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The News-Star obtained June 2019 food safety inspection information from the Louisiana Department of Health. The Top 12 addresses with the most critical violations are listed, along with an explanation of the finding.

All restaurants in the Top 12 had at least five critical violations.

According to the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals, uncorrected critical violations are more likely to contribute to food contamination or illness. Non-critical violations are not directly related to food borne illness but could become critical if uncorrected.

Many of the violations were corrected on site or were eliminated by a later inspection.

In total, there were about 1,568 violations in the region, and approximately 28% of those were critical. More than 836 were corrected on site.

Analysis:Why doesn't Louisiana score restaurants based on health inspections?

Most of the critical violations across the region were for:

No violations were found at 93 of the 470 addresses inspected. About 240 addresses had no critical violations.

Check www.eatsafe.la.gov/ for the most recent inspection information available and information on how to file a complaint.

The following information is listed by address. Some permit holders might have multiple locations. Check the database for additional information on food safety inspections.

12. Calhoun Grocery Store (2 permits: meat market and deli), 974 U.S. 80 East, Calhoun. (8 violations, 5 critical violations)

11. Brookshire Food Store 56 deli, 4070 Sterlington Road, Monroe. (9 violations, 5 critical)

June 26: All corrected on site.

10. Daily Press (2 permits: restaurant and store), 2300 Louisville Ave., Monroe. (8 violations, 6 critical)

June 4: All corrected on site.

June 26: All corrected on site.

9. Morgan's Bestway meat market, 500 Bayou Drive, Tallulah. (10 violations, 6 critical)

8. J & H Cookin Restaurant, Highway 4, Chatham. (12 violations, 6 critical)

June 25: All corrected on site.

7. Jalisco's Mexican Restaurant, 4671 Quitman Highway, Hodge. (13 violations, 6 critical)

June 27: All corrected on site.

6. El Paso Mexican Grill (2 permits: restaurant and bar), 1103 Glenwood Drive, West Monroe. (18 violations, 6 critical)

June 10: No critical violations found.

June 5: All corrected on site.

5. Delhi Texaco kitchen, 930 Broadway St., Delhi. (25 violations, 6 critical)

June 17: All corrected on site.

4. Armadillo Mexican Grill, 730 Pershing Highway, Jonesboro. (21 violations, 7 critical)

June 5: All corrected on site.

3. Daq's Wings and Grill (2 permits: restaurant and bar), 2217 Forsythe Ave., Monroe. (36 violations, 7 critical)

June 4: All corrected on site.

June 18: No critical violations found.

2. Panda's Chinese Buffet Restaurant, 319 E. Main, Jonesboro. (16 violations, 8 critical)

1. Mac's Fresh Market #19 (3 permits: grocery, meat market and deli), 1530 Arkansas Road, West Monroe. (29 violations, 13 critical)

June 6: No critical violations found.

June 6: All corrected on site.

May:Restaurant inspectors find rodent droppings, moldy food, green bacon

April:Old frosting, broken coolers top restaurant inspections

March:Inspectors find rodents, roaches and lack of water in Ruston day care

February:Restaurant inspections find queso in old detergent buckets, rodent droppings

January:LDH finds kitchen stored spice in medicine bottle