Louisiana: LLC Annual and Biennial Report Requirements

Requirements one by one

The annual filing runs from the anniversary date

For a domestic LLC, La. R.S. § 12:1308.1 requires the report "[o]n or before the
anniversary date of organization" each year. The first annual report therefore comes due on
the first anniversary of organization. The Secretary of State makes the printable filing
available up to four weeks before the due date. The signed report may be filed online
through geauxBIZ or returned by fax or mail.

A registered foreign LLC follows the same annual cadence but uses the anniversary of its
Louisiana qualification under La. R.S. § 12:1350.1, not the anniversary of its formation in
its home state.

The report identifies the people responsible for the company

A domestic report gives the municipal street address of the registered office, the name and
municipal address of every registered agent, and the name and municipal address of every
manager. If the LLC is member-managed, it lists every member instead (§ 12:1308.1). A
post-office box alone does not satisfy those domestic address fields.

The foreign report asks for a different address set: the registered office and principal
business office outside Louisiana, plus the principal establishment, registered office, and
registered agent in Louisiana (§ 12:1350.1).

The $30 fee has an enacted October 1 change

Current La. R.S. § 49:222 charges $30 for a domestic or foreign LLC annual report.
Payment by credit card adds the Secretary of State's $5 statutory convenience fee.

That base amount changes soon. 2026 La. Acts No. 921 raises the annual-report fee to
$35 on October 1, 2026. The same act raises the domestic LLC reinstatement-proceedings
fee from $100 to $125 and the foreign LLC proceedings fee from $150 to $185 on that
date. These are enacted future fees, not current charges before October 1.

Domestic and foreign delinquency follow different tracks

A domestic LLC becomes "not in good standing" when its annual report is delinquent
(La. R.S. § 12:1308.2). That status blocks commercial business with Louisiana government,
and a state contract may be declared null and void. After three consecutive missed
reports, the Secretary of State must give at least 30 days' notice before revoking the
articles of organization.

Domestic reinstatement is available within three years after revocation by filing an
application, the current annual report, and the reinstatement fee. The reinstatement is
retroactive, as though the revocation had not occurred, and Louisiana holds the old name for
that three-year period.

A foreign LLC does not receive the domestic three-missed-report runway. Delinquency is a
ground for suspension or revocation of its Louisiana authority after at least 60 days'
written notice under La. R.S. § 12:1353. If the suspension has lasted six months or more,
the cure must include a home-state certificate of existence or good standing dated within
90 days.

What trips people up

• No flat late fee is not a grace period. The governing provisions do not add a separate
  dollar penalty for a late report, but delinquency immediately changes good-standing status
  and restricts state-government business.
• The fee changes before the next calendar year. Act 921 takes effect October 1, 2026,
  so an LLC whose anniversary falls late in 2026 should not budget from the current $30
  figure.
• Louisiana calls the domestic consequence revocation, not dissolution. After three
  consecutive misses, the Secretary of State revokes the articles of organization. The
  three-year reinstatement and name-hold rules run from that revocation.
• Foreign LLCs have a shorter enforcement path. Their Louisiana authority can be
  suspended or revoked after 60 days' notice for one delinquent annual report; the domestic
  three-year trigger does not apply.

Common questions

Can I file before my anniversary date?

Yes. The Secretary of State makes the report available up to four weeks before it is due.
The statutory deadline remains on or before the anniversary.

Do I list members or managers?

List every manager if the LLC is manager-managed. If management is reserved to the members,
list every member. Each listed person needs a municipal address, not only a post-office box.

What will a credit-card filing cost after October 1, 2026?

The enacted base fee will be $35. With the separately stated $5 credit-card convenience fee,
the total will be $40 unless the agency changes that convenience fee.

Statutes and sources

• La. R.S. § 12:1308.1 — domestic annual-report deadline, signer, and required
  information.
  https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/law.aspx?d=76256 (accessed 2026-07-16)
• La. R.S. § 12:1350.1 — foreign LLC annual-report anniversary and required addresses.
  https://legis.la.gov/Legis/Law.aspx?d=76307 (accessed 2026-07-16)
• La. R.S. § 49:222 — current $30 annual-report fee, current domestic and foreign
  reinstatement-proceedings fees, and optional expedited charges.
  https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=103670 (accessed 2026-07-16)
• 2026 La. Acts No. 921 (HB 908) — raises the annual-report fee to $35 and other
  commercial filing fees effective October 1, 2026.
  https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1481829 (accessed 2026-07-16)
• Louisiana Legislative Fiscal Office, enrolled HB 908 fiscal note — official
  current-versus-new fee table for Act 921.
  https://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1476525 (accessed 2026-07-16)
• La. R.S. § 12:1308.2 — domestic delinquency, state-business restriction, revocation,
  name hold, and retroactive reinstatement.
  https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/law.aspx?d=76257 (accessed 2026-07-16)
• La. R.S. § 12:1353 — foreign LLC suspension, revocation, notice, and cure.
  https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=76310 (accessed 2026-07-16)
• Louisiana Secretary of State, Business Filing Frequently Asked Questions — four-week
  availability and online, fax, or mail filing.
  https://www.sos.la.gov/business-services/frequently-asked-questions (accessed 2026-07-16)
• Louisiana Secretary of State, File Business Documents — filing methods and $5
  credit-card convenience fee.
  https://www.sos.la.gov/business-services/file-business-documents (accessed 2026-07-16)