Foreign LLC Filing › Louisiana
Filing a foreign LLC in Louisiana
To file a foreign LLC in Louisiana, send Form 972, Application for Authority to Transact Business in Louisiana, Foreign Limited Liability Company and the $185 fee to the Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division, with a home-state certificate.
The filing packet
| Item | Louisiana requirement | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Application | Form 972, Application for Authority to Transact Business in Louisiana, Foreign Limited Liability Company | Download from the office |
| Filing fee | $185 | Paid to the state |
| Home-state certificate | Certificate of existence or good standing from the jurisdiction of organization, no older than 90 days | Order from the home state first |
| Registered agent | A registered agent with a Louisiana street address | Named on the application |
$185 from October 1, 2026 (Act 921 of 2026); it was $150 before.
Where it goes
- Receiving office
- Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division
- Application
- Form 972, Application for Authority to Transact Business in Louisiana, Foreign Limited Liability Company
- Fee
- $185
Paying for it
Mainstay’s Louisiana checkout passes through $5 more in state processing charges than the $185 filing fee.
Best 3 Foreign Registration Services in Louisiana (2026)
A service can assemble and send this packet. For Louisiana these are the three we would choose.
1. Mainstay Filing
$199 + $185 state fee = $384
Registered agent free for the first year, then $149 a year. Its Louisiana checkout showed $389 in total on October 28, 2026, including $5 in state processing charges.
2. LA Registered Agent.org
$199 + $185 state fee = $384
Registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.
3. Louisiana Registered Agent.co
$199 + $185 state fee = $384
Registered agent included for the first year, then $99 a year.
Service prices read from each provider’s Louisiana page on October 28, 2026. The state fee is the official figure below and is paid to the Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division.
Louisiana filing questions
Where do I file a foreign LLC in Louisiana?
With the Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division. Its filing page is linked in the table above.
What do I attach to the Louisiana filing?
Certificate of existence or good standing from the jurisdiction of organization, no older than 90 days, with Form 972, Application for Authority to Transact Business in Louisiana, Foreign Limited Liability Company.
What does the Louisiana filing cost?
$185 to the state. $185 from October 1, 2026 (Act 921 of 2026); it was $150 before. A filing service adds its own $199.
Sources
- Louisiana Secretary of State fee schedule effective 10/1/26 (Application of Foreign Limited Liability Company $185): static.sos.la.gov/shared/fee_changes_2026.pdf, checked October 28, 2026
- Louisiana Secretary of State, forms and fee schedule: www.sos.la.gov/business-services/forms-fee-schedule, checked October 8, 2026
- Form 972, foreign LLC application: www.sos.la.gov/media/ablp3yv5/972-application-of-foreign-limited-liability-company.pdf, checked October 8, 2026
- R.S. 12:1345, application for authority: legis.la.gov/Legis/Law.aspx?d=76300, checked October 8, 2026
- R.S. 12:1354, effect of failing to obtain authority: legis.la.gov/Legis/Law.aspx?d=76311, checked October 8, 2026
- R.S. 12:1350, registered agent: legis.la.gov/Legis/Law.aspx?d=76306, checked October 8, 2026