La. Stat. tit. 30 § 51
Current with operative changes from the 2024 Third Special Legislative Session
Any suit by an official or agency responsible for the enforcement of a law, order, or regulation governing the production, transportation and marketing of oil and gas, or products thereof, to enforce in civil proceedings a penalty by means of a money judgment or a forfeiture of property, shall be instituted within three years after the violation shall have been made known to the attorney general. This Part shall not affect a suit heretofore filed or any violation occurring prior to its effective date.
La. R.S. § 30:51