La. Civ. Code art. 3074
Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session
The civil consequences of an unlawful act giving rise to a criminal action may be the object of a compromise, but the criminal action itself shall not be extinguished by the compromise.
A compromise may relate to the patrimonial effects of a person's civil status, but that civil status cannot be changed by the compromise.
La. C.C. § 3074