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Louisiana Chemistry Association unveils data site and disputes 'Cancer Alley' characterizations
Summary
David Crescent of the Louisiana Chemistry Association introduced a new website compiling public health and economic data for industrial parishes and told the Ascension Parish Council the site's analysis shows better health outcomes in the industrial corridor than outside it; council leaders urged residents to check the sources.
David Crescent of the Louisiana Chemistry Association told the Ascension Parish Council on March 19 that the group has rebranded and launched a website that compiles public health and economic data for Louisiana’s industrial parishes. Crescent said the LCA compiled data from the tumor registry, County Health Rankings, the U.S. Census, the National Cancer Institute and the Centers for Disease Control and concluded the corridor long tagged "Cancer Alley" shows, by several measures, better health outcomes than parishes outside the corridor.
“Cancer Alley is a lie,” Crescent said, urging council…
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