Louisiana certificate of good standing
Find the official ordering service and document fees for Louisiana. Your recipient may ask for a certificate of status or existence, a certified filing copy, or an apostille; check which document it needs before ordering.
Open official certificate service ↗Louisiana certificate fees and delivery
Louisiana's current fee schedule lists additional certificates at $20.00. A Certificate of Good Standing or existence can be requested through geauxBIZ or Commercial Division services; online delivery is faster when available and paper delivery takes longer. A certificate reflects SOS status and does not certify Louisiana tax clearance.
Certified copies of filed documents
Louisiana lists certified copies at $15.00 and certified copies with amendments at $25.00; additional certificates are $20.00. The schedule does not use one universal per-page formula for entity copies in the accessible 2026 page. The order should identify plain versus certified copies and include any additional pages, amendments, or delivery charges.
Louisiana apostilles and authentication
Louisiana apostilles and authentications are handled through the Secretary of State's Notary and Certification services; start at https://www.sos.la.gov/notary-and-certification. Submit a certified Louisiana record, destination-country information, and the current fee and delivery request. The reviewed business fee schedule did not establish one universal 2026 apostille price or turnaround for every entity document, so verify before mailing.
Which document should you order?
- Proof of current registry standing
- Ask for the state’s certificate of status, existence, or good standing. It is different from a public search result and may not establish tax clearance.
- Proof of what was filed
- Order a certified copy of the specific formation document, amendment, or other filing requested.
- A document for use abroad
- Ask the receiving authority whether it requires an apostille or another form of authentication, and whether it accepts electronic documents.
Check the record before ordering
Confirm the legal name, entity number, and recipient’s required issue date. A missed report or other delinquency may need to be resolved before a certificate can be issued.