Louisiana Registered Agent
Before you file any business formation paperwork in Louisiana, you’re required by law to appoint a registered agent. A registered agent is a person or company that’s always available during business hours to accept important mail for your business. You can be your own Louisiana registered agent, ask a trusted friend, or hire a professional registered agent service.
When you hire Northwest as your Louisiana Registered Agent, you get instant service, Privacy by Default®, a business address, and free mail forwarding. Want more? Northwest is the only registered agent that can provide your business services from domains to DBAs easily, and all in-house.
$125 Per Year
- Business Address & Mail Scanning
- Domain, Website, Email & Phone Line
- Automatic Brand Protection
- Privacy By Default®
What Is A Louisiana Registered Agent?
A Louisiana registered agent is the person or company you appoint to receive important legal documents and official state mail on behalf of your business. Every LLC and corporation registered in Louisiana is required to maintain a registered agent, and you’ll need to provide your registered agent’s name and address when filing your formation documents.
While any qualified registered agent can accept your legal mail, the right registered agent service does much more. At Northwest, we go beyond the minimum requirements with same-day document scans, enhanced privacy, and industry-leading customer support. We believe that if you’re going to hire a registered agent for your Louisiana business, you should hire one that does more than simply receive your mail.
Legal Requirements For Louisiana Registered Agent
Physical Address
Your registered agent must maintain a registered office with a physical street address in Louisiana. P.O. boxes do not satisfy this requirement.
Business Hours
Your LA registered agent must be available during standard business hours to accept legal papers and official notices on behalf of your LLC or corporation.
Reliable Service
Your registered agent is responsible for receiving service of process and other state correspondence, then forwarding those documents to you promptly so you can respond when necessary.
How Do I Change My Registered Agent?
There are two ways to change your registered agent in Louisiana:
Option 1:
Do it yourself and file a Notice of Change of Registered Agent and/or Registered Office form with the Louisiana Secretary of State. It’s a straightforward process, but if you’d like more details, you can look at our guide all about how to change your registered agent in Louisiana.
Option 2:
Hire Northwest as your registered agent, and we’ll file your change of registered agent paperwork for free. There are no extra charges for the filing—you simply pay for your Louisiana Registered Agent service.
Why Choose Northwest?
Our Louisiana Registered Agent Service includes the tools you need to keep your business running without a hitch. When you hire Northwest as your registered agent, you get:
- Same-day scans, instant notifications: We accept and scan your docs at our local office the same day. We notify you instantly and reach out to you if your essential mail goes unread.
- Privacy by Default®: We automatically minimize the exposure of and access to your personal data. If we can put our address on a public doc instead of yours, we do. If we don’t have to list your personal info, we don’t. We have tough privacy policies to keep your data safe and private. And we never sell your data.
- Free limited mail forwarding: Of course we’ll get you your state and legal mail. That’s our job. But what if we get some of your regular business mail? It happens a lot, as clients and businesses try to connect with you via your registered agent. We scan five documents per year for FREE. We can also scan additional mail at a per document rate of $15.
- Corporate Guides®: Have questions? We have answers. Our guides are business experts whose sole job is to provide phone and email support for all your toughest business questions.
- Brand Protection: Keep an eye on your business name, domains, and trademarks, with Brand Protection. We’ll alert you to potential conflicts early, and give you simple tools to build and manage your brand all in one place.
- Identity Services. With Northwest, you get a free domain name, website, phone line, and email address so that you can start talking to potential customers on day one–without compromising your privacy.
In addition to acting as your registered agent for your Louisiana corporation or LLC, we also offer Renewal Service to help with your Louisiana Annual Report (if you’re worried about meeting that yearly deadline).
How Do I Order Registered Agent Service?
Step 1:
You sign up online, clicking on one of the buttons or links that says HIRE US.
Step 2:
We collect the first year of the registered agent service fee up front.
Step 3:
For new businesses, we’ll become your registered agent service in Louisiana once your business registration filing with the Louisiana Secretary of State is complete.
Step 4:
About a year later, we’ll send you an invoice for another year of registered agent service in Louisiana. If you want to keep using us, great. If you don’t, you can easily cancel.
Step 5:
It’s easy to add registered agent services in other states if your business expands. We have offices in every state. We don’t farm out work (or your info) to other companies—wherever you are, WE are your registered agent.
Step 6:
We make your account a real go-to resource for you, not just for registered agent service or paying a bill but for keeping up with Louisiana corporate compliance.
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Louisiana Registered Agent FAQs
Any business registered with the Louisiana Secretary of State requires a registered agent. This includes a Louisiana LLC or a Louisiana corporation. And if you’re running a nonprofit, you’ll also need a registered agent for your Louisiana nonprofit.