Bossier Parish, LA
A PlainEnviro-computed score from reported facility/violation counts, not an official EPA rating, health forecast, or population-adjusted rate. See methodology.
Environmental data for Bossier Parish in Louisiana · Population: 129,134
Bossier Parish, LA is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 8 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) facilities, 17 Safe Drinking Water Act systems, and 0 Superfund National Priorities List sites. Together these generate an environmental burden score of 39/100 (Moderate Risk), calibrated against national distributions for facility density, chemical release volume, Superfund concentration, and water-system health violations.
Industrial disclosures inside the county total 41.5K lbs of reported toxic releases under EPCRA Section 313, while 12 water systems carry an active health-based violation in the SDWIS record. EPA Air Quality System monitors logged a median AQI of 47 and a peak AQI of 111 in 2024, with 57% of observed days rated "Good" (0–50).
All figures below draw directly from federal EPA records, TRI self-reported emissions, SDWIS compliance history, NPL Hazard Ranking System scores, and AQS daily AQI summaries, and are not adjusted, weighted, or forecast. A past violation or elevated score does not itself indicate current unsafe conditions; it documents the regulatory and disclosure history publicly filed with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency through the most recent reporting cycle.
Air Quality History (2020–2024)
EPA Air Quality Index (AQI) data showing how many days per year fall into each air quality category.
| Year | Good | Moderate | Unhealthy (SG) | Max AQI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 209 (57%) | 152 | 3 | 111 |
| 2023 | 148 (41%) | 211 | 1 | 114 |
| 2022 | 162 (45%) | 196 | 0 | 99 |
| 2021 | 172 (47%) | 193 | 0 | 88 |
| 2020 | 269 (74%) | 92 | 1 | 105 |
Source: EPA Air Quality System (AQS) Annual AQI by County EPA Air Quality System (AQS) Annual AQI by County AQI categories: Good (0-50), Moderate (51-100), Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (101-150), Unhealthy (151-200), Very Unhealthy (201-300), Hazardous (301+)
For real-time air quality readings and pollutant breakdowns in Louisiana, see the EPA's AirNow.gov.
Water Systems (17)
| System | Population | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| BARKSDALE AFB WATER SYSTEM | 13,000 | 16 |
| VILLAGE WATER SYSTEM | 10,890 | 31 |
| TOWN OF BENTON WATER SYSTEM | 8,037 | 0 |
| CYPRESS BLACK BAYOU WATER SYSTEM | 5,520 | 0 |
| TOWN OF HAUGHTON WATER SYSTEM | 5,355 | 9 |
| CONSOLIDATED WWKS DISTRICT 1 OF BOSSIER | 3,210 | 0 |
| TOWN OF PLAIN DEALING WATER SYSTEM | 2,346 | 162 |
| DOGWOOD SOUTH WATER SYSTEM | 2,304 | 4 |
| WEST CENTRAL BOSSIER WATER SYSTEM | 1,771 | 0 |
| SOUTH BOSSIER WATER SYSTEM | 1,755 | 12 |
| KILLIAN WATER SYSTEM | 999 | 13 |
| EAST CENTRAL BOSSIER WATER SYSTEM | 885 | 14 |
| ST MARYS WATER SYSTEM | 294 | 22 |
| SOUTHGATE MHP WATER SYSTEM | 177 | 37 |
| BODCAU WATER WORKS | 159 | 16 |
| BRADY MOBILE HOME PARK | 96 | 0 |
| RIVER POINT WATER SYSTEM | 45 | 30 |
TRI Facilities (8)
| # | Facility | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Halliburton Bossier City Field Camp | 20.3K lbs |
| 2 | Calumet Princeton Refining LLC | 8.4K lbs |
| 3 | Multi-Chem Group Haughton la Facility | 6.8K lbs |
| 4 | Sligo Gas Plant | 5.6K lbs |
| 5 | US Dod Usaf Barksdale Afb | 424 lbs |
| 6 | Cactus Wellhead Llc-Bossier City Facility | 50 lbs |
| 7 | Red River Ready Mix LLC | 0 lbs |
| 8 | Arcosa Marine Components LLC (plant - 1080 DBA Wintech) | 0 lbs |
Cities in Bossier Parish (4)
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This county environmental profile rolls up EPA Toxics Release Inventory facility reports, Safe Drinking Water Information System public-water-system filings, and Superfund National Priorities List sites for the county boundary defined by the U.S. Census Bureau. Facility counts reflect facilities with a reporting address inside the county, not where downstream environmental effects may be observed. Population figures are from the most recent Census ACS 5-year estimate. The county detail page is updated whenever the upstream EPA programs publish revised data; see the methodology page for the documented ingest cadence and the editorial choices governing how aggregations are computed.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.