Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 46, § 438.1. Civil actions authorized

A. The attorney general shall diligently investigate a violation of this Part. The secretary or the attorney general, on behalf of the state, may institute a civil action in the Nineteenth Judicial District Court for the parish of East Baton Rouge or another court of proper jurisdiction to seek recovery from persons who violate the provisions of this Part. The contract of employment of any private counsel, including fee amounts, and all final fees and costs, shall be a public record.

B. An action to recover costs, expenses, fees, and attorney fees shall be ancillary to, and shall be brought and heard in the same court as, the civil action brought under the provision of Subsection A of this Section.

D. An action to recover costs, expenses, fees, and attorney fees may be brought no later than sixty days after the rendering of judgment by the district court, unless the district court decision is appealed. If the district court decision is appealed, such action may be brought no later than sixty days after the rendering of the final opinion on appeal by the court of appeal or, if applicable, by the supreme court.