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Louisiana upkeep for a multistate LLC

Adding Louisiana costs $185 to register; after that the state charge is $35 a year and the agent is $149 a year.

What Louisiana adds each year

State charge
$35 a year (Annual report (Louisiana Secretary of State))
Due
On or before the anniversary of your qualification
Agent after year one
$149 a year with Mainstay Filing

Stacked with other states

If Louisiana is one of several registrations, here is how the totals grow.

Registered inRegistration feesUpkeep, 2 years
Louisiana + California$255$388
Louisiana + Texas$935$368+
Louisiana + Florida$310$645.50
Louisiana + California + Texas$1,005$537+

Registration fees are one-time. Upkeep is two years of state charges plus each agent at the $149 renewal rate, which is what it costs once the free first year is over.A + marks a variable state charge left out of the total.

Best 3 Foreign Registration Services in Louisiana (2026)

Adding Louisiana to your LLC? These file it, in order.

1. Mainstay Filing

$199 + $185 state fee = $384

Registered agent free for the first year, then $149 a year. Its Louisiana checkout showed $389 in total on October 28, 2026, including $5 in state processing charges.

2. LA Registered Agent.org

$199 + $185 state fee = $384

Registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.

3. Louisiana Registered Agent.co

$199 + $185 state fee = $384

Registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.

Service prices read from each provider’s Louisiana page on October 28, 2026. The state fee is the official figure below and is paid to the Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division.

Louisiana questions

What does it cost each year to keep a foreign LLC in Louisiana?

$35 a year (Annual report (Louisiana Secretary of State)), plus the agent at $149 a year after the free first year.

What is the registration fee in Louisiana?

$185 once, to the Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division. $185 from October 1, 2026 (Act 921 of 2026); it was $150 before.

Is the Louisiana agent a separate cost from other states?

Yes. Each state needs its own registered agent with an address there, so the agent charge repeats for every state you add.

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