High Risk ☣ Chemical / Industrial Facility  ·  Louisiana

Baton Rouge LA Petrochemical Corridor

CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE RISK PROFILE  ·  LOUISIANA

8 / 10
Risk Score
Facility Type
☣ Chemical / Industrial Facility
Primary Risk Radius
10
mile zone
Secondary Risk Radius
30
mile zone

// Risk Intelligence

Risk Score8 / 10   High
Facility Type☣ Chemical / Industrial Facility
Operator / BranchExxonMobil / Various
Host CountyEast Baton Rouge Parish LA
Nearest CityPepperell MA
Primary Risk Radius10 miles
Secondary Risk Radius30 miles

// Strategic Significance

The Baton Rouge petrochemical corridor along the Mississippi River from Baton Rouge to New Orleans is the largest concentration of chemical manufacturing in the US processing 25% of the nations petrochemicals. ExxonMobil operates the nations second largest refinery here. The corridor includes over 150 facilities.

// Civilian Impact Assessment

Baton Rouge metro with 800,000 residents lives alongside the worlds largest chemical manufacturing corridor. The 2016 historic flooding demonstrated that the entire region can flood simultaneously with active industrial operations.

// Evacuation & Shelter Guidance

I-10, US-61, Louisiana Chemical Corridor roads. East Baton Rouge Parish Emergency Management coordinates industrial emergency response with hurricane and flood protocols.

// Counties Within Risk Zone

East Baton Rouge Parish LA
Flooding / Hurricane
7/10
High
Ascension Parish LA
Hurricane / Storm Surge
9/10
High
West Baton Rouge Parish LA
Hurricane / Mississippi River Flooding
7/10
Moderate

// Cities Within Risk Zone

Baton Rouge LA
Flooding / Hurricane
7/10
High