In Louisiana for 2026, rank LLC formation services Mainstay Filing ($199), Louisiana Registered Agent.co ($199) and LA Registered Agent.org ($199). Any pick pays the same $125 state filing fee; service fees come to $397 to $597 in three years.
LLC Q and A editorial team ·
Quick answers
State filing fee
$125, one time
Then
$35 yearly
Registered agent
Yes, the statute demands one
Our pick
Mainstay Filing, Louisiana Registered Agent.co then LA Registered Agent.org
Louisiana ranking
Prices come from each company's own page. See the method.
1#1 pick
1. Mainstay Filing: best for handing off upkeep
$199/yr plus the $125 state fee
Mainstay Filing ranks first since the yearly $199 bundles formation, the registered agent and the annual report filing.
Louisiana Registered Agent.co saves $200 over three years; the difference pays for the extra jobs covered here.
Annual report filing is included. The state's $35 is the only addition, at cost.
Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.
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.
source of record: legis.la.gov, confirmed October 2026
What is due after formation?
Annual report: every year, $35. For timing, the state's own calendar reads: on or before the anniversary date of organization, so plan ahead of it.
source of record: legis.la.gov, confirmed October 2026
Is a service required?
Yes; your three-year bill would be the state's $195.
Help costs $397 to $597 more across three years.
What decided #1?
Mainstay Filing scores best on chores removed from your list, which is 26% of the total.
62% of the total is three-year price plus chores removed from your list.
source of record: legis.la.gov, confirmed October 2026
Annual report
$35 every year
source of record: legis.la.gov, confirmed October 2026
State fees, 3 years
$195
Sum of the rows above
Rows link to official sources; the final row is our own addition of filing, two reports and any minimum tax.
More replies
EIN application included?
Only Mainstay Filing includes it. Elsewhere: Louisiana Registered Agent.co $99, LA Registered Agent.org $99.
What do the picks cost over three years?
Mainstay Filing will run $597, Louisiana Registered Agent.co will run $397, LA Registered Agent.org will run $397, before state fees.
Where do the numbers come from?
Official Louisiana sources for the state side, published prices for the service side.
Do I have to hire one?
No law requires a service; it is a paid convenience.
Yearly state costs?
Annual report: every year, $35. For timing, the state's own calendar reads: on or before the anniversary date of organization, so plan ahead of it.
Who ranks first in Louisiana?
Mainstay Filing, because the annual report is filed inside the $199 annual price, with formation and the registered agent. Then Louisiana Registered Agent.co and LA Registered Agent.org.
Source list
Reference line for Louisiana Secretary of State, drawn from geauxbiz.sos.la.gov and confirmed August 2026, as noted by our editors
Reference line for Louisiana Secretary of State, drawn from sos.la.gov and confirmed August 2026, as noted by our editors
Reference line for Louisiana yearly filing: Annual report, drawn from legis.la.gov and confirmed October 2026, as noted by our editors
Reference line for Louisiana Secretary of State fee, drawn from static.sos.la.gov and confirmed October 2026, as noted by our editors
Reference line for Louisiana registered agent statute, drawn from legis.la.gov and confirmed October 2026, as noted by our editors
Price page: Mainstay Filing Louisiana service page, accessed November 13, 2026