A. In addition to and without limiting the other powers of the attorney general, and without altering or waiving any criminal penalty fixed by this Chapter, the attorney general shall have the authority to bring an action in the name of the state in any court of competent jurisdiction for restraining orders and injunctive relief to restrain and enjoin violations or threatened violations of this Chapter and for the return of items taken in violation of the provisions hereof. The venue of such action shall lie either in the parish of East Baton Rouge or in the parish in which the activity sought to be restrained is alleged to be taking place or from which the items were taken.
B. Any citizen of Louisiana may bring an action in any court of competent jurisdiction for a restraining order and injunctive relief to restrain and enjoin violations or threatened violations of this Chapter and for the return of items taken in violation of the provisions hereof. The venue of such an action shall lie in the parish in which the activity sought to be restrained is alleged to be taking place or from which the items were taken.