Shreveport Reporter

There were 79,760 OASDI beneficiaries in Shreveport in 2018, ranking it second in Louisiana, according to the official Social Security Administration website.

The Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) is a program of the Social Security Administration funded primarily through payroll taxes. It was signed into law in 1935 by then-President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

The OASDI program aims to supplement a worker's lost wages due to retirement, disability or death of a spouse.

The following table shows cities ranked by number of beneficiaries in Louisiana.

Field Offices Ranking by Number of Beneficiaries in Louisiana (2018)

Rank	Field Office	Number of Beneficiaries
1	Baton Rouge, Downtown	108,805
2	Shreveport	79,760
3	Lafayette	65,785
4	Kenner	64,235
5	New Orleans, Downtown	62,515
6	New Orleans, Westbank	55,700
7	Monroe	55,565
8	Alexandria	53,400
9	St. Tammany	52,840
10	Lake Charles	47,740
11	Houma	43,195
12	Hammond	34,550
13	Opelousas	32,155
14	Baton Rouge, North	28,280
15	New Iberia	20,770
16	Ruston	17,285
17	Minden	17,250
18	Morgan City	16,390
19	Leesville	13,755
20	Deridder	13,120
21	Natchitoches	12,735
22	Bogalusa	11,605