EXHIBIT 5



                                  May 22, 1995


Securities and Exchange Commission
450 5th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549

     Re:  Atlanta Gas Light Company (File No. 1-9905)
          Registration Statement on Form S-3

Ladies and Gentlemen:

     We have acted as counsel to Atlanta Gas Light Company, a Georgia
corporation (the "Company"), in connection with the preparation of a
Registration Statement on Form S-3 (the "Registration Statement") and the filing
thereof with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission").
Pursuant to the Registration Statement, the Company intends to register under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, 1,495,000 shares (the "Shares") of
common stock, par value $5 per share, of the Company.  Of such amount, 1,300,000
shares are being offered for sale by the Company and up to 195,000 shares may be
offered for sale by the Company upon the exercise of an over-allotment option
granted to the underwriters.

     The opinion hereinafter set forth is given to the Commission at the request
of the Company pursuant to Item 16 of Form S-3 and Item 601(b)(5) of Regulation
S-K.  The only opinion rendered by this firm consists of the matter set forth in
numbered paragraph (1) below (our "Opinion"), and no opinion is implied or to be
inferred beyond such matter.  Additionally, our Opinion is based upon and
subject to the qualifications, limitations and exceptions set forth in this
letter.

     Our Opinion is furnished for the benefit of the Commission solely with
regard to the Registration Statement and may not otherwise be relied upon, used,
quoted or referred to by, or filed with, any other person or entity without our
prior written permission.

     In rendering our Opinion, we have examined such agreements, documents,
instruments and records as we deemed necessary or appropriate under the
circumstances for us to express our Opinion, including, without limitation, the
Charter and By-Laws of the Company, as amended, the minutes of the proceedings
of the Board of Directors of the Company, and the proceeding of the Georgia
Public Service Commission. In making all of our examinations, we assumed the
genuineness of all signatures, the 


 
authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity to
the original documents of all documents submitted to us as copies, and the due
execution and delivery of all documents by any persons or entities other than
the Company where due execution and delivery by such persons or entities is a
prerequisite to the effectiveness of such documents.

     As to various factual matters that are material to our Opinion, we have
relied upon the factual statements set forth in a certificate of officers of the
Company and a certificate of a public official.  We have not independently
verified or investigated, nor do we assume any responsibility for, the factual
accuracy or completeness of such factual statements.

     The members of this firm are admitted to the Bar of the State of Georgia
and are duly qualified to practice law in that state.  We do not herein express
any opinion concerning any matter respecting or affected by any laws other than
the laws of the State of Georgia that are now in effect and that, in the
exercise of reasonable professional judgment, are normally considered in
transactions such as those contemplated by the issuance of the Shares.  The
Opinion hereinafter set forth is based upon pertinent laws and facts in
existence as of the date hereof, and we expressly disclaim any obligation to
advise you of changes to such pertinent laws or facts that hereafter may come to
our attention.

     Based upon and subject to the foregoing, we are of the Opinion that:

     (1)  Assuming that the price at which the Shares will be issued and sold is
          duly authorized, the Shares, upon issuance and delivery, against
          payment therefor as provided in the Underwriting Agreement, will be
          validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

     We hereby consent to the filing of this letter as an exhibit to the
Registration Statement and to the reference to this firm under the heading
"Legal Matters" set forth in the Prospectus forming a part of said Registration
Statement.

                                    Very truly yours,

                                    /s/ Long, Aldridge & Norman

                                    LONG, ALDRIDGE & NORMAN