President Obama is briefed on the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, aboard Air Force One en route to New Orleans, La.
President Obama is met by Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, after arriving at Louis Armstrong International Airport in New Orleans
U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Thad Allen, who is serving as the National Incident Commander, and EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson, brief President Barack Obama about the situation along the Gulf Coast following the BP oil spill, at the Coast Guard Venice Center, Venice, La
May 2, 2010 – President Barack Obama visits Louisiana as crews try to stem the oil flow streaming from the wreakage of BP’s Deepwater Horizon rig, which sank on April 22.
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