Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 56, § 32.1. Civil suit for recovery of value

C. (1) In any case where the department elects to proceed by adjudicatory hearing, the defendant shall be notified in writing of the time and place set for the hearing. Written notice of the time and place of the hearing may be given on any citation or summons issued in connection with the violation or made by certified letter mailed to the defendant at his last known address or at the address that appears on any hunting or fishing license issued to him by the department. The summons or written notice shall constitute notice to the defendant that the failure to appear at the specified time and location shall result in the assessment of civil penalties and the loss of all hunting and fishing privileges while assessed amounts remain unpaid. Notice given by certified mail in accordance with this Subsection shall be deemed effective fifteen days after the notice is postmarked and mailed.

(2) Either party may appeal from a ruling of the administrative hearing officer to the district court in the judicial district where the offense occurred.

(3) Once all appeals deadlines have expired, a ruling of the administrative law judge shall be considered final for the purposes of debt recovery or collection.