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St. James Parish, Louisiana: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in St. James Parish is 171.8 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2, a statistically significant excess. Federal databases place 797 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Industrial wastewater discharge (322), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (179), Rail grade crossing (153). EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 50 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: 30.0222, -90.8149.

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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 St. James Parish compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Liver & bile duct	New cases	12.7	8.7	1.46x	7.3 to 20.9	2019-2023
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	24.3	17.9	1.36x	16.3 to 35.2	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	19.2	14.5	1.32x	12 to 29.4	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	37	30.2	1.23x	27.8 to 48.7	2020-2024
All cancer	Deaths	171.8	143.2	1.2xSignificant	150.4 to 195.7	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	518.7	453.4	1.14xSignificant	479.2 to 560.7	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	New cases	57.4	51.8	1.11x	45.5 to 71.8	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	10.9	11.3	0.96x	6.3 to 18.2	2020-2024
Pancreas	New cases	12.8	13.9	0.92x	7.6 to 20.6	2019-2023
Bladder	New cases	15.4	18.7	0.82x	9.4 to 24.1	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	14.4	18.5	0.78x	8.4 to 23.3	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. James Parish
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	11,081.8	9,842.6	+13%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	74.5	75.3	-1%	years
Child mortality	80.9	59.8	+35%	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	107.8	96.9	+11%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	38.4	28.6	+34%	deaths per 100,000

Air toxics and air quality

EPA AirToxScreen 2020

Lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics: 50 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

Formaldehyde22.62 per million
Ethylene Oxide13.47 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.93 per million
Acetaldehyde1.97 per million

EPA Air Quality Index 2025

Monitored on 359 days: 337 good, 0 unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse. Median AQI 33, peak 84.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

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

Industrial wastewater discharge322
NPDES wastewater discharge permit179
Rail grade crossing153
Air permit holder (minor source)39
Major air pollution source22
Small hazardous waste generator14
Large hazardous waste generator13
TRI reporting facility13
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)12
Large greenhouse gas emitter9
Gas station (mapped facility)8
Brownfield property4
Landfill (mapped facility)2
Gas power plant2
EPA air quality monitor1
Airfield1
Hazardous waste transporter1
Heliport1
Other power plant1

Highest-severity records

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

Noranda Alumina Llc, Gramercy
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $75,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000448677 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 10
Mosaic Fertilizer Llc Uncle Sam Plant, Uncle Sam
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $24,292.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006020215 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 10
Tampa Port Services Llc - Faustina Plant, St. James
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $513,385.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022324037 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 10
Nucor Steel Louisiana Llc, Convent
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $88,880.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056317677 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 10
Convent Refinery, Convent
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Ammonia, Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), n-Hexane and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 645,912 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 70723TXCRFFOOTO (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 9
Americas Styrenics Llc, Saint James
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene, Benzene, Ethylene, Ethylbenzene and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 591,681 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 70086CHVRNHWY18 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.9
Koch Methanol St. James Llc, Saint James
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Methanol, Nickel compounds, Copper compounds and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 468,173 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 7000WYCMTH6856L (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.9
Millennium Galvanizing Llc, Convent
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $412.
EPA FRS registry ID 110067422097 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 8.6
Occidental Chemical Holding Corp, Convent
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: 1,2-Dichloroethane, Ethylene, Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Chlorine and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 55,727 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 70723CCDNTHIGHW (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.1
Rain Cii Carbon Llc, Gramercy
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Vanadium compounds, Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Nickel And Nickel Compounds, Nickel compounds and 4 more. Reports carcinogens. 34,040 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 70052GRMRC114JE (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8
Mosaic Phosphates Co Faustina Plant, Saint James
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Ammonia, Methanol, Zinc compounds, Lead compounds and 2 more. 2,470,262 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 70346GRCCHLAHIG (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.9
Mosaic Fertilizer Llc Uncle Sam Plant, Uncle Sam
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Lead compounds, Hydrogen sulfide, Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) and 4 more. 1,606,121 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 70792GRCCHEASTB (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 7.8
Koch Methanol St James Llc - Koch Methanol Facility, St. James
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070051640 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.7
Noranda Alumina Llc, Gramercy
Major air pollution source. Penalties $75,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000448677 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.5
Mosaic Fertilizer Llc Uncle Sam Plant, Uncle Sam
Major air pollution source. Penalties $24,292.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006020215 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.5
Tampa Port Services Llc - Faustina Plant, St. James
Major air pollution source. Penalties $513,385.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022324037 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.5
Nucor Steel Louisiana Llc, Convent
Major air pollution source. Penalties $88,880.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056317677 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.5
Americas Styrenics Llc - St James Plant, St. James
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056954602 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7.1
Rain Cii Carbon Llc - Gramercy Coke Plant, Gramercy
TRI reporting facility. Penalties $20,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110018914781 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Noranda Alumina Llc, Gramercy
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $75,000.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000448677 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Mosaic Fertilizer Llc Uncle Sam Plant, Uncle Sam
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $24,292.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006020215 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Mosaic Fertilizer Llc Uncle Sam Plant, Uncle Sam
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $24,292.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006020215 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Tampa Port Services Llc - Faustina Plant, St. James
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $513,385.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022324037 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Tampa Port Services Llc - Faustina Plant, St. James
NPDES wastewater discharge permit. Penalties $513,385.
EPA FRS registry ID 110022324037 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 7
Nucor Steel Louisiana Llc, Convent
Large hazardous waste generator. Penalties $88,880.
EPA FRS registry ID 110056317677 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 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 St. James 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. James 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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