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Shreveport ranks second in total OASDI beneficiaries in Louisiana in 2018

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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)

RankField OfficeNumber of Beneficiaries
1Baton Rouge, Downtown108,805
2Shreveport79,760
3Lafayette65,785
4Kenner64,235
5New Orleans, Downtown62,515
6New Orleans, Westbank55,700
7Monroe55,565
8Alexandria53,400
9St. Tammany52,840
10Lake Charles47,740
11Houma43,195
12Hammond34,550
13Opelousas32,155
14Baton Rouge, North28,280
15New Iberia20,770
16Ruston17,285
17Minden17,250
18Morgan City16,390
19Leesville13,755
20Deridder13,120
21Natchitoches12,735
22Bogalusa11,605

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