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How to change your registered agent in Louisiana
File the Change of Registered Office or Agent-Louisiana Limited Liability Company (983) with the Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division. The state fee is $30. Moving to Mainstay Filing makes the first year $179 in all.
The filing
- Form
- Change of Registered Office or Agent-Louisiana Limited Liability Company, 983
- Filed with
- Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division
- State fee
- $30
- Law
- La. R.S. 12:1308
- Who can serve
- A Louisiana citizen who lives in the state, a law partnership or professional law corporation, or a corporation or LLC formed in Louisiana or authorized there. A new agent signs a notarized acceptance.
- Address rule
- The address has to be a registered office in Louisiana, which the law treats as the company's domicile. P.O. boxes and virtual offices are not accepted.
The steps in Louisiana
- Settle the new agent. Required: Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.
- Fill in the form. Use the Change of Registered Office or Agent-Louisiana Limited Liability Company; it names the new agent and address.
- File and pay. Pay $30. Keep the acceptance.
- Close out the old service before its renewal date.
With Mainstay Filing as the new agent
$149 a year, renewing at $149, plus the $30 state fee once. Service of process is scanned and uploaded the same business day at no fee.
Or serve yourself
Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address. Whether an owner may name themselves is not settled in our sources: check with the Louisiana Secretary of State.
How much does it cost to change a registered agent in Louisiana?
The state fee is $30 (Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division). The new agent’s price is separate.
Who can be my registered agent in Louisiana?
A Louisiana citizen who lives in the state, a law partnership or professional law corporation, or a corporation or LLC formed in Louisiana or authorized there. A new agent signs a notarized acceptance. Law: La. R.S. 12:1308.
Sources
- Louisiana Form 983, Change of Registered Office or Agent (fee effective October 1, 2026): www.sos.la.gov/media/xxypcdql/983-change-of-registered-office-or-agent-louisiana-limited-liability-company.pdf, checked October 17, 2026
- Louisiana fee source: www.sos.la.gov/business-services/forms-fee-schedule, checked October 17, 2026
- Louisiana registered agent statute (La. R.S. 12:1308): www.legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=76255, checked October 20, 2026