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Lafayette Parish, Louisiana: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Lafayette Parish is 156.3 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. The strongest disease signals are Kidney & renal pelvis deaths at 1.7 times the U.S. rate and Liver & bile duct deaths at 1.3 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 2,433 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by NPDES wastewater discharge permit (1,008), Industrial wastewater discharge (811), Small hazardous waste generator (206). 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: 30.2097, -92.1129.

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 Lafayette Parish compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	5.9	3.4	1.74xSignificant	4.6 to 7.4	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	28.4	17.9	1.59xSignificant	25.5 to 31.5	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	8.7	6.6	1.32xSignificant	7.2 to 10.5	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	10.7	8.7	1.23xSignificant	9.1 to 12.6	2019-2023
Stomach	Deaths	3.2	2.7	1.19x	2.3 to 4.3	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	5.2	4.4	1.18x	4.1 to 6.6	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	35.5	30.2	1.18xSignificant	32.4 to 38.9	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	21.2	18.5	1.15xSignificant	18.7 to 24	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	16.4	14.5	1.13x	14.2 to 18.8	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	12.7	11.3	1.12x	10.9 to 14.8	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	502.6	453.4	1.11xSignificant	490.4 to 514.9	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	156.3	143.2	1.09xSignificant	149.5 to 163.2	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	56.4	51.8	1.09xSignificant	52.4 to 60.6	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	New cases	6.5	6.2	1.05x	5.1 to 8	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	14.5	13.9	1.04x	12.5 to 16.8	2019-2023
Bladder	Deaths	4.2	4.1	1.02x	3.2 to 5.6	2020-2024
Thyroid	New cases	13.3	13	1.02x	11.4 to 15.5	2019-2023
Leukemia	Deaths	5.7	5.7	1x	4.5 to 7.2	2020-2024
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	4.6	4.8	0.96x	3.5 to 5.9	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	16.9	18.7	0.9x	14.7 to 19.3	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	5.8	6.6	0.88x	4.5 to 7.3	2019-2023
Esophagus	Deaths	3.1	3.7	0.84x	2.3 to 4.3	2020-2024
Childhood cancer (under 15)	New cases	13.7	16.4	0.84x	9.5 to 19.1	2019-2023
Esophagus	New cases	3.6	4.6	0.78x	2.7 to 4.8	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	Deaths	1.3	2	0.65x	0.8 to 2.1	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	14.7	23.8	0.62x	12.7 to 17	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 Lafayette Parish
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	9,850.3	9,842.6	+0%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	75.8	75.3	+1%	years
Child mortality	67.7	59.8	+13%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	6.3	6.2	+2%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	90.8	96.9	-6%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	45.8	28.6	+60%	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.

Formaldehyde22.55 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.92 per million
Acetaldehyde1.89 per million
Ethylene Oxide1.72 per million

EPA Air Quality Index 2025

Monitored on 362 days: 238 good, 0 unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse. Median AQI 45, peak 79.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

2,433 active records inside the county from EPA ECHO, TRI, Superfund, Brownfields, NPDES, EIA, FAA, FRA and corrections data.

NPDES wastewater discharge permit1,008
Industrial wastewater discharge811
Small hazardous waste generator206
Air permit holder (minor source)115
Gas station (mapped facility)72
Rail grade crossing67
Hazardous waste transporter39
Large hazardous waste generator31
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)17
Brownfield property16
TRI reporting facility16
Heliport9
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)6
Major air pollution source5
Large greenhouse gas emitter4
Public airport3
Airfield2
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)2
Gas power plant2
EPA air quality monitor1
Commercial airport1

Highest-severity records

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

Clariant Corp - Broussard Facility, Broussard
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $4,211.
EPA FRS registry ID 110016747412 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 9.8
Championx-Scott, Scott
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Methanol, Toluene, Methyl isobutyl ketone and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. Reports PFAS. 60,291 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 70583SCTTB812RE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 9.7
Amcol Health & Beauty Solutions Inc, Lafayette
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $56,046.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000846602 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8.4
Catalyst Recovery Of Louisiana Llc, Lafayette
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000613783 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8.3
Clariant Corp - Broussard Site, Broussard
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Toluene, Xylene (mixed isomers), Ethylbenzene and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 32,263 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 70518CHMPN34IDA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8
Univar Solutions Usa Llc, Carencro
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Xylene (mixed isomers), Toluene, Ethylene glycol and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 25,310 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 70520VNWTR220HE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.9
Seasafe Inc, Lafayette
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene. Reports carcinogens. 20,584 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 70508SSFNT29GLA (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.8
M-I Llc, Broussard
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Toluene, Xylene (mixed isomers), Ethylbenzene and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 17,743 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 70518SCHMT5750H (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.8
Nalco Exxon Energy Chemical Scott Blend Plant, Scott
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $1,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000449444 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.3
Evonik Corp, Lafayette
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Molybdenum trioxide, Nickel compounds, Cobalt compounds, Nickel And Nickel Compounds and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 4,047 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 70508CTLYS100AM (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.3
Clariant Corp - Broussard Facility, Broussard
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $4,211.
EPA FRS registry ID 110016747412 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Deep South Chemical Inc, Broussard
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Xylene (mixed isomers), Ethylbenzene, Ethylene glycol. Reports carcinogens. 1,235 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 70518DPSTH228MI (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.9
Sun Coast Resources Llc, Broussard
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Naphthalene, n-Hexane, Benzene, Xylene (mixed isomers) and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 1,063 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7051WSNCST13NBB (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.8
Deep South Chemical Inc, Broussard
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000918071 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.8
Premier Chemical Technologies Llc, Lafayette
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol, Xylene (mixed isomers), Ethylbenzene, Toluene and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 515 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7050WPRMRC17RID (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.6
Halliburton Lafayette Manufacturing, Lafayette
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Manganese, Chromium, Nickel. Reports carcinogens. 464 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7050WHLLBR7WPNT (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.5
New Dairy Louisiana Llc, Lafayette
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nitric acid. 15,649 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 70506BRDNN1308B (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.2
Amico - Seasafe Inc, Lafayette
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001268734 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.1
Tomahawk Downhole Llc, Broussard
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nickel, Chromium, Manganese. Reports carcinogens. 99 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7051WTMHWK116SP (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6
Amcol Health & Beauty Solutions Inc, Lafayette
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Toluene, Zinc compounds. 8,145 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 70507MCLHL31LAS (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6
Catalyst Recovery Of Louisiana Llc, Lafayette
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000613783 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Catalyst Recovery Of Louisiana Llc, Lafayette
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000613783 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Amcol Health & Beauty Solutions Inc, Lafayette
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $56,046.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000846602 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Lafayette Consolidated Government - Ambassador Caffery Stp, Lafayette
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064604129 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.8
Univar Solutions Usa Llc - Carencro Facility, Carencro
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000449328 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.7

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 Lafayette 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 Lafayette 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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