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Louisiana Limited Liability Company
fees and filing deadlines

A separate legal entity that shields personal assets. Taxed by default as a sole proprietorship (one member) or partnership (more than one) unless it elects otherwise.

To start

Form a Limited Liability Company in Louisiana
Articles of Organization
$100
Louisiana Secretary of State, Forms & fee schedule, "Domestic limited liability companies": "Articles of Organization-Louisiana Limited Liability Company | #365 | $100".

Every year after that

FilingFeeWhen it is due
Annual Report$30Due by the anniversary day in the calendar month the business was formed, every year.

About $30 a year to stay in good standing at today’s fees, counting only recurring filings and spreading anything filed less often across the years between. One-time filings and taxes are excluded.

Where each figure comes from

Annual Report
$30

Due by the anniversary day in the calendar month the business was formed, every year.

Louisiana Secretary of State, Forms & fee schedule, domestic limited liability companies: "Annual Reports | $30".

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The deadlines above are the rules. Your actual dates depend on when you form, so the calendar is built from your formation date — free, no account.

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Other structures in Louisiana

CorporationNonprofit CorporationLimited PartnershipLimited Liability Partnership

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