Louisiana Business Corporation Articles of Incorporation
LOUISIANA BUSINESS CORPORATION ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
Before you use this: These articles use an individual Louisiana resident as registered agent. Complete the articles and the attached agent consent, then have each acknowledged or executed by authentic act before delivery to the Secretary of State. Check the proposed name and current filing method and fee.
The undersigned incorporator forms a Louisiana business corporation and adopts these articles under La. R.S. 12:1-201 and 12:1-202.
Article I. Corporate name
The corporation's name is [FULL LEGAL NAME INCLUDING REQUIRED CORPORATE WORD OR ABBREVIATION].
Article II. Authorized shares
The corporation is authorized to issue [NUMBER] shares of [CLASS DESIGNATION] stock.
Article III. Initial offices
The street address of the corporation's initial registered office is [STREET ADDRESS, CITY, LOUISIANA ZIP]. This is a physical street address, not solely a post office box.
☐ The initial principal office has the same street address.
☐ The initial principal office has a different street address: [STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE ZIP].
Article IV. Initial registered agent
The corporation's initial registered agent is [FULL LEGAL NAME], an individual who resides in Louisiana. The agent's street address is [STREET ADDRESS, CITY, LOUISIANA ZIP]. The agent's signed written consent is attached below.
Article V. Incorporator
The name and address of the incorporator are [FULL LEGAL NAME], [STREET OR MAILING ADDRESS, CITY, STATE ZIP].
Incorporator signature and acknowledgment
Incorporator signature: ______________________________ Date: [__/__/____]
Printed name: [________________________________] Capacity: Incorporator
State of [__________], Parish or County of [__________]. On [DATE], before me personally appeared [INCORPORATOR NAME], who acknowledged signing these articles in the stated capacity.
Notary signature: ______________________________ Printed name: [________________________]
Commission or identification, if applicable: [________________________] Seal, if used: [________]
Attachment: initial registered agent's written consent
I, [REGISTERED AGENT NAME], consent to appointment as the initial registered agent of [CORPORATION NAME] at the address stated in Article IV.
Registered agent signature: ______________________________ Date: [__/__/____]
Printed name: [________________________________]
State of [__________], Parish or County of [__________]. On [DATE], before me personally appeared [REGISTERED AGENT NAME], who acknowledged signing this consent.
Notary signature: ______________________________ Printed name: [________________________]
Commission or identification, if applicable: [________________________] Seal, if used: [________]
Official sources
- La. R.S. 12:1-120 and 12:1-121 — execution, acknowledgment, and filing; forms rule.
- La. R.S. 12:1-201 and 12:1-202 — incorporators, articles content, and registered agent consent.
- La. R.S. 12:1-401 — corporate name.
- La. R.S. 12:1-501 — registered office and agent.
About this template
- Last updated
- October 27, 2026
- Citations checked
- October 27, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- Louisiana
- Category
- Corporate & Business
Legal authority
- La. R.S. 12:1-120(F)-(J)
- La. R.S. 12:1-121
- La. R.S. 12:1-201
- La. R.S. 12:1-202(A), (F)
- La. R.S. 12:1-401(A)
- La. R.S. 12:1-501
Corporate documents govern how a company makes decisions, records them, and handles disputes between owners, directors, and officers. Proper corporate paperwork is what lets a business take advantage of limited liability, pass clean audits, and survive an acquisition or investor review. Skipping formalities like written resolutions and signed consents is one of the fastest ways for a business owner to lose personal asset protection.
Not legal advice
This template is provided for informational purposes. We recommend having an attorney review any legal document before signing, especially for high-value or complex matters.
Checked against the law it cites
A reviewer verified this template's legal citations against the official source on October 27, 2026.
La. R.S. 12:1-120(F)-(G) (checked October 27, 2026): "F. The document must be signed by one of the following: (1) By the chairman of the board of directors of a domestic or foreign corporation, by its president, or by another of its officers. (2) If directors have not been selected or the corporation has not been formed, by an incorporator. (3) If the corporation is in the hands of a receiver, liquidator, trustee, or other court-appointed fiduciary, by that fiduciary. G. The person executing the document shall sign it and state, beneath or opposite the person's signature, the person's name and the capacity in which the document is signed. The document may but need not contain a corporate seal."
La. R.S. 12:1-120(H)-(J) (checked October 27, 2026): "H. Except as provided in R.S. 12:1701, the following documents shall be acknowledged by one of the persons who signs the document or instead shall be executed by authentic act: (1) Articles of incorporation. (2) Written consent to appointment by a registered agent."
La. R.S. 12:1-121 (checked October 27, 2026): "B. The secretary of state may prescribe and furnish forms for other documents required or permitted to be filed by this Chapter."
La. R.S. 12:1-201 (checked October 27, 2026): "One or more persons capable of contracting may act as the incorporator or incorporators of a corporation by delivering to the secretary of state for filing articles of incorporation and the written consent of the registered agent required by R.S. 12:1-202(E)."
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