La. R.S. 39:2165.1

The legislature intends the attorney general and private citizens of Louisiana to be agents of this state with the ability, authority, and resources to pursue civil monetary penalties or other remedies to protect the fiscal and programmatic integrity of oil spill relief programs in Louisiana from persons who engage in fraud, misrepresentation, abuse, or other ill practices, as set forth in this Chapter, and obtain funds, property, or other compensation to which they are not entitled.