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Can You Be Your Own Registered Agent in Louisiana? Yes, If You Meet These Rules
Generally yes, if you are an individual who meets the Louisiana rule below: 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. Check with the Louisiana Secretary of State before you file.
The Louisiana rule
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.
The address: 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.
Whether the LLC itself can be named is not settled by our sheet; check with the Louisiana Secretary of State. Changing agents in Louisiana costs $30. Source: La. R.S. 12:1308, checked October 20, 2026.
The trade-offs
- Your Louisiana address goes on the public filing.
- Papers are handed to you at that address, so you need to be there when the state’s rule says.
- If you move, you file a change of agent ($30 in Louisiana).
If you would rather not
Mainstay Filing is $149 a year for registered agent service in Louisiana, the same at renewal. Service of process is scanned and uploaded the same business day at no fee.
Can I be my own registered agent in Louisiana?
Generally yes, if you are an individual who meets the Louisiana rule below: 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. Check with the Louisiana Secretary of State before you file.
What does it cost to change registered agents in Louisiana?
$30 to the state.