68
Small hazardous waste generator13
Major air pollution source6
Gas station (mapped facility)6
Public airport4
Large greenhouse gas emitter3
Large hazardous waste generator3
TRI reporting facility3
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)2
Correctional facility (prison or jail)2
Heliport2
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)2
Airfield1
Brownfield property1
Hazardous waste transporter1
Landfill (mapped facility)1
Gas power plant1
Scrapyard (mapped facility)1
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.

Cabot Corp Ville Platte Plant, Ville Platte
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Carbon disulfide, Hydrogen sulfide, Carbonyl sulfide, Hydrogen cyanide and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 898,012 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 70586CBTCR412MI (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 9.1
Cabot Corp - Ville Platte Plant, Ville Platte
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000494885 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.9
Enterprise Gas Processing Llc - Neptune Gas Plant, Centerville
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $48,896.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071160339 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.2
Cameron International Corp, Ville Platte
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese, Nickel, Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Chromium. Reports carcinogens. 32 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 70586CMRNRNO6HO (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.7
Ville Platte, City Of, Ville Platte
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040030873 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Quality Assured Plating Llc, Ville Platte
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013385906 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Town Of Mamou Wwtf, Mamou
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009925368 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Eugene Subdivision Sewer District Area B, Ville Platte
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009931477 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Ward 1 Industrial Park Stp, Ville Platte
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011168556 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Enterprise Gas Processing Llc - Neptune Gas Plant, Centerville
Major air pollution source. Penalties $48,896.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071160339 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Cameron International Corp, Ville Platte
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000449462 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.4
Hester Heath Elem School, Ville Platte
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013741086 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Carver Elementary School, Chataignier
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110014392825 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Vidrine High School, Ville Platte
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110014393085 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Bayour Chicot High School, Ville Platte
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110017758684 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Century Tel Field Office, Ville Platte
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037488956 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Pine Prairie Energy Center Llc, Ville Platte
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110038516727 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Cabot Corp - Ville Platte Plant, Ville Platte
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000494885 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Doucet Subdivision Stp, Ville Platte
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009931468 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Pintail Prospect #1 Well, Centerville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110054140185 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
M&W Coating, Ville Platte
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110056318355 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Village Of Chataignier - Sewer System, Chataignier
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070221562 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Pine Prairie Correctional Facility, Pine Prairie
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012807196 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Coughlin Power Station, St Landry
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110029512837 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Evangeline Parish Police Jury - Wyble Area Subdivision Stp, Ville Platte
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110031269892 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8

Correctional facilities

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

Pine Prairie Correctional Facility-Treatment Plant, Pine Prairie
EPA FRS registry ID
110048465442
Water system
LA1039018
Health-based violations
5 all time, 4 in 5 years
All violations
35
Contaminants cited
Groundwater Rule, LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
Wastewater permit
None on record
EPA detailed facility report
Pine Prairie Correctional Facility, Pine Prairie
EPA FRS registry ID
110012807196
Wastewater permit
Yes, 10 quarters in noncompliance
EPA detailed facility report

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Evangeline 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 Evangeline 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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