Foreign LLC guide · Louisiana

Louisiana Foreign LLC Route (2026): Entry Fees and the 3 Best Registration Services

Taking a foreign LLC registration in Louisiana as the destination, the services in 2026 line up as Mainstay Filing ($199), LA Registered Agent.org ($199) and Louisiana Registered Agent.co ($199). Crossing into Louisiana as a foreign LLC costs $185 at the Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division, with $35 due at each report checkpoint after that; the three-year toll ranks 23rd of 50.

Surveyed by the Filing Mapper team

Updated November 12, 2026

Tolls on the Louisiana route

23rd

of 50 on foreign LLC tolls

Fewer miles, smaller toll. The whole route, all fifty states

Entry fee for outside LLCs: $185; October 2026 survey: static.sos.la.gov
Checkpoint report: $35; Annual report
Home-state clearance: 90 days; Oldest clearance accepted
State toll, three years: $255; Entry, then checkpoints two and three

Louisiana: services on the route

Five weighted criteria set the stops in order, with three-year cost and steps covered counting most (the method lists them).

1. Mainstay Filing: best for a company adding its second state

First on the route$199 plus the $185 entry toll, $149/yr after

The route starts with Mainstay Filing, where $199 plus Louisiana's own entry fee, then $149 a year for agent duty from the second lap.

Its three-year provider cost runs $100 above LA Registered Agent.org's, and in exchange more of the state's checkpoints are cleared for you.

From lap two the agent fare is $149 a year, whichever state it is.

The fare covers

The registration drafted and filed by Mainstay
No charge for registered agent duty while year one lasts
Fare does not change by state

On the plus side

All fifty states covered
$199 above Louisiana's own fee
Registered agent free for lap one

On the minus side

Agent renewal of $149, $50 above LA Registered Agent.org

Visit Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

2. LA Registered Agent.org: best for a small yearly agent fare

Home-state route$199 plus the $185 entry toll, $99/yr after

Farther along, LA Registered Agent.org, where the Louisiana registration for $199 with a free agent lap, then $99 each lap.

The fare covers

Registration written and sent in
A year of agent service

On the plus side

$199 plus the state toll
A free first agent lap
$99 a lap for the agent afterward

On the minus side

The home state needs a separate agent

Visit LA Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

3. Louisiana Registered Agent.co: best for crossing into Louisiana alone

Home-state route$199 plus the $185 entry toll, $99/yr after

Farther along, Louisiana Registered Agent.co, where the Louisiana registration for $199 with a free agent lap, then $99 each lap.

Compared with LA Registered Agent.org, the fares come out level.

The fare covers

Registration written and sent in
A year of agent service

On the plus side

$199 plus the state toll
$99 a lap for the agent afterward
A free first agent lap

On the minus side

The home state needs a separate agent

Visit Louisiana Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

3 services, side by side

Stop	Provider	Leg one	Later legs	Provider cost, three years
1	Mainstay Filing	$199	$149/yr	$497	Visit Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2	LA Registered Agent.org	$199	$99/yr	$397	Visit LA Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3	Louisiana Registered Agent.co	$199	$99/yr	$397	Visit Louisiana Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

Each fare was read from the provider's own pages on November 12, 2026. Louisiana charges $185 to register, apart from each provider.

Entry and upkeep by year

The entry fee is $185, followed by the $35 report from year two, and each provider's fares are added.

Louisiana and the stops on either side of it

Mile	State	Three-year foreign LLC fees
21st	North Dakota	$235
22nd	New Jersey	$250
23rd	Louisiana	$255
24th	New York	$259
25th	Pennsylvania	$264

The full route map measures every state the same way.

Louisiana foreign LLC registration fee and form (official)

An LLC from another state enters by sending the Application for Authority to Transact Business in Louisiana, Foreign Limited Liability Company (Form 972) to the Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division with $185. The packet is incomplete without certificate of existence or good standing from the jurisdiction of organization, issued no more than 90 days.

Once in, the company clears the annual report ($35), on or before the anniversary of your qualification.

Before sending the filing

Certificate of existence or good standing from the jurisdiction of organization, no older than 90 days.
Home-state record: legal name and formation date.
A named registered agent at a local street address.
Funds to cover the $185 official fee.

The price of not registering

Until it clears registration, the LLC cannot bring a lawsuit in the state's courts (La. R.S. 12:1354(A)). Its contracts stay valid (La. R.S. 12:1354(B)). The state also bills fees covering the unregistered years.

Reasoning for the order

Steps the service takes over (27%) is the criterion on which Mainstay Filing outscored LA Registered Agent.org here.

A foreign LLC lives in two states, and reach settled the order.

Louisiana foreign registration service questions

What does Louisiana toll a foreign LLC for entry?

$185 as the official fee. Our picks add $199.

Which form gets a foreign LLC into Louisiana?

Entry is on the Application for Authority to Transact Business in Louisiana, Foreign Limited Liability Company (Form 972), which goes to the Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division.

Does the gate ask for clearance from the home state?

It does: certificate of existence or good standing from the jurisdiction of organization, dated within 90 days of filing.

Is there a yearly checkpoint for a foreign LLC?

There is: the annual report, which costs $35.

What happens when the LLC does business there without registering?

Does a foreign LLC need to carry a registered agent for Louisiana?

Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.

Which provider should take my foreign LLC across?

Start at Mainstay Filing: registering costs $199 plus state tolls, and the registered agent costs nothing in year one. Further along, LA Registered Agent.org and Louisiana Registered Agent.co.

Keep traveling

Survey markers for this route

Survey marker

Marker, Louisiana Secretary of State: documented by geauxbiz.sos.la.gov and logged August 2026.
Marker, Louisiana Secretary of State: documented by sos.la.gov and logged August 2026.
Marker, Louisiana yearly filing: Annual report, official source: documented by legis.la.gov and logged October 2026.
Marker, Louisiana Secretary of State fee changes effective October: documented by static.sos.la.gov and logged October 2026.
Marker, Louisiana registered agent statute: documented by legis.la.gov and logged October 2026.
Marker, Louisiana Secretary of State, forms and fee schedule: documented by sos.la.gov and logged October 2026.
Marker, Form 972, foreign LLC application: documented by sos.la.gov and logged October 2026.
Marker, R.S. 12:1345, application for authority: documented by legis.la.gov and logged October 2026.
Marker, R.S. 12:1354, effect of failing to obtain authority: documented by legis.la.gov and logged October 2026.
Marker, R.S. 12:1350, registered agent: documented by legis.la.gov and logged October 2026.
Marker, North Dakota Secretary of State, limited liability companies: documented by sos.nd.gov and logged October 2026.
Marker, NDCC Chapter 10-32.1: documented by ndlegis.gov and logged October 2026.
Marker, Secretary of State, registered agents: documented by sos.nd.gov and logged October 2026.
Marker, Secretary of State, business services: documented by sos.nd.gov and logged October 2026.
Marker, NJ Division of Revenue, Business Formation service: documented by njportal.com and logged October 2026.
Marker, NJ Division of Revenue, fee schedule: documented by nj.gov and logged October 2026.
Marker, Public Records Filing for New Business Entity: documented by nj.gov and logged October 2026.
Marker, New Jersey Revised Uniform LLC Act: documented by pub.njleg.gov and logged October 2026.
Marker, NJ Annual Reports and Change Services: documented by njportal.com and logged October 2026.
Marker, Department of State, Application for Authority: documented by dos.ny.gov and logged October 2026.
Marker, LLC Law § 802, application for authority: documented by nysenate.gov and logged October 2026.
Marker, LLC Law § 808, consequences of doing business: documented by nysenate.gov and logged October 2026.
Marker, Department of State, Certificate of Publication: documented by dos.ny.gov and logged October 2026.
Marker, Department of State, biennial statements: documented by dos.ny.gov and logged October 2026.
Marker, Pennsylvania DOS, foreign associations: documented by pa.gov and logged October 2026.
Marker, Foreign Registration Statement, DSCB:15-412: documented by pa.gov and logged October 2026.
Marker, DOS fees and payments: documented by pa.gov and logged October 2026.
Marker, Commercial registered office providers: documented by pa.gov and logged October 2026.
Marker, Annual reports: documented by pa.gov and logged October 2026.
Mainstay Filing listed this Louisiana service page on November 12, 2026
LA Registered Agent.org listed this pricing page on November 12, 2026
Louisiana Registered Agent.co listed this pricing page on November 12, 2026