Louisiana, 2026: Mainstay Filing ($199), LA Registered Agent.org ($199) and Louisiana Registered Agent.co ($199) are our picks for LLC formation services, in that order. Here's the money: $125 to the state, $397 to $597 to a service across three years.
Straight from the LLC Straight Talk editorial team
The short of it
The short of it
State fee
$125, once, up front
After that
$35 every year
Registered agent
Yes, it's the law
Who we'd use
Mainstay Filing, LA Registered Agent.org then Louisiana Registered Agent.co
Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.
A Louisiana citizen who lives in the state, a law partnership or professional law corporation, or a corporation or LLC formed in Louisiana or authorized there. A new agent signs a notarized acceptance.
go check legis.la.gov, last confirmed October 2026
What's due in later years?
You'll file the annual report every year, and it's $35 each time. Here's the date the state gives: on or before the anniversary date of organization. Don't miss it.
go check legis.la.gov, last confirmed October 2026
Can I just file it myself?
You can. Skip the service and your three-year bill is the state's $195.
That $397 to $597 over three years is what you pay somebody else to deal with the paperwork and the agent role.
Why this order?
Mainstay Filing takes jobs the price actually covers, which counts 30%.
Two tests carry most of the weight: money out the door in three years (35%) and jobs the price actually covers (30%).
Louisiana wants the annual report every year, and filing it is only part of the first pick's deal.
go check legis.la.gov, last confirmed October 2026
Annual report
$35 every year
go check legis.la.gov, last confirmed October 2026
What the state collects in three years
$195
The rows above, added up
The last row is our math, not the state's: filing fee, plus the reports in years two and three, plus any minimum tax. If a cost has no fixed amount, like a newspaper notice, it's explained above and left out.
More questions
Is the EIN application included?
Only Mainstay Filing throws it in. At the others it's $99 (LA Registered Agent.org) and $99 (Louisiana Registered Agent.co).
What's the three-year damage for each?
Mainstay Filing comes out at $597; LA Registered Agent.org comes out at $397; Louisiana Registered Agent.co comes out at $397, services only.
Are the fees official?
State fees come from Louisiana's official documents, and service fees come from each company's own price page. Both are dated here.
Is a service required?
No law says you need a service. It's a convenience you pay for.
What does the LLC owe every year?
You'll file the annual report every year, and it's $35 each time. Here's the date the state gives: on or before the anniversary date of organization. Don't miss it.
What's the best LLC service in Louisiana?
Mainstay Filing, because $199 a year pays for forming the LLC, acting as your registered agent and filing the annual report, and it renews at $199. After that, LA Registered Agent.org and Louisiana Registered Agent.co.