Lafayette Reporter

There were 67,570 OASDI beneficiaries in Lafayette in 2019, ranking it third 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 (2019)

Rank	Field Office	Number of Beneficiaries
1	Baton Rouge, Downtown	111,280
2	Shreveport	80,710
3	Lafayette	67,570
4	Kenner	65,065
5	New Orleans, Downtown	63,595
6	New Orleans, Westbank	56,265
6	Monroe	56,265
8	St. Tammany	54,365
9	Alexandria	53,855
10	Lake Charles	48,460
11	Houma	43,865
12	Hammond	35,235
13	Opelousas	32,440
14	Baton Rouge, North	28,775
15	New Iberia	21,160
16	Ruston	17,540
17	Minden	17,290
18	Morgan City	16,595
19	Leesville	13,800
20	Deridder	13,295
21	Natchitoches	12,765
22	Bogalusa	11,740