EXHIBIT 1


      [NEWS RELEASE LETTERHEAD OF ATLANTA GAS LIGHT COMPANY APPEARS HERE]



Contacts
J. Michael Riley, Vice President
(404) 584-3954
Joe P. Heffron, Investor Relations Specialist
(404) 584-3976


                    ATLANTA GAS LIGHT COMPANY SHAREHOLDERS
                  APPROVE HOLDING COMPANY, AGL RESOURCES INC.

ATLANTA, GEORGIA, March 6, 1996 -- Atlanta Gas Light Company (NYSE - ATG) today 
announced that its shareholders have approved the formation of a holding 
company, AGL Resources Inc., which will become the parent corporation of Atlanta
Gas Light Company and its nonutility subsidiaries, AGL Investments, Inc. and AGL
Energy Services, Inc.

     AGL Resources' common stock will begin trading on the New York Stock 
Exchange on March 7, 1996, under the symbol ATG.

      The Securities and Exchange Commission and the Georgia Public Service 
Commission also have approved the move.

      "We have chosen to create a holding company structure so our company can 
better adapt to the increasingly deregulated energy marketplace, meet future 
challenges and take advantage of potential business opportunities," said David 
R. Jones, president and chief executive officer, who also will serve as 
president and CEO of AGL Resources.

     Atlanta Gas Light Company is the largest natural gas distribution company 
in the Southeast, serving 1.35 million residential, commercial and industrial 
customers. The company operates in 229 Georgia communities, including 
metropolitan Atlanta, Athens, Augusta, Brunswick, Macon, Rome and Savannah and 
operates under the trade names Georgia Natural Gas Company and Savannah Gas 
Company in some parts of Georgia.  Chattanooga Gas Company, a wholly owned 
subsidiary, serves customers in Chattanooga and Cleveland, Tenn., and 
surrounding areas.


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