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

For 2026, we would price out Mainstay Filing ($199), Louisiana Registered Agent.co ($199) and LA Registered Agent.org ($199), in that order, before any other Louisiana LLC formation services. You will pay between $397 to $597 to a service across three years, and $125 to Louisiana whichever one you choose.
Written by the Price Your LLC editorial team

↓ Ranked for you by: What you spend over three years counts 38%, and how much work the price takes off you counts 31%. Renewal change, break-even and price visibility make up the rest. How we rank

Louisiana at a glance

Fee you pay at filing $125 static.sos.la.gov (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)
Opening cost range $199 State fee not included
What three years cost you $397 to $597 Opening year plus two more
State fees by year three $195 Official amounts only
Bills cross in Bills stay apart Order holds for ten years

Louisiana: your options, best value first

Every price is copied from the company's own pricing page. You pay the $125 state fee separately.

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Ranks first

1. Mainstay Filing: best for formation and upkeep under one price

Starts at $199, renews at $199, and the state fee is separate
You pay in year 1 $199
You pay after year 1 $199/yr
You pay over 3 years $597

Mainstay Filing is the best value for you in Louisiana: one $199 price takes care of formation, registered agent service and every annual report.

The $200 extra over Louisiana Registered Agent.co at year three pays for coverage, and coverage decides this ranking.

You never file the annual report; Louisiana's $35 is passed along at cost.

Your price covers

  • Formation paperwork, completed
  • Registered agent for the whole year
  • Annual report, filed on time
  • EIN application prepared for you
  • No markup on government fees

What you get

  • It prepares the EIN application
  • Holds at $199
  • Year two costs $199

What to watch

  • Yearly premium over Louisiana Registered Agent.co: $100
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One-state service

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

$199 and fees; renewal $99
You pay in year 1 $199
You pay after year 1 $99/yr
You pay over 3 years $397

Louisiana Registered Agent.co ranks second. You pay $397 over three years, since the renewal is only $99.

The annual report is not covered by this price.

Your price covers

  • Formation delivered to the state office
  • Agent service for your first year

What you get

  • First agent year included
  • A modest $99 renewal
  • Starts at $199

What to watch

  • Nothing you pay goes to the annual report
  • It bills $99 for the EIN application
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One-state service

3. LA Registered Agent.org: best for owners who prepare their own reports

$199 and fees; renewal $99
You pay in year 1 $199
You pay after year 1 $99/yr
You pay over 3 years $397

LA Registered Agent.org ranks third. You pay $397 over three years, since the renewal is only $99.

The annual report is not covered by this price.

You would pay the same at Louisiana Registered Agent.co.

Your price covers

  • Formation delivered to the state office
  • Agent service for your first year

What you get

  • Starts at $199
  • First agent year included
  • A modest $99 renewal

What to watch

  • Nothing you pay goes to the annual report
  • It bills $99 for the EIN application

Totals at 1, 2, 3 and 5 years

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 $398 $597 $995 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.

Year one plus renewals, using prices from November 13, 2026. Ranked by running total, the order is steady for ten years.

Pick your number of years

Tell us how many years you plan to keep the LLC and each service's running total updates; tick the box to add each provider's EIN application.

3 years of fees add up to Mainstay Filing $597, Louisiana Registered Agent.co $397, LA Registered Agent.org $397. Your smallest total: Louisiana Registered Agent.co.

Louisiana fee list

What you pay for Amount Source
Articles filing $125 static.sos.la.gov (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)
Annual report $35 every year legis.la.gov (we looked on October 2026, so you can too)
What the state collects by year 3 $195 Sum of the lines above

Your three-year bill from the state is made of the filing fee, the reports due in years two and three, and a yearly minimum tax in states that levy one. Anything the state does not put a fixed price on, a newspaper notice for example, is described but never added.

Notes on the order

Weight 31%: upkeep the price covers. That factor separated the top two.

Louisiana expects the annual report every year, so a price that includes it beat a lower price that leaves it to you.

Count the EIN application in your budget and Mainstay Filing's total overtakes Louisiana Registered Agent.co's in year 2.

What Louisiana charges you to form an LLC and what it requires

The Louisiana Secretary of State takes $125 plus the Articles of Organization-Louisiana Limited Liability Company (Form 365). Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.

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

What it costs without a service

Go it alone and Louisiana still takes $195 over three years, and you complete every form yourself. A service charges $397 to $597 to take that over.

Quick answers

How much will an LLC formation service cost me in Louisiana?

$199 to the service and $125 to the state.

What will these services cost me over three years?

Anywhere from $397 to $597 for three years of service.

How much will Louisiana charge me to file an LLC?

Louisiana bills $125 for the Articles of Organization-Louisiana Limited Liability Company (Form 365).

What will Louisiana charge me each year after formation?

Budget $35 every year for the annual report, due on or before the anniversary date of organization.

Will the EIN application be part of the price?

It depends who you pick: Mainstay Filing includes it, Louisiana Registered Agent.co charges $99 and LA Registered Agent.org charges $99.

When does one service end up costing more than another?

There is no crossing within ten years, so no service overtakes another.

Which LLC formation 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.

Related pages

What forming an LLC costs by state for all 50 states Best LLC services for anyone How we rank your options

Where we looked

  1. For Louisiana Secretary of State, open geauxbiz.sos.la.gov (read August 2026).
  2. For Louisiana Secretary of State, open sos.la.gov (read August 2026).
  3. For Louisiana yearly filing: Annual report, open legis.la.gov (read October 2026).
  4. For Louisiana Secretary of State fee, open static.sos.la.gov (read October 2026).
  5. For Louisiana registered agent statute, open legis.la.gov (read October 2026).
  6. We read Mainstay Filing's Louisiana service page on November 13, 2026
  7. We read Louisiana Registered Agent.co's pricing page on November 13, 2026
  8. We read LA Registered Agent.org's pricing page on November 13, 2026