LA / county FIPS 22091 / county research

St. Helena Parish, Louisiana: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in St. Helena Parish is 171.7 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. Federal databases place 101 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Industrial wastewater discharge (35), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (35), Air permit holder (minor source) (20). 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: 30.8244, -90.7044.

How this county ranks in Louisiana

View on the heat map Scan an address in this county

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 St. Helena Parish compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Pancreas	New cases	22.7	13.9	1.63x	13.3 to 37	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	26.7	17.9	1.49x	15.5 to 43.3	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	40.6	30.2	1.34x	28.5 to 57.2	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	23.1	18.7	1.24x	14 to 37	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	171.7	143.2	1.2xSignificant	144.6 to 203.2	2020-2024
Lung & bronchus	New cases	57.6	51.8	1.11x	42.6 to 77.2	2019-2023
All cancer	New cases	460.1	453.4	1.01x	411.7 to 513.2	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 St. Helena Parish
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	19,091.8	9,842.6	+94%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	70	75.3	-7%	years
Child mortality	106.3	59.8	+78%	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	162.8	96.9	+68%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	53.4	28.6	+87%	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.

Formaldehyde23.96 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.91 per million
Acetaldehyde2.23 per million
Ethylene Oxide1.64 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

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

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Industrial wastewater discharge35
NPDES wastewater discharge permit35
Air permit holder (minor source)20
Gas station (mapped facility)3
Major air pollution source2
Public airport1
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)1
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Small hazardous waste generator1
Hazardous waste transporter1
Heliport1

Highest-severity records

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

Gulf South Pipeline Co Llc - Montpelier Compressor Station, Holden
Major air pollution source. Penalties $1,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007291590 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Southland Stel Fabricators Inc - Greensburg Facility, Greensburg
Small hazardous waste generator.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056317668 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Southland Stel Fabricators Inc - Greensburg Facility, Greensburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056317668 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company Llc - Compressor Station 65, Greensburg
Major air pollution source. Penalties $16,300.
EPA FRS registry ID 110071723427 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Village Of Greensburg Water System-Well No. 2 (Forest Fest. Park), Greensburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012875816 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Gulf South Pipeline Co Llc - Montpelier Compressor Station, Holden
Large greenhouse gas emitter. Penalties $1,500.
EPA FRS registry ID 110007291590 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Tri Parish Sand & Gravel Llc, Grangeville
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070742047 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Tri Parish Sand & Gravel, Llc, Pine Grove
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070791348 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.5
Cannon Duplexes, Amite
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069426035 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3
District Office - Greensburg, Greensburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110046325525 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.8
Town Of Greensburg Wwtf, Greensburg
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit LA0038423: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 2.6
Amerchol Corp, Greensburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000597202 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
St. Helena Arts & Technology Academy, Greensburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110011171640 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Magnolia Water Utility Operating Co., Llc- Tranquility Lakes, Denham Springs
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $40,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110025337400 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.5
Cash Magic- Lucky Magnolia, Denham Springs
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012314101 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Mears Sand & Gravel Llc, Denham Springs
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070053974 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2.3
Amerchol Corp, Greensburg
Air permit holder (minor source).
EPA FRS registry ID 110000597202 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
Cash Magic Amite Llc, Amite
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110012690365 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 2
District Office - Greensburg, Greensburg
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit LAG750910: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 1.9
Whispering Pines Plaza & Casino, Greensburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110030997143 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Grand Paradise Truck, Pine Grove
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037492870 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Riverside Waste Services Llc - Riverside Waste Services, Amite
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070937940 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 1.8
Magnolia Water Utility Operating Co., Llc- Tranquility Lakes, Denham Springs
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit LAG541312: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 1.6
Tall Timbers Truck, Amite
Industrial wastewater discharge. No Violation Identified.
NPDES permit LAG541582: (U.S. EPA NPDES)
Severity 1.6
La Dotd, Greensburg
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110013337291 (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 St. Helena 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 St. Helena 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.

Scan an address in St. Helena Parish View on the heat map All Louisiana counties