Jindal Declares State Of Emergency

For BP profits.

BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA (BNO NEWS) — "Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal on Thursday declared a state of emergency and requested additional resources from the federal government as the state prepares for the potential impact of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico."

BP's profits rise 135%

"Oil giant BP today said profits hit 5.6 billion US dollars (£3.6 billion) in the first three months of 2010 - more than double the level last year."