How Do I Change My Louisiana Registered Agent?

You may change your registered agent in Louisiana by submitting the appropriate change of registered agent form to the Louisiana Secretary of State.

When transferring registered agent services, when an agent resigns or goes out of business, or if they choose to function as their own registered agent, a company owner may opt to change their registered agent.

Complete the Change of Registered Agent Form.

The easiest approach to alter your registered agent all year is to file a change of registered agent form with the Louisiana Secretary of State.

This may be done through email, mail, in person, or fax.

Recommended: Online Change of Registered Agent Form

A change of registered agent form may be completed and submitted electronically via Louisiana’s geauxBIZ website. This procedure includes the following steps:

Log in to the website and go to the dashboard page and select “Get Started.”
Choose “File an Amendment.”
Enter your company’s charter number.
Choose “File Change Notice/Statement of Change.”
Fill out the form and send it along with your payment details.

Mail, deliver in person, or fax a Change of Registered Agent Form.

To send a change of registered agent form by mail, in person, or by fax, first download the form from the Louisiana Secretary of State’s website and fill it out. There are several forms for various sorts of company structures:

Domestic Corporation Domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC) Foreign LLC or Foreign Corporation Nonprofit

After your new agent has signed their consent in the presence of a notary public, send the completed form and payment using one of the alternatives listed below:

Commercial Division, P.O. Box 94125, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70804-9125 (225) 925-4704

Louisiana Secretary of State, 8585 Archives Avenue, Baton Rouge, LA 70809

Fax:\s(225) 932-5314

Fee: $25 ($30 if paid with a credit card).

This charge may be paid by cheque, money order, credit card, or cash (in person only). A duplicate original or certified copy of the form should be submitted with the Clerk of Court of the parish in which your business has its registered office.

Send in an Annual Report

If your company’s Louisiana annual report filing date is approaching, you may take advantage of this filing to change your registered agent without having to complete extra paperwork. This is the most straightforward method of changing your registered agent, but it must be done during the filing time.

Make sure to include the information for your new registered agent on the report. Once you submit that report, your registered agent will be changed.

Why Should You Change Registered Agents?

A firm may choose to change its registered agent for a variety of reasons, including:

Changing from an Individual Agent to a Registered Agent Service: While people (even a company’s own executives or employees) may operate as registered agents, they will be publicly listed in the state’s database. Some individuals may see this as an invasion of their privacy. Registered agents must also be accessible at their office between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, which might be inconvenient. These concerns are resolved by switching to a registered agent service.
Business Expansion into New States: LLCs, corporations, and other formal business formations must have a registered agent in each state where they do business. Not all registered agents are authorized to act as a registered agent in every state. Some companies would rather have the same registered agent in each state than multiple separate ones.
Customer Contentment: Some changes occur simply because a firm is dissatisfied with its present registered agent, whether the issue is one of pricing, customer service, or job quality.