Registered agent guide · Louisiana

Louisiana Registered Agent Route (2026): Rules, State Fees and the 3 Best Agents

2026 route for a registered agent in Louisiana: LA Registered Agent.org ($99 a year), Louisiana Registered Agent.co ($99 a year) and Mainstay Filing ($149 a year), ranked first to last. Louisiana sets a registered agent as a requirement of the road. State tolls that recur come to $35 a year, placing it 24th of 50.

Surveyed by the Filing Mapper team

Updated November 12, 2026

Louisiana route markers

24th

along the 50-state route, yearly tolls

Lowest toll, lowest number. Compare the neighbors

Registered agent required: Yes; legis.la.gov, surveyed October 2026
Annual report: $35 / yr; The checkpoint closes, in the state's words: on or before the anniversary date of organization. legis.la.gov, surveyed October 2026
State toll, one year: $35; A year of the report toll, plus any minimum tax

The Louisiana stops, ranked

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

1. LA Registered Agent.org: best for a business with one state on the map

First on the route$99 for the first lap, the same for the next

We put LA Registered Agent.org at the head of the route because a flat $99 each year, and papers served on the company are scanned and forwarded.

Its three-year provider cost is below Mainstay Filing's, and cost is our heaviest weight at 35%.

The fare covers

Genuine office address in Louisiana
Papers served are scanned into your account

On the plus side

$99 per lap
A smaller yearly fare than Mainstay Filing

On the minus side

Louisiana and no farther
Annual report sits outside the fare

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

2. Louisiana Registered Agent.co: best for Louisiana companies that stay local

Local pick$99 for the first lap, the same for the next

Farther along, Louisiana Registered Agent.co, where a flat $99 each year, and papers served on the company are scanned and forwarded.

LA Registered Agent.org charges the same fares.

The fare covers

Genuine office address in Louisiana
Papers served are scanned into your account

On the plus side

$99 per lap
A smaller yearly fare than Mainstay Filing

On the minus side

Louisiana and no farther
Annual report sits outside the fare

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

3. Mainstay Filing: best for multi-state businesses

Goes anywhere$149 for the first lap, the same for the next

Stop 3, Mainstay Filing: one $149 fare covers all fifty states, so a growing company keeps one agent.

Its three-year provider cost is $150 higher than LA Registered Agent.org's, and cost carries 35% of the score.

The fare covers

A physical office address the state recognizes
If papers are served on the company, they are scanned the same business day at no cost
Letters from government offices are scanned free, the first three each year
The same service runs for corporations, partnerships and nonprofits

On the plus side

Good in each of the fifty states
A flat $149/yr

On the minus side

Costs $50 more a year than LA Registered Agent.org
This ticket does not include report filing

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

3 services, side by side

Stop	Provider	Yearly rate	Renewal rate	Provider cost, three years
1	LA Registered Agent.org	$99	$99/yr	$297	Visit LA Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2	Louisiana Registered Agent.co	$99	$99/yr	$297	Visit Louisiana Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3	Mainstay Filing	$149	$149/yr	$447	Visit Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

Provider fare pages, read November 12, 2026. The state bills the same whoever serves as agent.

Louisiana agent route calculator

Each agent fare is paired with the state tolls that repeat (the annual report beginning in year two). The opening fee is not in the total.

Louisiana and the stops on either side of it

Mile	State	Yearly state fees
19th	West Virginia	$25
19th	Wisconsin	$25
24th	Louisiana	$35
25th	Kansas	$45
25th	Vermont	$45

For the other states, open Registered agent rules by state.

Louisiana registered agent requirements (official source: Secretary of State)

Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address. The address has to be a registered office in Louisiana, which the law treats as the company's domicile. P.O. boxes and virtual offices are not accepted.

Allowed drivers: 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. The sign points to La. R.S. 12:1308.

Yearly state tolls on a Louisiana LLC

Each lap brings the annual report ($35), on or before the anniversary date of organization. The state's notices about it go to your registered agent.

Reasoning for the order

Three-year charge on the route settled first place in Louisiana; it carries 35% of the score, and the remaining criteria are steps the service takes over, year-two price, fit with the state's route, fee line separation.

LA Registered Agent.org's three-year provider cost is $297 ($150 under Mainstay Filing).

Common questions

Does every Louisiana LLC have to carry a registered agent?

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

Who is allowed to serve as the registered agent on a Louisiana route?

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.

What does registered agent service cost per year for Louisiana?

Agents on the route bill $99 to $149 annually.

What does the state toll an LLC every year?

$35 a year by our one-year measure, which is the annual report ($35 every year).

Which registered agents are on this route?

LA Registered Agent.org ($99 a year), Louisiana Registered Agent.co ($99 a year) and Mainstay Filing ($149 a year), stop by stop.

Which registered agent should I take?

The route begins at LA Registered Agent.org (a Louisiana-only fare: $99 a year, $99 later) and continues with Louisiana Registered Agent.co and Mainstay Filing.

Connecting routes

Survey markers for this route

Survey marker

Marker geauxbiz.sos.la.gov, covering Louisiana Secretary of State, logged August 2026.
Marker sos.la.gov, covering Louisiana Secretary of State, logged August 2026.
Marker legis.la.gov, covering Louisiana yearly filing: Annual report, official source, logged October 2026.
Marker static.sos.la.gov, covering Louisiana Secretary of State fee changes effective October, logged October 2026.
Marker legis.la.gov, covering Louisiana registered agent statute, logged October 2026.
Marker business4.wv.gov, covering West Virginia Secretary of State, Business & Licensing, logged August 2026.
Marker business4.wv.gov, covering West Virginia Secretary of State, Business & Licensing, logged August 2026.
Marker sos.wv.gov, covering West Virginia yearly filing: Annual report: fee and, logged October 2026.
Marker onestop.wv.gov, covering West Virginia yearly filing: Annual report: fee and, logged October 2026.
Marker dfi.wi.gov, covering Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Corporate, logged August 2026.
Marker dfi.wi.gov, covering Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Corporate, logged August 2026.
Marker sos.ks.gov, covering Kansas Form ILC, Information Report, logged October 2026.
Marker sos.vermont.gov, covering Vermont Secretary of State fee schedule, Annual Report, logged October 2026.
Pricing page, LA Registered Agent.org, company site surveyed November 12, 2026
Pricing page, Louisiana Registered Agent.co, company site surveyed November 12, 2026
Louisiana service page, Mainstay Filing, company site surveyed November 12, 2026