Skip to your options
Price Your LLC Budget for your LLC before you pay for it.

What foreign registration costs by state / Louisiana

3 Best Foreign Registration Services in Louisiana (2026): What You Pay

If you are budgeting for foreign registration services in Louisiana this 2026, start with Mainstay Filing ($199), Louisiana Registered Agent.co ($199) and LA Registered Agent.org ($199), in that order. Your budget has two parts: $185 to the state, and $397 to $497 for a service across three years.
Written by the Price Your LLC editorial team

↓ Ranked for you by: Your spend is 38% of the ranking and the work covered is 31% (more on this)

Your Louisiana budget

Fee you pay at registration $185 static.sos.la.gov (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)
First-year prices $199 Service fees only
What three years cost you $397 to $497 Three years of service fees
Government charges, 3 years $255 Official amounts only
Crossover year Not within ten years Ranking steady to year 10

The Louisiana picks

Read across for year one, the price after that and your three-year total. Add Louisiana's $185 to whichever option you pick.

1
First choice

1. Mainstay Filing: best for the same cost in each state

Starts at $199; later years $149
You pay in year 1 $199
You pay after year 1 $149/yr
You pay over 3 years $497

Mainstay Filing ranks first. A $199 service fee that does not change by state, with first-year agent service included.

The $100 extra over Louisiana Registered Agent.co at year three pays for coverage, and coverage decides this ranking.

After the free year, the agent bills $149 annually.

Your price covers

  • Registration paperwork, filed
  • Registered agent costs you nothing in year one
  • Fifty-state service

What you get

  • Service charge of $199
  • The first agent year is covered
  • Same fee wherever you register

What to watch

  • $50 above Louisiana Registered Agent.co at renewal
2
Louisiana focus

2. Louisiana Registered Agent.co: best for the smallest agent bill

Starts at $199; later years $99
You pay in year 1 $199
You pay after year 1 $99/yr
You pay over 3 years $397

Option 2 is Louisiana Registered Agent.co. $199 past the state fee, then $99 a year.

Your price covers

  • The Louisiana registration filing
  • Agent service for your first year

What you get

  • No agent charge in year one
  • $99 yearly from year two
  • Starts at $199

What to watch

  • Nothing outside this state
3
Louisiana focus

3. LA Registered Agent.org: best for a modest agent renewal

Starts at $199; later years $99
You pay in year 1 $199
You pay after year 1 $99/yr
You pay over 3 years $397

Option 3 is LA Registered Agent.org. $199 past the state fee, then $99 a year.

Louisiana Registered Agent.co lists identical prices.

Your price covers

  • The Louisiana registration filing
  • Agent service for your first year

What you get

  • Starts at $199
  • No agent charge in year one
  • $99 yearly from year two

What to watch

  • Nothing outside this state

Year-by-year totals

Pick Service You pay in year 1 You pay by year 2 You pay by year 3 You pay by year 5
1 Mainstay Filing $199 $348 $497 $795 Price out Mainstay Filing Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2 Louisiana Registered Agent.co $199 $298 $397 $595 Price out Louisiana Registered Agent.co Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3 LA Registered Agent.org $199 $298 $397 $595 Price out LA Registered Agent.org Partner link. We may earn money if you buy.

Looked at November 13, 2026. Every column adds another renewal. Ranked by running total, the order is steady for ten years.

Try your own timeline

Your totals for 1 to 5 years. State fees are left out because every service owes the same ones.

At 3 years, your totals are Mainstay Filing $497, Louisiana Registered Agent.co $397, LA Registered Agent.org $397. Your smallest total: Louisiana Registered Agent.co.

State fees with sources

What you pay for Amount Source
Cost to register $185 static.sos.la.gov (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)
Annual report $35 legis.la.gov (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)
What the state collects by year 3 $255 Filing, reports and any tax

To find what you owe the state across three years, add the filing fee, two later reports and any minimum tax. We mention open-ended costs without putting a number on them.

How the ranking came out

Upkeep the price covers put Mainstay Filing first. That factor is 31% of the ranking, and your three-year spend, year-two surprise, where the bills cross and price you can see make up the remainder.

With your LLC in two states, coverage decided it.

What Louisiana charges you to register a foreign LLC and what it requires

Out-of-state LLCs, yours included, deliver the Application for Authority to Transact Business in Louisiana, Foreign Limited Liability Company (Form 972) to the Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division with $185. It also asks for certificate of existence or good standing from the jurisdiction of organization no older than 90 days.

Skipping registration can bring Louisiana courts refusing to hear your own lawsuits (La. R.S. 12:1354(A)); back fees covering the unregistered stretch.

The state's wording: legis.la.gov (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)

What it costs without a service

Without a service you pay $255 in state fees across three years. Hiring one adds $397 to $497 to your bill.

Common questions

How much will it cost me to register my LLC in Louisiana?

$185 as the official fee, while our picks add $199.

What will these services cost me over three years?

After three years you will have paid $397 to $497 in service fees.

Which form do I file to register?

You file Application for Authority to Transact Business in Louisiana, Foreign Limited Liability Company (Form 972) with the Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division.

Do I need a document from my home state to register in Louisiana?

Yes, and it can be at most 90 days old: certificate of existence or good standing from the jurisdiction of organization.

What do I file after I register?

You file the annual report next, and it costs $35.

When does one service end up costing more than another?

Over ten years the totals never swap places.

Which foreign registration service is the best value for me in Louisiana?

Mainstay Filing is first for you, with Louisiana Registered Agent.co and LA Registered Agent.org after it.

See also

What foreign registration costs by state for all 50 states Best foreign registration services for anyone How we rank your options

Where we looked

  1. Our source for Louisiana Secretary of State is geauxbiz.sos.la.gov, from August 2026.
  2. Our source for Louisiana Secretary of State is sos.la.gov, from August 2026.
  3. Our source for Louisiana yearly filing: Annual report is legis.la.gov, from October 2026.
  4. Our source for Louisiana Secretary of State fee is static.sos.la.gov, from October 2026.
  5. Our source for Louisiana registered agent statute is legis.la.gov, from October 2026.
  6. Our source for Louisiana Secretary of State, forms is sos.la.gov, from October 2026.
  7. Our source for Form 972, foreign LLC application is sos.la.gov, from October 2026.
  8. Our source for R.S. 12:1345, application for authority is legis.la.gov, from October 2026.
  9. Our source for R.S. 12:1354, effect of failing is legis.la.gov, from October 2026.
  10. Our source for R.S. 12:1350, registered agent is legis.la.gov, from October 2026.
  11. On November 13, 2026 the Mainstay Filing Louisiana service page page said this
  12. On November 13, 2026 the Louisiana Registered Agent.co pricing page page said this
  13. On November 13, 2026 the LA Registered Agent.org pricing page page said this