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Grand jury indicts former Louisiana House Speaker for allegedly stealing rare state artifact
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FILE - House Speaker Clay Schexnayder waits to hear voting results in the Senate Chambers in Baton Rouge, La., July 20, 2021. - photo by AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A grand jury on Wednesday indicted former Louisiana House Speaker Clay Schexnayder for felony theft and malfeasance in office for allegedly stealing a rare artifact that had gone missing from the state capitol. Schexnayder allegedly stole an ancient cypress board worth more than $25,000 that had been on display in the Louisiana state Capitol building for decades. The felony theft charge can carry a sentence of up to 20 years or a $50,000 fine.