2025 fees Louisiana Secretary of State Rank #19 of 51

LLC Costs in Louisiana (LA)

$260 all-in for your first year - $100 to file, $35 annual report, plus a registered agent. Louisiana is $123 (32%) cheaper than the national average for first-year LLC costs.

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Annual report ($35) is due on the anniversary month of formation. Louisiana has reasonable fees and a growing startup ecosystem, particularly in New Orleans and Baton Rouge.

Updated 2025 · Source: Louisiana Secretary of State

Mid-pack first-year SOS stack

Mid-pack first-year SOS stack. $260 ranks #19 of 51; filing $100, Annual Report $35.Forming an LLC in Louisiana costs about $260 in the first year, about 32% below the national average, ranking #19 of 51. Fees are those published by the Louisiana Secretary of State; registered agent is a $125/yr market-rate line, not a vendor quote.

According to the Louisiana Secretary of State fee schedule; registered agent normalized at $125/yr. See methodology. How we calculate →

$100
One-time filing fee
$35 /yr
Annual report
$260
First-year total
#19 of 51
Cost rank (1 = cheapest)

Articles filing schedule card

Fee strip LA · Louisiana SOS FY 2026 · rank #19

Louisiana · $260 · file $100 · no pub

  • RANK $100
  • AGENT $35
  • PROC $260
  • VS-AVG #19/51
  • ARTICLES near Pennsylvania
  • BIENNIAL 32% below avg

Stamps derive from this state's Secretary of State fee schedule (filing, report, publication, rank, nearest peer), not a recommendation of where to form. Read with small business tax planning → · All 51 SOS fee rows →

1. Oklahoma$2502. West Virginia$2503. Indiana$2514. Pennsylvania$2575. Louisiana$2606. Georgia$275
First-year SOS-fee total for Louisiana and nearest-cost peers. Source: each Secretary of State + 51-row aggregate.

Complete cost breakdown for Louisiana

How your $260 first-year total breaks down Registered agent is the largest piece - 48%
  • State filing fee $100
  • Annual Report (yr 1) $35
  • Registered agent $125
Cost Item Amount
State Filing Fee $100
Annual Report $35
Registered Agent $125/yr
Expedited Filing (optional) $30
Total, First Year $260

Ongoing tax burden after formation

Louisiana's effective property tax rate of 0.55% ranks among the lowest nationally (#13 of 51 lowest), a bigger long-run factor than the $260 formation cost above for any LLC that owns real estate.

Corporate income tax
7.5%
7.5% corporate tax rate, #36 of 51 lowest nationally
Effective property tax rate
0.55%
Of assessed property value, per year

Sources: Tax Foundation state corporate tax rates, Census ACS effective property tax rates.

Fee check: Verify current LLC fees with the Louisiana Secretary of State at https://www.sos.la.gov. Not legal or tax advice.

Louisiana LLC Quick Facts

Filing Fee $100
Annual Report $35 /yr
Processing Time 3-5 business days
Expedited $30 → Same business day
Online Filing Available
First-Year Total $260
File with Louisiana SOS

Similar Cost States

Arizona $175 Mississippi $175 Missouri $175 New Mexico $175

Lower-cost alternatives

States with a lower first-year SOS-fee total than LA:

West Virginia $250 Indiana $251 Pennsylvania $257

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Report a data error on this page.

Sources used on this page
  • Louisiana Secretary of State - LLC filing fee, annual-report requirement, and processing time. www.sos.la.gov
  • Federation of Tax Administrators - cross-check of state fee and tax figures. taxadmin.org
LLC fees and requirements sourced from the Louisiana Secretary of State. See our methodology for details.

Verify with the Louisiana Secretary of State →