Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 42, § 84. Defendant liable for costs and damages

When the defendant against whom such action is brought is adjudged guilty of usurping or intruding into, or unlawfully holding or exercising any office, franchise or privilege, judgment shall be rendered that the defendant be excluded from the office, franchise, or privilege, and also that the plaintiff recover costs against the defendant, and such damages as are proven to have been sustained.