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Former Louisiana House Speaker Clay Schexnayder has been indicted on felony theft and malfeasance charges.

The charges relate to the alleged theft of a rare 1,200-year-old cypress board that was state property.

Schexnayder denies the allegations, stating he believed the board was collected when he left office.

The investigation was initiated by Attorney General Liz Murrill after the family who donated the artifact reported it missing.

Former Republican Louisiana House Speaker Clay Schexnayder has been indicted on a felony theft charge for allegedly stealing a cypress board once displayed in the state Capitol.

Schexnayder, who served three terms in the House including his final four years as speaker, was indicted by a Baton Rouge grand jury in a case brought by Rep

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