10:30 LRN Newscast May 4th

220 chimpanzees at the UL Lafayette research lab in New Iberia will be re-located to a sanctuary in Georgia. President of Project Chimps Sarah Baeckler Davis says the Georgia sanctuary is the perfect environment to house the retired chimps…
cut 5 (10) “…a kitchen”

State health officials are offering guidance on how people can prevent the transmission of the Zika virus. Dr. Frank Welch, with the department of health and hospitals, says the mosquito that carries Zika will be active in Louisiana this summer, but it won’t just be mosquitoes that can spread the virus…:
Cut 10 (11) “feel ill”

Is the Cajun John Wayne considering a run for political office? Captain Clay Higgins has received national attention for his Crime Stopper Videos and now the former spokesperson for the St. Landry Parish’s Sheriff’s office has released another video talking about problems created by career politicians in Washington DC. Higgins told the Jim Engster Show that before he decides to run for an elected office, he wanted to put his feelings about the state of the nation out there…
cut 14 (10) “….nation faces”
Higgins says if he decides to run for office, he’ll make the announcement next week.

A 21-year-old Thibodaux man faces several charges after he was arrested for stealing school bus and driving it while intoxicated. The Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s office says Jordon Molaison hot-wired the bus from a home in Chackbay and began driving it. Deputies say they pulled the stolen bus over and allegedly found that Molaison busted a camera inside the bus and had a blood alcohol content above the legal limit.