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Forming an LLC in Louisiana from outside the United States.
Here's what Louisiana charges to form and keep a company, what it asks for every year, and what its public record shows about you. You'll also get a straight answer on whether a founder abroad should form here at all.
See why founders abroad choose Wyoming The Louisiana figures
01The figures
What does a Louisiana LLC cost to form and keep?
State fees for a domestic LLC filed online, checked against the Louisiana Secretary of State in September 2026.
- Filing fee
- $125
- Recurring charge
- $35 a year
- Processing
- Online filings are usually approved within a few business days
- Five-year state cost
- $265
$100 until 30 September 2026
By the anniversary of the LLC's formation each year, starting the year after
As the state publishes it
The filing fee and every state charge due in the first five years
State income tax
Louisiana taxes an owner's share of profit earned in Louisiana. A non-resident owner with no Louisiana activity generally owes none, and an LLC taxed as a partnership pays no franchise tax.
The public record
The initial report filed with the articles names the managers, or the members if they manage the LLC themselves, with a street address for each, and it's public on the state's business search.
Checked September 2026 against the Louisiana Secretary of State. If a figure here has changed, email us and we'll correct it.
02The straight answer
Should a founder abroad form in Louisiana?
Louisiana is modestly priced, at $125 to form and $35 a year from October 2026, but it isn't private. The initial report filed with the articles names the managers, or the members who run the company, with a street address for each, and Louisiana's business search shows them. For a business in New Orleans or Baton Rouge, that's a normal cost of being there. For a founder abroad, Wyoming costs a little more over five years and keeps your name out of it.
Louisiana is right anyway when
- You'll have staff, an office, a warehouse or property in the state
- A bank, a marketplace or a licensing body has told you the company must be formed in this state
| Louisiana | WyomingWe file here | DelawareWe file here | |
|---|---|---|---|
| To file | $125 | $102.40 | $110 |
| Every year | $35 a year | $60 a year | $400 a year |
| Five years | $265 | $342.40 | $1,710 |
| Owners public | Yes | No | No |
| State income tax | Louisiana taxes an owner's share of profit earned in Louisiana | No personal or corporate income tax | No Delaware income tax on a company that doesn't do business in Delaware |
03What we would file instead
The same company, in Wyoming.
A Wyoming LLC costs $102.40 to file, keeps owners off the public record, and is the state banks and payment processors are used to seeing from founders abroad. Here's the whole first year, from the same price list checkout uses.
| WYOMING | Starter | StandardMost chosen | Premium |
|---|---|---|---|
| Our feeCharged once, when you confirm | $289 | $499 | $1,299 |
| Wyoming filing feePaid to the state, passed through at cost | $102.40 | $102.40 | Included |
| Due on the dayBefore any extras you choose | $391.40 | $601.40 | $1,299 |
| Then, every yearOur registered agent renewal and Wyoming's yearly charge | $179 | $309 | $1,059 |
Extras are optional and asked one at a time, each with its price. Filing yours ahead of our next batch costs $75. We email you before anything renews.
04Questions
Questions about a Louisiana LLC.
If yours is not here, email us at [email protected] before you order.
Yes. Act 921 of 2026 raised the Secretary of State's fees from 1 October 2026. Filing articles of organization went from $100 to $125, and the annual report from $30 to $35.
Yes. Louisiana, like every state, doesn't require an LLC's owners to be US citizens or residents. It does require a registered agent with a street address in Louisiana. Its recurring filing is due by the anniversary of the LLC's formation each year, starting the year after.
It costs $125 to file, and then $35 a year. Over five years that comes to $265 in state charges. A Wyoming LLC costs $342.40 over the same five years.
No. We file in Wyoming and Delaware only. For a founder outside the US, they're the two states worth being in, and we'd rather know two states well than fifty a little. If your business will have staff, an office, stock or property in Louisiana, it'll need to register there whichever state formed it, and we'll tell you so before you order.
05Every state
Every other state, with its figures.
Each state's filing fee and recurring charge, as published in September 2026. Louisiana is highlighted.
Ready when you are
Form it in the state that suits you.
Most founders abroad choose Wyoming for an LLC, or Delaware for a corporation that will raise money. The order form explains the trade-off where you choose.