Federal, state and city officials hold joint press conference on massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, right, discusses the massive Gulf of Mexico oil leak May 4, 2010, as New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu, left, listens. Officials met at the Rigolets pass, which connects Lake Pontchartrain with coastal waters and the Gulf, to talk about how the lake is being protected with booms from the spreading oil slick. UPI/A.J. Sisco