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LLC service picks · Louisiana

3 Best LLC Services in Louisiana (2026)

The The Formation Desk call for LLC services in Louisiana in 2026: LA Registered Agent.org ($199), Mainstay Filing ($199) and Louisiana Registered Agent.co ($199), in that order. LA Registered Agent.org takes the call: $199 to form, state fee extra, then $99 a year for the agent.
Written by The Formation Desk editorial team
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Best here

1. LA Registered Agent.org: best for a Louisiana LLC with no plans to expand

Form for $199; the agent is $99 a year after that, plus the state fee

Editorial score 9.4 out of 10

The desk picks LA Registered Agent.org: $199 plus the Louisiana filing fee, first-year registered agent service included, then $99 a year.

You get an in-state street address as the registered office, and papers served there are scanned into your account.

It leaves the annual report out of its prices, so you send that filing to Louisiana yourself every year.

Add up three years and it undercuts Mainstay Filing, and cost is one of our two heaviest criteria.

In the price

  • LLC filing done for you
  • The first year as your registered agent

Strengths

  • Year-two agent price: $99
  • Year-one registered agent service is in the price
  • $199 service fee, then the state fee

Cons

  • No annual report filing included
  • EIN application will cost you $99 more
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Best bundle

2. Mainstay Filing: best for formation, agent and annual report in a single price

$199 a year plus the state fee

Editorial score 9.1 out of 10

Runner-up, Mainstay Filing: $199 a year gets you the Louisiana formation, a year of registered agent service and the annual report, and it renews at $199.

Mainstay files the annual report for you when you renew. Louisiana wants $35 every year, by on or before the anniversary date of organization; Mainstay hands the state's fee through at cost.

LA Registered Agent.org undercuts Mainstay Filing by $200 over three years, and that is why Mainstay sits lower on cost.

In the price

  • Your LLC formation, handled
  • Registered agent service for the full year
  • Annual report, filed by Mainstay
  • EIN application handled

Strengths

  • One $199 yearly price that takes in the annual report
  • EIN application comes with the package
  • Louisiana's fee passes through at cost
  • $199 on renewal, nothing extra

Cons

  • Its agent renews at $100 a year more than LA Registered Agent.org
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Lower renewal than Mainstay

3. Louisiana Registered Agent.co: best for keeping it local in Louisiana

Form for $199; the agent is $99 a year after that, plus the state fee

Editorial score 8.8 out of 10

Third, Louisiana Registered Agent.co: $199 plus the Louisiana filing fee, first-year registered agent service included, then $99 a year.

You get an in-state street address as the registered office, and papers served there are scanned into your account.

It leaves the annual report out of its prices, so you send that filing to Louisiana yourself every year.

The published prices and features do not separate LA Registered Agent.org from Louisiana Registered Agent.co; take whichever you like.

In the price

  • LLC filing done for you
  • The first year as your registered agent

Strengths

  • The first registered agent year is included
  • Forms the LLC for $199, plus the state's fee
  • $99 yearly to keep the agent

Cons

  • No annual report filing included
  • EIN application will cost you $99 more
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The desk's 3 picks in brief

Pick Service Desk score Service fee Year two Good for Visit
1 LA Registered Agent.org 9.4 $199 $99/yr A Louisiana-only LLC on a shoestring Visit LA Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2 Mainstay Filing 9.1 $199 $199/yr Formation, agent and annual report in a single price Visit Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3 Louisiana Registered Agent.co 8.8 $199 $99/yr A Louisiana-only LLC on a shoestring Visit Louisiana Registered Agent.coPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

A score out of 10 here is editorial judgment built on the criteria explained on How we rank, not an average of customer ratings.

What a Louisiana LLC service costs in 2026: year one, renewal and the three-year bill

Service Year one Year two Year three Bill over three years Annual report filed on your behalf
LA Registered Agent.org $199 $99 $99 $397 No
Mainstay Filing $199 $199 $199 $597 Yes
Louisiana Registered Agent.co $199 $99 $99 $397 No

Every price here was read off the company's own pages on November 12, 2026. Louisiana's $125 filing fee comes on top of every row and is left out of these totals.

Why it falls this way

Here is the weighting: 33% for spend over three years, 33% for work the price removes, 34% spread over what renewal looks like, fit with the state and plain price display. In Louisiana, spend over three years made the call.

LA Registered Agent.org comes to $397 over three years, $200 less than Mainstay Filing. Mainstay would file the annual report too, but an owner can do that alone for just the state fee, so the lower price won.

The full criteria and weights are on How we rank.

Louisiana LLC filing fee and form: the official numbers

It takes $125 to file the Articles of Organization-Louisiana Limited Liability Company (Form 365) with the Louisiana Secretary of State. Every service here adds that fee at cost on top of its own price.

After you form: keeping the Louisiana LLC in order

Send in the annual report every year, by on or before the anniversary date of organization. It costs $35. Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.

Louisiana LLC service: reader questions

What will setting up an LLC in Louisiana cost you?

$125 goes to the state and $199 to the service.

What do you file to create the LLC?

The Articles of Organization-Louisiana Limited Liability Company (Form 365), sent to the Louisiana Secretary of State.

Does a Louisiana LLC have to line up a registered agent on day one?

Yes. Louisiana expects a registered agent from the start, with a street address inside the state.

What keeps coming due once a Louisiana LLC exists?

One filing: the annual report, every year, due on or before the anniversary date of organization, costing $35.

Does the service price take care of the EIN?

Mainstay Filing builds it into the yearly price. LA Registered Agent.org and Louisiana Registered Agent.co tack on $99. The IRS never charges for an EIN.

Who is our pick for an LLC service in Louisiana?

LA Registered Agent.org, since Louisiana formation for $199 on top of the state's fee, year-one agent included, then $99 a year to keep the agent.

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Where the numbers came from

  1. Louisiana Secretary of State, last checked August 2026
  2. Louisiana Secretary of State, last checked August 2026
  3. Louisiana yearly filing: Annual report, official source, last checked October 2026
  4. Louisiana Secretary of State fee changes effective October 1, 2026, last checked October 2026
  5. Louisiana registered agent statute, last checked October 2026
  6. LA Registered Agent.org: pricing and service pages, as of November 12, 2026
  7. Mainstay Filing: Louisiana service page, as of November 12, 2026
  8. Louisiana Registered Agent.co: pricing and service pages, as of November 12, 2026