Pascagoula lawyer Jimmy Heidelberg named Oil & Gas Board chairman

JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) -- Pascagoula attorney Jimmy Heidelberg has been selected as chairman of the Mississippi State Oil & Gas Board.

Heidelberg will represent the Oil & Gas Board before the Mississippi Legislature and serve as liaison with other state agencies through April 2016.

Heidelberg was appointed to the board by Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves for a second four-year term.

Heidelberg has practiced law in Pascagoula since 1978.

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