§ 41:423 — Proceedings

On receipt of the abstract, the district attorney shall, without delay, institute suit against the claimants or possessors for the recovery of the lands, for the value of such timber as may have been taken therefrom, and for the damage to the lands or the timber thereon whether due to waste or otherwise; and he may sue out such injunctions, sequestrations, or other conservatory process as may be necessary to protect the interests of the state.