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3 Best Foreign Registration Services in Louisiana (2026): What Is Inside Each

Our 2026 stack of foreign registration services in Louisiana, top to bottom: Louisiana Registered Agent.co ($199), LA Registered Agent.org ($199) and Mainstay Filing ($199). Inside the cost: $185 goes to Louisiana, and three years of service add $397 to $497.
Unpacked by the LLC Unpacked editorial team

Top layer

State fee to register
$185
Certificate packed in?
Yes (90 day age cap)
Once registered
$35, annual report
Top of the stack
Louisiana Registered Agent.co, LA Registered Agent.org then Mainstay Filing

Our Louisiana picks, opened up

The order follows our five layers: three-year cost first, then what the price covers.
Top of the stack

1. Louisiana Registered Agent.co: best for adding only this state

$199 plus the state fee, then $99 a year

What puts Louisiana Registered Agent.co first: it charges $199 with first-year agent service inside, then $99 annually.

A smaller three-year total than Mainstay Filing puts it on top for a company that stays put.

Inside the price

  • Foreign filing handled
  • Agent included in year one

Inside, the good

  • Year one of the agent comes with it
  • $199 plus the state fee
  • Agent renews at $99

Inside, the catch

  • The home state needs a separate agent
Louisiana only

2. LA Registered Agent.org: best for another in-state option

$199 plus the state fee, then $99 a year

What puts LA Registered Agent.org second: it charges $199 with first-year agent service inside, then $99 annually.

Price for price, a tie with Louisiana Registered Agent.co.

Inside the price

  • Foreign filing handled
  • Agent included in year one

Inside, the good

  • Agent renews at $99
  • $199 plus the state fee
  • Year one of the agent comes with it

Inside, the catch

  • The home state needs a separate agent
All fifty states

3. Mainstay Filing: best for registering in many states

$199 plus the state fee, then $149 a year

What puts Mainstay Filing third: $199 over the state fee registers you, with the registered agent not charged in year one and $149 a year after.

A $100 three-year gap to Louisiana Registered Agent.co explains the lower spot.

Year one of the registered agent is inside the price; afterward it is $149 annually.

Inside the price

  • The registration filing, included
  • Registered agent, waived for the first year
  • The same fee in all fifty states

Inside, the good

  • $199 to file
  • A free first year of agent service
  • All fifty states

Inside, the catch

  • $50 more a year for the agent

Inside each price

#PickYear oneRenewalThree-year totalWhat is inside
1Louisiana Registered Agent.co$199$99/yr$397foreign filing handled; agent included in year oneSee Louisiana Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2LA Registered Agent.org$199$99/yr$397foreign filing handled; agent included in year oneSee LA Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3Mainstay Filing$199$149/yr$497the registration filing, included; registered agent, waived for the first year; the same fee in all fifty statesSee Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
Prices as of November 13, 2026. The state's own fees are in the checklist below.

Layer by layer

When must an out-of-state LLC register here?

Registration sits at the front of the line for an out-of-state LLC heading into Louisiana.

Inside the risk of skipping it: it loses the right to bring its own lawsuits in Louisiana (La. R.S. 12:1354(A)); fees it should have paid before registering.

peek at legis.la.gov, confirmed October 2026

How much does registration cost?

$185 goes to the state, and $199 more pays for help.

Over three years the state's fees reach $255, counting any recurring report. peek at static.sos.la.gov, confirmed October 2026

What registers the LLC?

You open one form, the Application for Authority to Transact Business in Louisiana, Foreign Limited Liability Company (Form 972), and send it to the Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division.

Pack in certificate of existence or good standing from the jurisdiction of organization dated no earlier than 90 days.

What is due after the LLC registers?

A recurring annual report follows, priced at $35.

The state frames the deadline as on or before the anniversary of your qualification.

Why is the stack in this order?

Louisiana Registered Agent.co is strongest on total across three years, a layer worth 34% of the score.

Two layers carry most of the weight, total across three years (34%) and what is inside the price (29%).

Three years at Louisiana Registered Agent.co cost $397, which is $100 below Mainstay Filing.

How we open it up

Louisiana: the registration checklist

PartWhat is insidePeek at source
Fee to register$185peek at static.sos.la.gov, confirmed October 2026
Certificate from homeYes, 90 dayspeek at legis.la.gov, confirmed October 2026
Annual report$35peek at legis.la.gov, confirmed October 2026
State fees, years one to three$255Our total of the rows above
To check the total yourself, add the filing fee, the next two reports and any minimum tax. Costs without a set amount are left out.

More boxes to open

Do I still need an agent in my home state?

Most likely. Each state wants an agent of its own, and while a one-state service covers only one of them, Mainstay Filing covers every state.

What do the picks cost over three years?

Opened up over three years: Louisiana Registered Agent.co at $397, LA Registered Agent.org at $397, Mainstay Filing at $497, before state fees.

What do these numbers rest on?

Two kinds of source feed this page: Louisiana's official documents for what the state charges, and company price pages for what services charge.

Do I have to use a service?

Not required. The state takes filings from owners.

Can I hire someone to register the LLC?

Each company here handles the filing itself. What differs between them is only the service fee, since the state charges the same.

Which foreign registration service should I open first in Louisiana?

Louisiana Registered Agent.co, because three years of its service fees come to $397. Then LA Registered Agent.org and Mainstay Filing.

Originals behind this page

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