Is a registered agent required?
Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.
Statute: La. R.S. 12:1308. legis.la.gov holds the original, confirmed October 2026
Who qualifies?
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.
Meet the rule and the role costs nothing.
How much does an agent cost?
$99 to $149 annually, $297 to $447 in total across three years.
No state fee depends on the agent you name.
Why does the state want an agent?
The agent is the party that signs for lawsuits and state mail addressed to the LLC, at a Louisiana street address.
Ask how quickly the agent tells you when something arrives, so no deadline slips by. Service of process, unpacked
What does the LLC owe the state each year?
Underneath it all, one filing repeats: the annual report, every year, at $35 each time. The state phrases its deadline like this: on or before the anniversary date of organization.
legis.la.gov holds the original, confirmed October 2026
What put number one on top?
Mainstay Filing is strongest on what is inside the price, a layer worth 29% of the score.
Five layers set the order: total across three years (34%), what is inside the price (29%), price laid out in the open (14%), how the renewal behaves (12%) and how far it reaches (11%).
Only the first pick holds up in all fifty states, and that counts the day the LLC registers elsewhere.
The five layers