Louisiana sits on the affordable end of the LLC map, but 2026 is the year to pay attention, because several Secretary of State fees are scheduled to climb on October 1 under Act 921 of the 2026 Regular Session. Here is every number you will actually encounter, current as of today, with the scheduled increases flagged.
The state fee for the Articles of Organization (form #365) is $100, and that filing goes in as a package with the mandatory Initial Report. Two wrinkles worth knowing:
Every Louisiana LLC files an annual report on or before its anniversary of organization: $30 by mail, $35 through geauxBIZ. The portal only accepts the filing within the 30 days before your anniversary, a narrow window that catches plenty of owners off guard. Miss it and the LLC falls out of good standing; roughly three straight unfiled years leads to revocation of the articles, and clawing back from revocation means reinstatement proceedings (the domestic LLC reinstatement fee category runs about $75) plus every missed report.
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Get StartedThe Change of Registered Office or Agent filing (form #983) is $25 today and rises to $30 on October 1, 2026, on the same Act 921 schedule. Louisiana being Louisiana, the new agent's acceptance on a paper change must be a notarized affidavit.
An out-of-state LLC registering to do business in Louisiana pays a $150 state fee for its application for authority, then files the same $30 mail / $35 online annual report each year on the anniversary of its Louisiana registration.
| Filing or service | Fee | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Articles of Organization + Initial Report (form #365) | $100 state fee | $105 online with the card convenience fee; rises to $125 on 10/1/2026 |
| Annual report | $30 mail / $35 online | Due by the anniversary of organization; 30-day filing window on geauxBIZ |
| Change of Registered Office or Agent (form #983) | $25 | Rises to $30 on 10/1/2026 |
| Foreign LLC application for authority | $150 state fee | Foreign annual report same $30 / $35 |
| Our formation service | $199 | Includes preparation and filing plus your first year of registered agent service |
| Registered agent service | $99/year | Standalone, for LLCs we did not form too |
| Foreign qualification service | $199 + state fees | We prepare and file the application for authority |
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Get StartedForm through us and year one is $299: our $199 service (first-year registered agent included) plus the $100 state fee, with the $5 card fee on top if the filing goes through geauxBIZ. From year two onward you are looking at $99 for the agent and $30 to $35 for the annual report, which keeps Louisiana pleasantly cheap to maintain.