3 Best Foreign Registration Services in Louisiana (2026): Your Questions Answered
Ask about Mainstay Filing ($199), Louisiana Registered Agent.co ($199) and LA Registered Agent.org ($199), in that order, when you need foreign registration services in Louisiana in 2026. The state fee is $185, the same for everyone, and three years of service fees run $397 to $497.
Answered by the Ask About LLC editorial team ·
The short answers
State fee to register
$185
Home-state certificate?
Yes, attach it (90 day age limit)
Afterward
$35, annual report
Who to ask
Mainstay Filing, Louisiana Registered Agent.co then LA Registered Agent.org
Service fees only, from each company's prices on November 13, 2026. State fees are the same whichever you pick.
What owners want to know
Does my LLC from another state have to register?
Register with the Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division before your LLC starts doing business in Louisiana.
An unregistered LLC risks the state's courts will not hear its claims (La. R.S. 12:1354(A)); fees owed for the gap before registering.
looked up at legis.la.gov in October 2026 to confirm
What will I pay to register?
The state charges $185, and a service adds $199.
Add three years of state fees, registration included, and you get $255. looked up at static.sos.la.gov in October 2026 to confirm
Which form do I file, and with whom?
The Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division handles it: submit the Application for Authority to Transact Business in Louisiana, Foreign Limited Liability Company (Form 972) there and the LLC is registered once accepted.
Attach certificate of existence or good standing from the jurisdiction of organization issued within the last 90 days.
What do I owe once the LLC is registered?
Afterward comes a annual report at $35.
Timing, in the state's words: on or before the anniversary of your qualification.
What put number one on top?
On chores the price takes care of, worth 29%, Mainstay Filing comes out ahead.
We weigh five questions: what you pay over three years (33%), chores the price takes care of (29%), answers on the price page (14%), what happens at renewal (13%) and room to add states (11%).
An LLC that registers out of state already works in two states, and the first pick can serve both.
looked up at legis.la.gov in October 2026 to confirm
Annual report
$35
looked up at legis.la.gov in October 2026 to confirm
What the state collects in three years
$255
The rows above, added up
How was the bottom line figured? Add the filing fee, the next two reports and the minimum tax if the state has one. Anything with no fixed price, a newspaper notice for instance, is described above and kept out of the sum.
Still wondering?
Does the state where I formed the LLC still need an agent?
Yes, and the two states do not share a rule book. Mainstay Filing works in both, so one account can cover the home state and this one.
What do the picks cost over three years?
Three-year totals: Mainstay Filing $497, Louisiana Registered Agent.co $397, LA Registered Agent.org $397, with state fees on top.
Are the fees official?
State fees come from Louisiana's official documents, and service fees come from each company's own pricing page. Both carry dates on this page.
Does the law require a service?
Not at all. The state takes filings from owners directly. A service just saves you time, and it can double as your agent.
Can I hire someone to register the LLC?
Yes, filing is part of what each company on this page sells, and the state's fee is identical whoever sends it.
What is the best foreign registration service for Louisiana?
Mainstay Filing comes first: you pay $199 plus Louisiana's fee, owe nothing for the registered agent in year one and then $149 a year. Next are Louisiana Registered Agent.co and LA Registered Agent.org.
Where did we look this up?
Our answer on Louisiana Secretary of State rests on geauxbiz.sos.la.gov, a page we confirmed August 2026 and still point you to
Our answer on Louisiana Secretary of State rests on sos.la.gov, a page we confirmed August 2026 and still point you to
Our answer on Louisiana yearly filing: Annual report rests on legis.la.gov, a page we confirmed October 2026 and still point you to
Our answer on Louisiana Secretary of State fee rests on static.sos.la.gov, a page we confirmed October 2026 and still point you to
Our answer on Louisiana registered agent statute rests on legis.la.gov, a page we confirmed October 2026 and still point you to
Our answer on Louisiana Secretary of State, forms rests on sos.la.gov, a page we confirmed October 2026 and still point you to
Our answer on Form 972, foreign LLC application rests on sos.la.gov, a page we confirmed October 2026 and still point you to
Our answer on R.S. 12:1345, application for authority rests on legis.la.gov, a page we confirmed October 2026 and still point you to
Our answer on R.S. 12:1354, effect of failing rests on legis.la.gov, a page we confirmed October 2026 and still point you to
Our answer on R.S. 12:1350, registered agent rests on legis.la.gov, a page we confirmed October 2026 and still point you to
The Mainstay Filing Louisiana service page, as it stood on November 13, 2026
The Louisiana Registered Agent.co pricing page, as it stood on November 13, 2026
The LA Registered Agent.org pricing page, as it stood on November 13, 2026