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Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Jefferson Davis Parish is 189.4 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Liver & bile duct deaths at 1.8 times the U.S. rate and Lung & bronchus deaths at 1.7 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 425 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Industrial wastewater discharge (108), Air permit holder (minor source) (104), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (102). 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: 30.263, -92.8281.

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 Jefferson Davis Parish compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	11.6	6.6	1.76xSignificant	7.5 to 17.4	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	51.3	30.2	1.7xSignificant	42.1 to 62.1	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	27.6	17.9	1.54xSignificant	20.4 to 36.6	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	189.4	143.2	1.32xSignificant	170.7 to 209.8	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	64.4	51.8	1.24xSignificant	54.1 to 76.3	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	New cases	10.7	8.7	1.23x	6.8 to 16.3	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	497	453.4	1.1xSignificant	465.6 to 530	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	19	18.7	1.02x	13.4 to 26.3	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	11.3	11.3	1x	7 to 17.3	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	17.3	18.5	0.94x	11.9 to 24.5	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	11.7	13	0.9x	6.9 to 18.5	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	12.9	14.5	0.89x	8.4 to 19.3	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	18	23.8	0.76x	12.3 to 25.5	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	10.5	13.9	0.76x	6.4 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 Jefferson Davis Parish
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	13,402.7	9,842.6	+36%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	71.3	75.3	-5%	years
Child mortality	65.6	59.8	+10%	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	120.5	96.9	+24%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	54.4	28.6	+90%	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.

Formaldehyde20.5 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.91 per million
Acetaldehyde1.73 per million
Ethylene Oxide0.9 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Industrial wastewater discharge108
Air permit holder (minor source)104
NPDES wastewater discharge permit102
Rail grade crossing52
Gas station (mapped facility)15
Small hazardous waste generator10
Large hazardous waste generator9
Public airport8
Major air pollution source5
Hazardous waste transporter4
Large greenhouse gas emitter2
TRI reporting facility2
Airfield1
Landfill (mapped facility)1
Superfund (NPL) site1
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)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.

SBA Shipyard , Jennings
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 50. NPL Site.
EPA site ID LAD008434185 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Jefferson Davis Parish Sanitary Landfill, Welsh
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001252938 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Jefferson Davis Parish Sanitary Landfill, Welsh
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001252938 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Metalplate Galvanizing L.P., Roanoke
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Zinc compounds, Lead compounds. 2,724 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7058WMTLPL1455F (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 5.6
Jefferson Davis Parish Sanitary Landfill, Welsh
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001252938 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Metalplate Galvanizing, L.P., Roanoke
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070070770 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.3
Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company Llc - Kinder Compressor Station 823, Kinder
Major air pollution source. Penalties $300.
EPA FRS registry ID 110003347156 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Country Courts Trailer Park, Jennings
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $5,600.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006809640 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Louisiana Waste Solutions Llc - Jennings C&D Facility Type Iii Landfill, Jennings
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039180392 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Quanta Tech Llc, Lacassine
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110063615565 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Anr Pipeline Co - Mermentau Compressor Station, Jennings
Major air pollution source. Penalties $500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070832687 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company Llc - Kinder Compressor Station 823, Kinder
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $300.
EPA FRS registry ID 110003347156 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Academy Of Training Skills, Lacassine
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110046293587 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Integrity Delaware, Llc, Jennings
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056356232 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Black Lake Properties Llc, Welsh
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070562188 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Jennings Bulk Plant, Jennings
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110044809552 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company Llc - Kinder Compressor Station 823, Kinder
Large greenhouse gas emitter. Penalties $300.
EPA FRS registry ID 110003347156 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Jennings, City Of- Wwtp, Jennings
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110040012580 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Lng Properties Llc - Lacassine Rv Park, Iowa
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110063874106 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Texas Gas Transmission Llc - Woodlawn Compressor Station, Iowa
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007368543 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Fenton Wastewater Treatment Facility, Fenton
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043737221 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Louisiana Waste Solutions Llc - Jennings C&D Facility Type Iii Landfill, Jennings
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070832669 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Southland Hospitality Properties, Llc - Treasurewood Mhp, Iowa
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009015118 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Hathaway Mhp, Hathaway
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110024567609 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3
Lil Cochon, Llc, Iowa
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110043486046 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.3

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 Jefferson Davis 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 Jefferson Davis 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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