DBA means "Doing Business As".  If you are an Individual Sole Proprietor and want to do business under a name which is different from your legal name then you have to Register a DBA Name with the Louisiana Secretary of State.

If you are a Corporation or LLC and want to do business under a name which is different from the name which is registered with the Louisiana Secretary of State then you have to Register a DBA Name with the Louisiana Secretary of State.

Other names for a Louisiana DBA Name include:

• Louisiana Alternate Name
• Louisiana Assumed Business Name
• Louisiana Assumed Name
• Louisiana Business Name
• Louisiana Fictitious Name
• Louisiana Trade Name

Yes. You can Register a DBA Name with the Louisiana Secretary of State.

Yes. You can register a Louisiana DBA Name with the LA Secretary of State for a Louisiana Corporation or a Louisiana LLC.

Before a Louisiana Corporation or LLC can register a DBA Name, the LA Corporation or LA LLC must be in good standing with the Louisiana Secretary of State.

Yes. You can register a Louisiana DBA Name even if you have not formed a Louisiana Corporation or LLC. In fact that's what most skilled craftsman and professionals do when they want to use a business name other their own name.

You Register a DBA Name with the Louisiana Secretary of State for an existing Louisiana business.  You Reserve a Company Name with the Louisiana Secretary of State for use with a Louisiana business that will be formed and legally registered with the LA Secretary of State sometime in the future. When you legally Register a Corporation or LLC with the Louisiana Secretary of State there are certain tax and administrative obligations which must be met to keep the company in Good Standing.  Failing to keep up with those obligations can result in the administrative dissolution of your Louisiana company by the Louisiana Secretary of State.

The Louisiana state fees for Registering a DBA Name are less than the fees for Registering a Corporation or LLC and there are no tax or reporting obligation for a Registered Louisiana DBA Name.

No. The Louisiana Secretary of State will not issue a good standing certificate (Certificate of Existence) for a registered Louisiana DBA Name. Louisiana good standing certificates are issued only for companies which have registered with the Louisiana Secretary of State as a Corporation, LLC or LP.

You can renew the Louisiana DBA Name before the expiration date if you want to retain ownership of the Louisiana DBA Name.

If your Corporation or LLC was formed in a state other than the state of Louisiana and your company name is being used by another Louisiana Corporation or LLC then you are required to register a DBA Name with the Louisiana Secretary of State which is different from the company name in your home state.

If you are ready to Register a Louisiana DBA Name now, simply fill in the DBA Name Registration Order Form below and press the Place Order button. If you have any questions you can call us at 855-771-2477 or email us.