Louisiana Registered Agent

Louisiana Registered Agent Service

A Louisiana Registered Agent will be the communication contact between the government and your Louisiana LLC or Louisiana Corporation. What this means is the state will send a renewal notice or compliance notice to the registered agents office address in Louisiana. A process server trying to deliver court paperwork to your Louisiana business will take them to your Louisiana Registered Agents official office in Louisiana.

Louisiana Registered Agent service is needed by all those who want to file a new LLC or Corporation in Louisiana. We understand every client may be different, so we try hard not to cram you into our box. You tell us how to customize your Louisiana Registered Agent service experience, and the odds are your filing solutions portal already has the ability to do just what you’ve dreamed of:

  • Want us to notify your lawyer whenever we accept service of process?
  • Want us to notify a business partner or spouse?
  • How often do you want annual report notifications?
  • What kind of compliance update method do you prefer?
  • Want to list our registered office address on your state business filings?
  • Want to receive mail at our office?

 

A Real Solution

At our Corporate Filing Solutions Louisiana office, our goal is to provide you a solution, not an invoice. It’s not really just our goal though, it’s our bloodline… Solutions is our last name.

 

Why Corporate Filing Solutions for Registered Agent in Louisiana

  • Instant Louisiana Registered Agent Service
    Sign up online and get instant access to your Filing Solutions Portal. There you’ll find all the PDF forms ready for use, pre-filled with our registered agent information, as well as step-by-step instructions on how to complete filings on your own directly with the state. If you are filing with the Louisiana SOS online, we prompt you through the online filing process as well.
  • You Choose Payment Frequency
    When you hire us as your Louisiana registered agent, you can choose how often you want to pay. As you can see below, we charge less if you pay for more years of service in advance. Take a look:
1 Year $95 Per Year $95 Total
2 Years $85 Per Year $170 Total
3 Years $75 Per Year $225 Total
4 Years $65 Per Year $260 Total
5 Years $55 Per Year $275 Total

Get a Registered Agent

  • Instant Documents
    We scan all your service of process and legal documents that we receive at our Louisiana registered office to you the same day.
  • No Additional Fees
    The price listed as your annual fee is what you pay. We have no additional fees for mail processing or forwarding. You can pay for many years up front if you desire more minimal invoicing.
  • Consolidation Made Simple
    We always file your change of registered agent filing for free and cover the state fees, but you can use our services in any US state. Our service gets better and easier the more corporate entities and state registrations you have. This is where our professional grade Filing Solutions Portal really shines.
  • We’re a Boutique Law Firm Service Provider
    We service corporate lawyers specializing in mergers, acquisitions and corporate maintenance. As a direct consumer, you receive the same professional commercial grade tools that specialized corporate lawyers use.
  • Ongoing Support
    As your registered agent, we send reminders specific to your business entity to help maintain your company registration. Our goal is to make corporate forms and business maintenance easy by providing help along the way. But if at any point you don’t want to deal with it, we charge a minimal fee to complete the filing from where you leave off. We file with the state, scan the filed copy into your portal and return it to you in an expedited time frame. It’s what we do. At any time, you can add any kind of corporate filing in your Filing Solutions Portal.
  • Powerful Corporate Filings Portal
    Enter your corporate information one time in our Filing Solutions Portal and you can then generate any corporate filing you need completed. Our Filing Solutions Portal makes formation, registration, annual reports, meeting minutes, operating agreements, and stock certificates easy. You’ll also find instant steps and tools to do corporate filings yourself, or easily hand it off to us to deal with the logistics of getting your filings across the finish line in any state.

 

How Do I Change Louisiana Registered Agent Service Online?

You can change your Louisiana registered agent online by visiting the LA Secretary of State website. You will need your Charter or Trade Number. If you have forgotten your number, you can do a Business Entity Search on the SOS website, which will give you the correct number.

The Secretary of State considers the change of agent an Amendment, so you will need to go to the File Amendments section. Enter your Charter/Trade Number. Your records will be pulled up, and a list of amendment options will appear. Select the proper Statement of Change or Notice of Change. Then fill out the proper information.

You will need a credit card to pay the $25 filing fee.

 

Change Louisiana Registered Agent

Steps to Change Your Registered Agent in Louisiana

  1. Submit a Statement of Change
    To change your registered agent, you must submit a Statement of Change or Notice of Change form. This is filed with the Commercial Division.
  2. Pay the Filing Fee
    The Louisiana Commercial Division charges a $25 filing fee.
  3. Wait for Processing
    Filings are typically processed within one week. Online filings are processed immediately.

 

Why Hire Corporate Filing Solutions for Louisiana Registered Agent Service?

Starting your LLC or Corporation in Louisiana shouldn’t be a hassle or a time consumer. That’s why we offer Filings Made Easy™ to make starting a Limited Liability Company or Corporation in Louisiana super easy with our Louisiana Registered Agent service.

Hire us and relax while our filing experts form your new Louisiana LLC or INC. Our staff will process orders the same business day as they are received. To make things even easier, we bundle the first year of registered agent service and ensure your Louisiana LLC or Corp comes fully equipped and ready to do its job.

Start your LLC Or Corporation in Louisiana and get Registered Agent service for as low as $55.


Louisiana Registered Agent FAQ

What Does a Louisiana Registered Agent Do?

A Louisiana registered agent is designated to accept service of process on behalf of a business in the even that a business entity is sued. As your registered agent in Louisiana, we maintain a registered office in the state where service of process and other legal correspondence can be delivered. When we accept documents on behalf of your company, we upload them to your digital account and contact you the same day so that you may view the documents immediately.

Is a Louisiana Registered Agent Required By Law?

Yes. Louisiana Revised Statutes requires that every business entity maintain a Louisiana registered agent. You cannot form a domestic business or register a foreign company without a registered agent.

How Do I Appoint a Louisiana Registered Agent?

You must appoint a Louisiana registered agent when you form a domestic entity or register a foreign (out-of-state) company with the Secretary of State. You make the appointment on the following documents:

  • Louisiana Corporation: Articles of Incorporation
  • Louisiana LLC: Articles of Organization
  • Foreign Businesses: Application for Certificate of Authority
What Happens If I Don't Maintain a Louisiana Registered Agent?

Failure to maintain a Louisiana registered agent is a violation of Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 12, 1-1442442. Your company can be administratively dissolved by the Secretary of State for failure to continuously maintain an agent.

What If My Louisiana Registered Agent Resigns?

If your registered agent resigns in Louisiana, you have 31 days in which to designate a new registered agent. You must file with the Secretary of State a change of agent. If you do not appoint a new registered agent within 31 days, your company will be in violation of state law and can be administratively dissolved by the SOS.

Does My Registered Agent Have to Consent?

Yes. You cannot appoint a registered agent in Louisiana without their consent. If you are changing agents, you will see that your new agent must sign their consent on the Statement of Change.

How Do I Change My Louisiana Registered Agent?

You can change your Louisiana registered agent by filing the following forms:

  • Corporation Form: Statement of Change
  • LLC Form: Change of Registered Office or Agent

Both forms have a $25 filing fee. You must submit these forms by mail. Your new agent must sign their consent on this document.

Read the Louisiana State Statute

Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 12 1-50101

Each corporation must continuously maintain in this state both of the following:

(1) A registered office that may be, but need not be, the same as any of its places of business.

(2) A registered agent, who may be either of the following:

(a) An individual who resides in this state.

(b) A domestic or foreign corporation or other eligible entity that continuously maintains an office in this state and, in the case of a foreign corporation or foreign eligible entity, is authorized to transact business in this state.

Louisiana Secretary of State Contact

Mailing Address:

Louisiana Secretary of State
PO Box 94125
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9125

Office Location:

8585 Archives Ave
Baton Rouge, LA 70809

Phone: 225-925-4704