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3 Best Foreign Registration Services in Louisiana (2026): Our Honest Take

If you need foreign registration services in Louisiana in 2026, we'd go with Mainstay Filing ($199), LA Registered Agent.org ($199) and Louisiana Registered Agent.co ($199), in that order. Everybody pays Louisiana $185, and three years of service run $397 to $497.
From the LLC Plainly editorial team

The short version

You pay the state
$185
Certificate required?
Required (90 days or newer)
Once you're registered
$35, annual report
Our picks
Mainstay Filing, LA Registered Agent.org then Louisiana Registered Agent.co

Who we like in Louisiana

The order comes from our five checks: three-year cost first, then how much the price covers.
Best overall

1. Mainstay Filing: best for the same fee anywhere

Registration is $199 plus the state fee, and the agent is $149 later

Why Mainstay Filing? Honestly, $199 over the state fee gets you registered, with the registered agent free in year one and $149 a year after.

Is it the smaller bill? No. LA Registered Agent.org costs $100 less over three years, but it only works in Louisiana.

Expect $149 a year for the registered agent after the first year, wherever you are.

Your money buys

  • Out-of-state registration handled
  • Registered agent, no charge the first year
  • Fifty states, one fee

The good

  • No agent charge the first year
  • One fee for any state
  • $199, with state fees on top

Trade-offs

  • LA Registered Agent.org charges $50 less to renew the agent
Local to Louisiana

2. LA Registered Agent.org: best for a lean registration

Registration is $199 plus the state fee, and the agent is $99 later

LA Registered Agent.org takes second, because $199 files the registration, and the agent costs $99 each year after.

Your money buys

  • Your Louisiana registration, filed
  • First-year agent comes with it

The good

  • Agent covered in year one
  • Year two onward: $99
  • Starts at $199 plus the state fee

Trade-offs

  • You'll need another company for your home state
Local to Louisiana

3. Louisiana Registered Agent.co: best for another local choice

Registration is $199 plus the state fee, and the agent is $99 later

Louisiana Registered Agent.co takes third, because $199 files the registration, and the agent costs $99 each year after.

Price for price, it ties LA Registered Agent.org.

Your money buys

  • Your Louisiana registration, filed
  • First-year agent comes with it

The good

  • Starts at $199 plus the state fee
  • Year two onward: $99
  • Agent covered in year one

Trade-offs

  • You'll need another company for your home state

Compared

#CompanyFirst yearRenewalOver three yearsCovers
1Mainstay Filing$199$149/yr$497Out-of-state registration handled; registered agent, no charge the first year; fifty states, one feeVisit the Mainstay Filing sitePartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2LA Registered Agent.org$199$99/yr$397Your Louisiana registration, filed; First-year agent comes with itVisit the LA Registered Agent.org sitePartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3Louisiana Registered Agent.co$199$99/yr$397Your Louisiana registration, filed; First-year agent comes with itVisit the Louisiana Registered Agent.co sitePartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
Each company's listed prices on November 13, 2026. State fees come on top and don't change by pick.

Questions and answers

Who has to register in this state?

You register with the Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division before your LLC starts doing business in Louisiana.

An unregistered LLC can run into it can't bring a lawsuit in Louisiana until it registers (La. R.S. 12:1354(A)); the fees it skipped while unregistered.

legis.la.gov · October 2026 · checked

What's the price of foreign registration?

Registering on your own is $185. Add $199 for a service.

Three years of state charges: $255. static.sos.la.gov · October 2026 · checked

Where does the registration go?

Once the Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division approves the Application for Authority to Transact Business in Louisiana, Foreign Limited Liability Company (Form 972), you're registered.

The filing needs certificate of existence or good standing from the jurisdiction of organization no more than 90 days.

What does staying registered cost?

Annual report, and the cost is $35.

Filings come due on or before the anniversary of your qualification.

What's behind the ranking?

It's work taken off your hands (31% of the score), and Mainstay Filing does best there.

Cost across three years (33%) and work taken off your hands (31%) matter most, and three lighter checks sit behind them.

Because two states are involved, a company that works everywhere beat LA Registered Agent.org.

How we pick

What Louisiana wants

WhatAmount or ruleWhere we found it
Application fee$185static.sos.la.gov · October 2026 · checked
Document from your home stateRequired, 90 dayslegis.la.gov · October 2026 · checked
Annual report$35legis.la.gov · October 2026 · checked
State cost over three years$255Added from the rows
The last row is our own sum: the filing fee, the reports for years two and three and any minimum tax. Costs with no set price, like a newspaper notice, are left out.

More questions

Do I still need an agent where I formed the LLC?

Most likely yes. A national provider can look after the home state and this one together.

After three years, what have I paid?

Over three years you'd pay $497 at Mainstay Filing, $397 at LA Registered Agent.org, $397 at Louisiana Registered Agent.co, not counting state fees.

Can I check these fees?

Every state fee links to its official page. Every service price is read from the company's own site.

Do I need to hire a service?

No law says you must hire anyone.

Do these services handle the filing?

Yes, because filing is what these companies sell, and the state fee stays put.

Who do you like best in Louisiana?

Start with Mainstay Filing, followed by LA Registered Agent.org and Louisiana Registered Agent.co.

Where we got this

  1. August 2026: confirmed Louisiana Secretary of State using geauxbiz.sos.la.gov
  2. August 2026: confirmed Louisiana Secretary of State using sos.la.gov
  3. October 2026: confirmed Louisiana yearly filing: Annual report using legis.la.gov
  4. October 2026: confirmed Louisiana Secretary of State fee using static.sos.la.gov
  5. October 2026: confirmed Louisiana registered agent statute using legis.la.gov
  6. October 2026: confirmed Louisiana Secretary of State, forms using sos.la.gov
  7. October 2026: confirmed Form 972, foreign LLC application using sos.la.gov
  8. October 2026: confirmed R.S. 12:1345, application for authority using legis.la.gov
  9. October 2026: confirmed R.S. 12:1354, effect of failing using legis.la.gov
  10. October 2026: confirmed R.S. 12:1350, registered agent using legis.la.gov
  11. Louisiana service page from Mainstay Filing, November 13, 2026
  12. pricing page from LA Registered Agent.org, November 13, 2026
  13. pricing page from Louisiana Registered Agent.co, November 13, 2026