How to Reinstate a Louisiana LLC
The short answer. If your Louisiana LLC has been revoked, you restore it by filing an application for reinstatement with the Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division. The reinstatement fee is $125. The fee rose from $100 to $125 on October 1, 2026, under Act 921 of the 2026 Regular Session.
Louisiana LLC Reinstatement at a Glance
| What Louisiana calls the status | Revoked |
| What you file | Application for Reinstatement |
| Filed with | Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division |
| How to file | Not confirmed |
| Reinstatement fee | $125 (see Cost) |
| Time limit to reinstate | Depends (see Deadline) |
| Tax clearance | Not confirmed |
| Retroactive | Yes |
Read from the government sources listed at the foot of this page, last checked September 29, 2026. See the sources.
Why Louisiana Would Revoke an LLC
The Secretary of State revokes an LLC's articles of organization when the LLC has not filed an annual report for three consecutive years.
The LLC has 30 days to fix the problem before it can be revoked. The 30 days are counted after the Secretary of State sends the notice of intent to revoke to the LLC's registered agent.
How Long You Have to Reinstate
The statute sets three years after the effective date of revocation for reinstatement while the name is held for the LLC. After three years, the statute lets the LLC reinstate by the same procedure, keeping its name only if the name is still available.
How to File
You file an application for reinstatement with the Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division.
What It Costs
The reinstatement fee is $125. The fee rose from $100 to $125 on October 1, 2026, under Act 921 of the 2026 Regular Session.
The current annual report must be filed with the application for reinstatement.
We have not confirmed whether Louisiana requires a tax clearance to reinstate; check with the Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division.
Registered Agent Options
If your LLC's registered agent has changed, resigned or lapsed, ask the filing office named above whether Louisianawants that updated as part of reinstatement. You do not have to buy a service for it: in most states the LLC's owner, or another individual who qualifies, may serve as its registered agent themselves, generally subject to that state's rules on keeping a street address in the state and being available there during normal business hours. A paid service is one option and not the only one. The Louisiana registered agent requirements set out what Louisiana itself asks.
Registered agent services for Louisiana LLCs
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- Northwest Registered Agent$125/yr renewal
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- Bizee$149/yr renewal
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- ZenBusiness$199/yr renewal
Best for: First-time founders forming a new LLC who want phone, email and chat support
- LegalZoom$249/yr renewal
Best for: Complex structures that want attorney consultations, which come with LegalZoom's Pro and Premium formation plans rather than this renewal price
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What Reinstatement Does
Under Louisiana's law, a reinstated LLC continues as if it had never been revoked.
The name is not available to another entity for three years after revocation. After that, the LLC keeps its name only if the name is still available, and otherwise must file an amendment changing it.
Worth Knowing in Louisiana
The annual report filed with the application carries its own fee, which also rose on October 1, 2026, under the same Act.
More for Louisiana LLCs
- Louisiana LLC annual report, to keep the LLC in good standing once it is reinstated.
- Louisiana annual report late fee, for what a late report costs before it comes to dissolution.
- Louisiana certificate of good standing, to prove the LLC is active again.
- How to dissolve an LLC in Louisiana, if you would rather close the LLC properly than reinstate it.
- Annual report deadline finder, to see when the next report is due.
Frequently Asked Questions
This guide is general information, not legal or tax advice, and reading it does not create an attorney-client relationship. It reports what each state's law and filing office say about bringing back an LLC the state has dissolved, with the sources this page cites. It cannot tell you where your own LLC stands: that turns on why and when it was dissolved, what it still owes, and whether anyone has since taken its name, and fees and deadlines change between our reviews. Confirm your LLC's status and the current requirements with the filing office or tax agency named on this page, and ask a lawyer about anything the LLC did while it was dissolved. In many states a missed deadline ends the right to reinstate, so do not wait.
Sources
Each entry below is a document recorded in our verified Louisiana sources, and each entry says what the document is. Some statutory text is read from an accurate mirror rather than from the state's own host, and those say so.
- legis.la.gov/Legis/Law.aspx?d=76257La. R.S. 12:1308.2, Failure to file annual report; revocation and reinstatement
- legis.la.gov/Legis/Law.aspx?d=76322La. R.S. 12:1364, Filing, service, and copying fees
- legis.la.gov/Legis/Law.aspx?d=103670La. R.S. 49:222, Fees chargeable by secretary of state
- legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1481829Act 921 of the 2026 Regular Session (HB 908), enrolled
- sos.la.gov/business-services/frequently-asked-questionsLouisiana Secretary of State, Business FAQs
- sos.la.gov/business-services/file-business-documentsLouisiana Secretary of State, File Business Documents
- sos.la.gov/business-services/forms-fee-scheduleLouisiana Secretary of State, Forms and Fee Schedule
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Edmond Hui · Founder, MyStateLLC
Edmond Hui is a software engineer and serial entrepreneur based in New York who has founded multiple online businesses across e-commerce, media, and information publishing. Before transitioning into tech, he spent years as a commercial real estate professional closing deals totaling over 100,000 square feet, giving him firsthand experience with business formation and entity structuring. He built MyStateLLC to provide the free, state-specific LLC guidance he wished existed when forming his own companies.