La. Stat. tit. 45 § 1198
If the persons mentioned in R.S. 45:1196 as subject to the control of the commission, do not comply with an order of the commission for the payment of money within the limit fixed in the order, the complainant, or any person for whose benefit the order was made, may file in a court, in the judicial district in which he resides, or in which is located the principal operating office of the carrier, or through which the road or line of the carrier runs, a petition setting forth briefly the causes for which he claims damages, and the order of the commission in the premises. The suit shall proceed in all respects as other civil suits for damages, except that on the trial the finding and order of the commission shall be prima facie evidence of the facts therein stated. If the petitioner prevails finally he shall be allowed a reasonable attorney's fee, to be taxed and collected as part of the costs of the suit. All complaints for the recovery of damages shall be filed with the commission within one year from the time the cause of action accrues, and a petition for the enforcement of an order for the payment of money shall be filed in the court within one year from the date of the order.
La. R.S. § 45:1198