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Orleans Parish, Louisiana: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Orleans Parish is 143.8 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. The strongest disease signals are Stomach deaths at 1.4 times the U.S. rate. Federal databases place 1,325 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Small hazardous waste generator (288), Rail grade crossing (246), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (219). 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: 30.0331, -89.9765.

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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 Orleans Parish compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Stomach	Deaths	3.9	2.7	1.44xSignificant	3.1 to 4.8	2020-2024
Liver & bile duct	New cases	12.1	8.7	1.39xSignificant	10.7 to 13.6	2019-2023
Stomach	New cases	8.5	6.6	1.29xSignificant	7.4 to 9.9	2019-2023
Liver & bile duct	Deaths	7.5	6.6	1.14x	6.5 to 8.7	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	18.7	17.9	1.04x	16.9 to 20.6	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	143.8	143.2	1x	138.9 to 148.9	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	13.8	13.9	0.99x	12.3 to 15.5	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	444.2	453.4	0.98x	435.3 to 453.2	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	Deaths	3.3	3.4	0.97x	2.6 to 4.1	2020-2024
Childhood cancer (under 15)	New cases	15.9	16.4	0.97x	11.8 to 21	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	49.1	51.8	0.95x	46.3 to 52.1	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	28.2	30.2	0.93x	26.1 to 30.5	2020-2024
Brain & nervous system	Deaths	4.1	4.4	0.93x	3.3 to 5.1	2020-2024
Pancreas	Deaths	9.5	11.3	0.84x	8.2 to 10.8	2020-2024
Esophagus	New cases	3.6	4.6	0.78x	2.9 to 4.5	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	14.2	18.5	0.77x	12.6 to 15.9	2019-2023
Bladder	Deaths	3.1	4.1	0.76x	2.4 to 3.9	2020-2024
Leukemia	New cases	10.9	14.5	0.75x	9.5 to 12.5	2019-2023
Brain & nervous system	New cases	4.6	6.2	0.74x	3.6 to 5.6	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	9.4	13	0.72x	8.1 to 10.8	2019-2023
Esophagus	Deaths	2.6	3.7	0.7x	2 to 3.4	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	13.1	18.7	0.7x	11.6 to 14.7	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Deaths	3.3	4.8	0.69x	2.6 to 4.2	2020-2024
Leukemia	Deaths	3.6	5.7	0.63x	2.9 to 4.6	2020-2024
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	15	23.8	0.63x	13.3 to 16.8	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	Deaths	1	2	0.5x	0.6 to 1.5	2020-2024

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 Orleans Parish
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	13,811.4	9,842.6	+40%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	73.7	75.3	-2%	years
Child mortality	98.1	59.8	+64%	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	7	6.2	+13%	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	160.2	96.9	+65%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	90.1	28.6	+215%	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.

Formaldehyde20.87 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.9 per million
Ethylene Oxide1.77 per million
Acetaldehyde1.39 per million

EPA Air Quality Index 2025

Monitored on 365 days: 259 good, 0 unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse. Median AQI 42, peak 71.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

1,325 active records inside the county from EPA ECHO, TRI, Superfund, Brownfields, NPDES, EIA, FAA, FRA and corrections data.

Small hazardous waste generator288
Rail grade crossing246
NPDES wastewater discharge permit219
Industrial wastewater discharge161
Air permit holder (minor source)111
Brownfield property90
Gas station (mapped facility)64
Hazardous waste transporter36
Large hazardous waste generator35
Scrapyard (mapped facility)21
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)18
Major air pollution source8
Large greenhouse gas emitter5
Heliport4
Solar power plant4
EPA air quality monitor3
Dry cleaner (mapped facility)3
TRI reporting facility2
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)2
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)2
Commercial airport1
Gas power plant1
Superfund (NPL) site1

Highest-severity records

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

Agriculture Street Landfill, New Orleans
Superfund (NPL) site. Hazard Ranking System score 50. NPL Site.
EPA site ID LAD981056997 (U.S. EPA Superfund (SEMS/NPL)) Agency record
Severity 10
Tulane University - Tulane Uptown Campus, New Orleans
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $2,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001271800 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
East Bank Wastewater Treatment Plant, New Orleans
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022408278 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Sewerage & Water Board Of New Orleans - Carrollton Water Purification Plant, New Orleans
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064179776 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.5
Air Products & Chemicals Inc ( New Orleans La Facility), New Orleans
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Methanol. 30,181 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 70129RPRDC14700 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.4
Tci Packaging Llc, New Orleans
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000570114 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
East Bank Wastewater Treatment Plant, New Orleans
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022408278 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Tulane University Hospial/Clinic, New Orleans
Large hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110042009171 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Sewerage & Water Bd Of New Orleans -East Bank, New Orleans
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064625963 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Air Products & Chemicals Inc (New Orleans La Facility), New Orleans
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000449113 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.7
Uptown Recycling Inc., New Orleans
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $3,915.
EPA FRS registry ID 110027242776 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
Fair Grounds Race Course, A Churchhill Downs Co., New Orleans
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $2,790,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064614065 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.5
I-610, New Orleans
EPA air quality monitor.
Record ID 220710021 (U.S. EPA AirData)
Severity 5.1
Tulane University - Tulane Uptown Campus, New Orleans
Air permit holder (minor source). Penalties $2,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001271800 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5
Touro Infirmary, New Orleans
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110001309352 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
J M Ortego Inc - Former Bowman Transportation/Larsen Intermodal Service Inc, New Orleans
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110003280510 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Ricca'S Demolishing Corp, New Orleans
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110003356092 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Textron Inc - Textron Marine And Land Systems, New Orleans
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009577458 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Textron Inc - Textron Marine And Land Systems, New Orleans
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009577458 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Shell Offshore Inc., New Orleans
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011276494 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Seabrook Marine, New Orleans
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110016696262 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Pearl River Navigation Inc/Coastal Marine Contractors - New Orleans East Facilit, New Orleans
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022422742 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
L O Ausama Enterprise Inc, New Orleans
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110030760433 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Metro Disposal, New Orleans
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110055028633 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Sewerage & Water Board Of New Orleans - Carrollton Water Purification Plant, New Orleans
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110064179776 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5

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 Orleans 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 Orleans 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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