Louisiana Foreign Registration / Cost
The price of Louisiana foreign LLC registration in detail
Registering a foreign LLC in Louisiana costs $185 on Form 972, and keeping the registration alive costs $35 a year. Rush handling adds $35 or $60, and paying by card adds $5. We charge $199 to prepare and file the package, shown as its own line at checkout.
Every Louisiana fee an LLC meets
| Filing or service | Fee | Form |
|---|---|---|
| Application for authority | $185 | 972 |
| Annual report | $35 | Online or paper |
| Statement of change (agent, office or business address) | $30 | 346 |
| Statement of change of members or managers | $30 | 346B |
| Application to withdraw | $185 | 338 |
| Certified copies | $20 | Request |
| Certified copy with amendments | $30 | Request |
| Additional certificate | $25 | Request |
| Foreign name registration | $25 | 403 |
Why the fee changed on October 1
The Commercial Division raised its fees under Act 921 of the 2026 Regular Legislative Session, effective October 1. The figures on this page are the new ones.
Rush handling
Two optional tiers sit on top of the filing fee. The 24-hour tier, $35, promises processing in 24 hours with the document held for pick-up or mailed back. Priority expedite, $60, promises 2 to 4 hour processing while you wait. You mark the choice on the transmittal page that goes in front of the form. An LLC that picks the quicker tier pays $245 in total to the state for the application.
Card payments and bounced checks
A card payment carries a statutory convenience fee of $5, so a card payment for the application alone comes to $190. A check or money order avoids it. A returned check carries its own $25 charge. Never write card details on the paper form; the transmittal page tells you to keep them in a geauxBIZ profile.
What an LLC spends in Louisiana
| Path | Total to the state |
|---|---|
| Application only | $185 |
| Application and first annual report | $220 |
| Application and one agent change | $215 |
| Application with 24-hour handling | $220 |
| Application with priority handling | $245 |
| Application and three annual reports | $290 |
| Application, three annual reports and withdrawal | $475 |
Our fee, any home-state certificate, a commercial agent's charge and card surcharges are not in these totals.
The home-state certificate
Louisiana does not issue this paper; your formation state does, and each state sets its own price. Delaware sells a short form at $50 and a long form at $175, while Wyoming issues its certificate online for $0. Compare them on the Delaware and Wyoming pages. Order it no earlier than 90 days before you submit.
Keeping the registration
After the application, the annual report is $35 a year, so three reports come to $105. A change of agent, office or business address is a $30 statement on Form 346. An application plus one agent change comes to $215, and the full run of application, three annual reports and a withdrawal comes to $475 in Louisiana charges.
Certificates, copies and names
Certified copies are $20 each, or $30 with amendments, and an additional certificate is $25. Registering a foreign name is $25 on Form 403. A withdrawal is $185 for an LLC, as much as the application itself, and it is paid when the LLC leaves Louisiana.
What our fee covers
For $199 we complete Form 972 in duplicate, check the certificate date, collect the agent's notarized acceptance, prepare the transmittal page with the service level you picked and send the package to Baton Rouge. The Louisiana fee, any rush tier and the card surcharge stay on their own lines.
Corporations and other entity types
The foreign corporation application, Form 326, has its own fee, quoted when you order. Foreign partnership registration is not covered here; use the contact page and we will route you to the right form.
Fees the schedule does not list
The fee for an amended application or for reinstating a revoked certificate is quoted when you order.
Registered agent: first year included, then $149 a year
$199 plus the state fee, including your first year of registered agent service; after that the agent service renews at $149 a year.
Louisiana cost questions
Is the Louisiana fee the same for every LLC?
Yes. The application is $185 whatever the home state.
What does the annual report cost?
$35 each year.
Does withdrawing cost the same as applying?
For an LLC, yes: $185.
Do I pay the annual report in the year I register?
The first report falls on the first anniversary of qualification, so not in the same year.
Our fee and Louisiana's
Begin my Louisiana application
$199
+ $185 Louisiana fee
- Form 972 completed in duplicate for the member or manager to sign
- A review of your home-state certificate against the 90-day limit
- A Louisiana registered agent and office that meet the statute, ours or yours, with the agent's notarized acceptance
- The package filed in Baton Rouge, then your grant of authority sent back
- Renewal: after the first year, the agent service renews at $149 a year
Louisiana's $185 is shown as its own line at checkout. $199 plus the state fee, including your first year of registered agent service; after that the agent service renews at $149 a year.
Sources
- Louisiana Secretary of State, forms and fee schedule
- Louisiana Secretary of State fee schedule effective 10/1/26
- La. R.S. 12:1345, application for certificate of authority
- Louisiana Form 972, application of a foreign limited liability company
- La. R.S. 12:1350.1, annual report
- Louisiana Form 346, statement of change for a foreign corporation or limited liability company
- La. R.S. 49:222, fees chargeable by the Secretary of State
- Delaware Division of Corporations fee schedule (PDF)
- Division of Corporations, certificates of status and entity status online
- Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division fee schedule
Louisiana paperwork, assembled for you
Give us the details and we prepare the form, the acceptance and the cover sheet.