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Louisiana LLC or an LLC from Wyoming, Delaware, Nevada?

Living in Louisiana and forming elsewhere means registering the LLC back in Louisiana as a foreign LLC, which costs $185 on top of the other state’s fees; forming in Louisiana costs $125.

The routes side by side

RouteFormation feeLouisiana foreign feeFees to startYearly filings, 2 years
Form in Louisiana$125Not needed$125$70
Form in Wyoming$100$185$285$190
Form in Delaware$110$185$295$870
Form in Nevada$425$185$610$770

Only state fees: formation, the foreign fee and two years of yearly filings. State income, franchise and gross-receipts taxes are separate, are not in these totals and are the same or similar on both routes.

Head-to-head pages

Best 3 Foreign Registration Services in Louisiana (2026)

If you go the foreign route, here is who files the Louisiana registration, in order.

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 questions

Do I still register in Louisiana if I form in another state?

If the LLC does business in Louisiana, Louisiana generally expects it to register as a foreign LLC with the Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division, for $185. That is what makes the second state an extra cost rather than a replacement.

What does it cost to form an LLC in Louisiana?

$125 in state fees.

Does the foreign registration repeat every year?

Annual report (Louisiana Secretary of State), $35 (due: on or before the anniversary of your qualification).

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