Jamie S. Manuel joined the Office of Mineral Resources as the Assistant Secretary in June of 2017. Jamie earned his Juris Doctorate from the Paul M. Hebert Law School at Louisiana State University in 2001. Following graduation, Jamie joined Gordon, Arata, McCollam, Duplantis & Eagan, law firm of New Orleans, Louisiana, as an Associate in the oil and gas section where he remained for four years. After Hurricane Katrina in 2005, Jamie returned to Baton Rouge and took a position with the office of the Louisiana Attorney General, serving as Special Counsel for the Louisiana Mineral Board. Thereafter in 2006, Jamie joined the firm of Mayhall Fondren Blaize and managed the firm’s oil and gas litigation for the majority of the 11 years he was there. Jamie has written several articles for oil and gas publications and given educational seminars for oil and gas professionals, including LSU’s Mineral Law Institute.