Louisiana Certificate of Authority / Wyoming LLCs
A Louisiana certificate of authority for a Wyoming LLC
Wyoming-formed LLCs pay $185 for the Louisiana certificate of authority and $35 for the first Louisiana annual report, beside Wyoming's $60 yearly minimum, for $280 over the first year. Wyoming sells its good standing certificate online at $0, so the home paper costs nothing; what Louisiana cares about is that it is recent and bears an original signature.
Wyoming beside Louisiana
| Item | Wyoming | Louisiana |
|---|---|---|
| Annual charge | $60 minimum | $35 report |
| Home paper | $0 online | Wanted with the application, 90 days old or less |
| One-time step | The LLC already exists | $185 on Form 972 |
| Agent | A Wyoming office is on file | A separate Louisiana agent is needed |
Handling the Wyoming certificate
The fee online is $0. The question is form, not price: Louisiana wants an original signature and a recent issue date, and we compare the version you print with that rule before the package goes in.
Standing at home comes first
The certificate speaks to standing, so settle the $60 annual minimum first. Order the certificate after that and get the Louisiana package filed within days, before its age limit runs down.
Moving Wyoming facts onto the form
The Wyoming name, ending included, fills item 1, and the Wyoming formation date goes in item 3. An LLC run from another state puts that address in item 5 as the principal business office. Next come the Louisiana establishment, office and agent, then a description of the Louisiana business and the list of members or managers.
A Wyoming agent is not a Louisiana agent
A Wyoming registered agent keeps a Wyoming office. Louisiana asks for a resident, a lawyer or law firm, or an authorized company, any of them at a Louisiana street address. Some Wyoming agent firms are also authorized in Louisiana and may qualify as a company agent if their two-name certificate is on file; name your agent when you order and we confirm it qualifies.
The first-year bill, line by line
| Line | Amount |
|---|---|
| Louisiana application, Form 972 | $185 |
| Wyoming online certificate | $0 |
| Wyoming annual minimum | $60 |
| First Louisiana annual report | $35 |
| Total | $280 |
What the Wyoming number means for the budget
Wyoming's minimum is $60 a year, so Louisiana's one-time $185 and $35 report are the larger lines. The certificate itself adds $0. If you hold the LLC for several years, Louisiana's yearly report is the recurring cost to plan for. Budget separately for our fee, any rush tier and an outside agent.
The Wyoming money in year one
The Wyoming certificate costs $0 online, so the only Wyoming money in the first year is the $60 minimum.
Two sets of dates
Wyoming bills on its cycle. Louisiana's report follows your grant date. Treat them as unrelated and add the Louisiana date to the calendar when the certificate arrives.
Notary logistics for owners who live elsewhere
Form 972 needs two sworn blocks. A manager who lives elsewhere can swear before a notary at home, and the Louisiana agent swears in Louisiana. The two oaths need not happen on one day, though both must be done before the package goes in.
Do Wyoming holding companies need a certificate?
A Wyoming LLC faces the same question as any out-of-state entity: is it transacting business in Louisiana, or does it stay on the list of safe activities? A Wyoming address settles nothing either way. The page on who needs a certificate has the list.
Keeping both records current
A Wyoming LLC that holds a Louisiana certificate carries two sets of duties, and both states can act on a lapse, each in its own way. Louisiana can begin revocation over a late annual report, but only after a written warning at least 60 days ahead. Paying Wyoming and filing the Louisiana report on time keeps both records clean.
Operating agreement and purpose
The description of Louisiana business in item 9 should fit the LLC's operating agreement and stay within what the LLC will do here.
After the grant arrives
Note the filing date on the stamped application, add the anniversary to the calendar beside Wyoming's due date, and file the papers with the LLC's records. A single page listing both states' agents prompts a check on one whenever the other changes.
From Wyoming to a Louisiana certificate
Bring Wyoming up to date
Pay the $60 annual minimum when due.
Appoint a Louisiana agent
A resident, lawyer or authorized company.
Order the Wyoming certificate
It costs $0 online.
Sign the application
Signer and agent each swear before a notary, wherever each lives.
File
$185 to the Commercial Division.
Wyoming LLC questions
Does Louisiana charge a Wyoming LLC extra?
No. Every home state pays the same $185.
Can I use a Wyoming certificate printed at home?
Louisiana wants an original signature, so we check the version you print.
Is my Wyoming agent enough?
Only if it is also authorized in Louisiana and meets the statute.
Our fee and the state's
Get my Louisiana certificate
+ $185 Louisiana fee
- The Application for Authority to Transact Business in Louisiana, Foreign Limited Liability Company (Form 972), completed from your answers
- The registered agent's sworn acceptance, collected and attached with your home-state certificate
- A Louisiana registered agent and street office, supplied by us or by you
- The package sent to the Commercial Division, and the filed certificate returned to you
- Renewal: after the first year, the agent service renews at $149 a year
$199
Louisiana
Get my Louisiana certificateOur fee and Louisiana's $185 appear as separate lines at checkout. $199 plus the state fee, including your first year of registered agent service; after that the agent service renews at $149 a year.
Sources
- Louisiana Secretary of State, forms and fee schedule
- Louisiana Secretary of State fee schedule effective 10/1/26
- Louisiana Form 972, application of a foreign limited liability company
- La. R.S. 12:1345, application for certificate of authority
- La. R.S. 12:1350.1, annual report
- Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division fee schedule
- Louisiana Form 326, application of a foreign corporation for certificate of authority
- La. R.S. 12:1350, registered agent and registered office
- La. R.S. 12:1353, revocation or suspension of certificate of authority
- La. R.S. 12:313, revocation of a foreign corporation certificate
Start your Louisiana application
Give us the entity type and where it was formed, and we begin drafting.