La. R.S. 21:24

Whenever the owner or the agent, servant, officer or employee of the owner of any hotel, inn, boarding house or restaurant signs a complaint against any person, charging that person with a violation of R.S. 21:21, the payment by the person charged of the amount claimed to be due the hotel, inn, boarding house or restaurant shall not be grounds for dismissal of the complaint so filed and the owner or the agent, servant, officer or employee of the owner of such hotel, inn, boarding house or restaurant shall continue to prosecute such charge or charges and cooperate fully with the prosecuting authorities in the prosecution of such charge or charges.