La. R.S. § 12:1-401 Corporate Name

• Library: Louisiana Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current with changes from the 2023 Legislative Session
• Year: 2023
• Citation: La. R.S. § 12:1-401

A.

(1) A corporate name may include words in any language but shall be written in English letters or characters.

(2) A corporate name shall contain the word "corporation", "incorporated", "company", or "limited", or the abbreviation, with or without punctuation, "corp.", "inc.", "co.", or "ltd.".

(3) A corporate name shall not contain any of the following:

(a) Any language stating or implying that the corporation is organized for a purpose other than that permitted by R.S. 12:1-301 and its articles of incorporation.

(b) The phrase "doing business as" or any abbreviation of that phrase, such as "d/b/a".

(c) Any words that deceptively or falsely suggest a charitable or nonprofit nature or that imply that the corporation is an administrative agency of this state or any of its political subdivisions or of the United States.

(d) Except as indicated, any of the following quoted words or phrases in any form:

(i) "Casualty", "redevelopment corporation", or "electrical cooperative".

(ii) Except for a bank holding company, "bank", "banker", "banking", "savings", "safe deposit", "trust", "trustee", "building and loan", "homestead", or "credit union".

(iii) Except for an independent insurance agency or brokerage corporation, "insurance".

(e) Words or phrases that consist of or comprise immoral, deceptive, or scandalous matter.

(4) A court having jurisdiction may, upon application of the state or of any interested or affected person, enjoin a corporation from doing business under a name that violates any part of R.S. 12:1-401(A)(3)(c) or (d).

B. Except as authorized in Subsections C and D of this Section, a corporate name shall be distinguishable upon the records of the secretary of state from all of the following:

(1) The corporate name of a corporation or nonprofit corporation incorporated in this state.

(2) A corporate name reserved or registered under R.S. 12:1-402 or 1-403.

(3) The name of a foreign corporation or foreign nonprofit corporation, as stated in the certificate of authority to do business in this state issued to that corporation under Chapter 3 of this Title.

(4) The name of a domestic limited liability company or the name of a foreign limited liability company used in the foreign limited liability company's certificate of authority to do business in this state.

(5) The name of a partnership whose contract for partnership is filed for registry with the secretary of state or the name of a duly registered foreign partnership.