The short answer
- To form the LLC
- $125 to file the Articles of Organization, plus $5 for the state credit card convenience fee.
- Every year after
- $35 a year, due on the anniversary date.
- If you file late
- No flat late fee from Louisiana. After three missed reports, Louisiana administratively dissolves the LLC, and the state's total to reinstate it at that point is $160.
- Five years, filing it yourself
- $305: the formation fee plus five years of the state's recurring fee, with no service fees.
Start your Louisiana LLC
Our service fee and the Louisiana filing & processing are itemized on the checkout review screen before you pay.
Start your Louisiana LLCWhat's included
- Name availability check before we file
- Articles of Organization prepared and filed with Louisiana
- Submitted within 3 business days, or the same day as an option
- Approved documents emailed, plus a private order page
- Louisiana's after-formation deadlines in writing
- A real person by email
Louisiana LLC one-time costs
What Louisiana charges once, when the LLC is formed, and the optional costs that arrive at the same time. The state fee is the same whether you file yourself or use a service.
- Amount
- $125
- Notes
- Paid to Louisiana to file the Articles of Organization. One time.
- Amount
- $5
- Notes
- State credit card convenience fee, required by Louisiana at formation.
- Amount
- Set by the state
- Notes
- $35 within 24 hours; $60 while you wait (walk-in options).
- Amount
- Free if you serve yourself; our agent service can be added in the application
- Notes
- Required in Louisiana; a street address in the state.
- Amount
- Free if you write it, or our self-help template after checkout
- Notes
- Not filed with the state.
- Amount
- Our fee, itemized at checkout
- Notes
- Optional. Our fee and the Louisiana filing & processing appear as separate lines before you pay.
State fees verified October 2026 and set by the state, not by us. Online filing prices; a few states charge a different amount on paper.
Louisiana LLC ongoing costs
What Louisiana charges to keep the LLC in good standing, when it is due, and what the state does when a report is late or missed.
- The state's rule
- $35 a year
- Notes
- Filed with the Louisiana Secretary of State, every year.
- The state's rule
- The anniversary date
- Notes
- State wording: Anniversary date.
- The state's rule
- None
- The state's rule
- After three missed reports
- Notes
- Administrative dissolution, revocation or forfeiture by the state, after notice.
- The state's rule
- $160
- Notes
- The state's total to reinstate after three missed reports: reinstatement fee plus the missed reports and penalties it requires.
- The state's rule
- None
- Notes
- Louisiana adds no LLC tax beyond the figures above.
State fees verified October 2026 and set by the state, not by us. Due rules, penalties and dissolution triggers are read from each state's statute or filing office page; the reinstatement figure is the state's own total at that point.
Louisiana LLC annual fee
Louisiana's recurring requirement: $35/year, due anniversary date. Louisiana calls the filing the Annual Report, and it goes to the Louisiana Secretary of State at geauxbiz.sos.la.gov. Louisiana keys the deadline to your own formation date: on the anniversary date, every year. In the state's words: Anniversary date.
If you file late: No flat late fee published; a missed report still risks loss of good standing. After three missed reports, Louisiana administratively dissolves the LLC, and the state's total to reinstate it at that point is $160.
The due date, filing window and portal are covered step by step in Louisiana LLC annual report.
Other recurring obligations
- Annual report. each year by the anniversary of formation. $35.
- Supplemental Initial Report. when members/managers are first selected, if none listed at formation. $30.
Louisiana LLC filing fee: $125
The filing fee is what Louisiana charges to file your Articles of Organization, the document that creates the company. Louisiana charges $125 plus a mandatory $5 state credit card convenience fee. It is the one cost nobody can avoid: it is the same whether you file directly with the state or hire a service, and no legitimate service can waive it. Which form Louisiana uses, where it is filed and what it asks: how to register an LLC in Louisiana.
Louisiana posts its current processing times on its own site; we do not quote one.
Faster review from the state: $35 within 24 hours; $60 while you wait (walk-in options).
Louisiana also requires state credit card convenience fee at formation, $5, which is why the table above shows it separately. It is included in our Louisiana filing & processing line.
By filing fee, Louisiana ranks 35 of 51 jurisdictions, cheapest first; the median state charges $100.
Five-year Louisiana LLC cost: $305
$130 to form, plus $35 a year in report fees for five years, comes to $305 paid to Louisiana over five years, assuming every report is filed on time. Taxes on the company's income, licenses and a registered agent service are separate.
See your exact Louisiana total before you pay
Our service fee and the Louisiana filing & processing are itemized on the checkout review screen before you pay, each on its own line.
What the Louisiana state fee does not include
The filing fee buys the state's approval of the Articles of Organization and nothing else. These are the costs that sit outside it.
- Registered agent. Louisiana requires one, with a street address in the state. Serving as your own agent is free; the address becomes public record. Our registered agent service can be added in the application. Louisiana registered agent requirements.
- Operating agreement. Not filed with the state and free if you write it yourself. Our self-help template is available after checkout.
- Business licenses and permits. Set by the city, county or licensing board for your line of business, not by the formation filing. Many Louisiana LLCs need none; a restaurant, contractor or salon usually needs several.
- Taxes. An LLC's income is taxed through its owners' returns unless it elects otherwise, and sales tax or employer registrations are separate state accounts with no formation fee attached.
- Filing service. Our fee is itemized on the checkout review screen before you pay, with same-day submission as an option. The state fee is identical either way.
How to pay less for a Louisiana LLC
- File the Articles of Organization yourself. Louisiana takes it online at geauxbiz.sos.la.gov for the $125 state fee alone.
- Be your own registered agent if you have a Louisiana street address and are there during business hours. The trade-off is privacy: the address goes on the public record.
- Write your own operating agreement. No state charges for it and Louisiana does not file it.
- File the Annual Report on time. Louisiana charges no late fee, but a missed report still leads to loss of good standing and dissolution.
- Skip state expedite unless a date depends on it. The state's standard queue costs nothing extra.
- Form where you do business. An LLC that operates in Louisiana but is formed elsewhere must register in Louisiana as a foreign LLC anyway, paying Louisiana's registration fee and its recurring report on top of the home state's.
How Louisiana compares
By filing fee, Louisiana is number 35 of 51 jurisdictions, cheapest first. The filing fee is paid once; the recurring line is what separates states over time.
- Filing fee
- $125
- Recurring
- $35 a year
- Five-year total
- $305
- Filing fee
- $300
- Recurring
- Free (Public Information Report still required)
- Five-year total
- $300
- Filing fee
- $45
- Recurring
- $150 a year
- Five-year total
- $795
- Filing fee
- $50
- Recurring
- Free (Annual Report still required)
- Five-year total
- $50
State fees verified October 2026 and set by the state, not by us.
Every state's fee is in LLC cost by state, and the case for and against forming elsewhere is in cheapest states to form an LLC.
Filing yourself vs. using us
Filing directly with Louisiana costs only the state's own fee: $125 plus a mandatory $5 state credit card convenience fee. The state takes formations at geauxbiz.sos.la.gov. Through us, you pay our service fee plus the Louisiana filing & processing, for the name check, the Articles of Organization prepared and submitted, the approved documents emailed to you and Louisiana's deadlines in writing. Both lines are itemized on the checkout review screen before you pay.
Sources
State fees verified October 2026; page last updated November 1, 2026. The figures above are read from Louisiana's own fee schedule, forms and statutes:
- sos.la.gov (sos.la.gov/business-services/forms-fee-schedule)
- static.sos.la.gov (static.sos.la.gov/shared/fee_changes_2026.pdf)
- sos.la.gov (sos.la.gov/media/az4hakzc/365-articles-of-organization-louisiana-limited-liabili...)
- sos.la.gov (sos.la.gov/BusinessServices/HTMLPages/LouisianaLLCFilingInstructions.htm)
- sos.la.gov (sos.la.gov/business-services/frequently-asked-questions)
- geauxbiz.sos.la.gov (Louisiana Secretary of State, Annual Report filing)
Standard Filings is a filing service, not a law firm. This page is general information from each state's published filing rules and fee schedules, not legal or tax advice.
Louisiana LLC cost FAQ
How much does it cost to start an LLC in Louisiana?+
Louisiana charges $125 plus a mandatory $5 state credit card convenience fee. That is the state's own fee and it is the same whether you file yourself or use a service. If you have us file it, our service fee and the Louisiana filing & processing are itemized on the checkout review screen before you pay.
Does Louisiana charge an annual fee for an LLC?+
Yes. Louisiana's recurring requirement: $35/year, due anniversary date. That works out to $35 a year.
When is the Louisiana LLC annual report due?+
Louisiana keys the deadline to your own formation date: on the anniversary date, every year. In the state's words: Anniversary date.
What is the late penalty for a Louisiana LLC report?+
Louisiana charges no flat late fee for a late LLC report. After three missed reports, Louisiana administratively dissolves the LLC, and the state's total to reinstate it at that point is $160.
Is there a franchise tax in Louisiana?+
No. Louisiana charges no franchise, privilege or LLC tax on top of its Annual Report; the LLC's income is taxed through its owners' returns in the ordinary way, and any state income tax registration is separate from the formation and report fees here.
How much is a registered agent in Louisiana?+
Nothing from the state: Louisiana charges no fee for naming a registered agent. Serving as your own agent is free if you have a street address in Louisiana and are there during business hours; the address becomes public record. A commercial registered agent charges a yearly fee that the agent sets, in exchange for keeping its Louisiana address on the record and forwarding what arrives.
Can I file the Louisiana Articles of Organization myself?+
Yes. Louisiana accepts the Articles of Organization directly from business owners at geauxbiz.sos.la.gov, and you pay only the state's $125 fee plus the $5 state credit card convenience fee. Louisiana posts its current processing times on its own site; we do not quote one. State expedite is optional: $35 within 24 hours; $60 while you wait (walk-in options).
What does your service add to the state fee?+
Our service fee covers a name availability check, your Articles of Organization prepared and filed, the approved documents emailed to you, and Louisiana's deadlines in writing. The Louisiana filing & processing is a separate line, and both are itemized on the checkout review screen before you pay.
General information, not legal or tax advice. Fees change; confirm the current amount with Louisiana before you rely on it.
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