Louisiana · Limited liability company
What an LLC costs in Louisiana
$100 in your first year. That's $100 to file with Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division, and about $30 a year to keep it in good standing after that.
First-year breakdown
- State filing fee $100 One-time, paid when you form the LLC
- Annual Report $30 — year 2 Not owed in your first year — see the ongoing filings below
- Total, first year $100
Don't file on this alone. We're still verifying figures state by state. Open the source link below and confirm before you pay anything or rely on a deadline.
In context
$100 puts Louisiana near the bottom nationally
36 of 51 jurisdictions cost more than Louisiana. The national range runs $35 to $1,000, median $150.
$35 · Montana$1,000 · Massachusetts
Keeping it alive
Your annual report
| Filing | Annual Report |
|---|---|
| How often | annual |
| Fee | $30 |
| When it's due | Due annually on the anniversary date of formation (not a fixed calendar date), per R.S. 12:1308. Rises to $35 on 1 October 2026. |
| If you're late | No specific dollar late fee verified; failure to file can eventually lead to revocation. |
| If you keep ignoring it | The Secretary of State may revoke an LLC's status for failure to file required annual reports over time (R.S. 12:1308 / Title 12 Chapter 22); exact time-to-revocation not verified. |
State tax: None. Louisiana LLCs taxed as partnerships or disregarded entities are not subject to the corporate franchise tax, which applies to corporations.
What we're less sure about
Caveats on this page
- RESOLVED. FEE CHANGE 1 OCT 2026 (Act 921 / HB 908): formation $100 -> $125, annual report $30 -> $35. Values here are the CURRENT pre-1-Oct fees. This is a dated, verifiable change most competitor pages will miss the week it lands — put it in the changelog.
- Processing time, expedite fees and late-penalty amounts were not part of this pass and remain unverified.
Ready to file?
File directly with Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division. It is the cheapest route in every state, it takes about twenty minutes online, and the form is linked below.
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If you're weighing Louisiana against somewhere else
Most people forming an LLC are choosing between two or three states, or checking whether their neighbour is cheaper. These are the comparisons that actually change the answer.
- Louisiana filing deadlinesWhen the annual report is due, and what late costs
- Louisiana full referenceEvery field we hold, with all sources
- What an LLC costs in TexasNext door, $200 more
- What an LLC costs in ArkansasNext door, $95 more
- What an LLC costs in MississippiNext door, $50 less
- What an LLC costs in IdahoCosts about the same — $100
- What an LLC costs in NevadaThe "cheap incorporation state" that costs $350 a year to keep
- What an LLC costs in MassachusettsThe most expensive state in the country — $1,000
- How we verify every figureOur sourcing standard
- Every state ranked by first-year costAll 51, cheapest to most expensive