Exhibit B-1(f)

                     ENTERGY LOUISIANA, INC.
                        639 Loyola Avenue
                  New Orleans, Louisiana 70113


                                                  November 19, 1999

River Fuel Company #2, Inc.
c/o United States Trust Company
 of New York
114 West 47th Street
New York, New York 10036

The Bank of New York
One Wall Street
New York, New York 10286


Dear Sirs:

          Pursuant  to the requirements of the Fuel Lease,  dated
as  of January 31, 1989, between River Fuel Company #2, Inc.  and
Entergy  Louisiana,  Inc.  (formerly  Louisiana  Power  &   Light
Company), Entergy Louisiana, Inc. hereby acknowledges receipt  of
a copy of (i) the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as
of November 19, 1999, among River Fuel Company #2, Inc., The Bank
of New York and the various Lenders parties thereto, and (ii) the
Depositary Agreement, dated as of November 19, 1999, among  River
Fuel  Company #2, Inc., The Chase Manhattan Bank and The Bank  of
New  York,  and  consents to your entry  into  said  Amended  and
Restated Credit Agreement and Depositary Agreement.


                                    Very truly yours,

                                    ENTERGY LOUISIANA, INC.


                                    By:   /s/ Steven C. McNeal
                                      Name:  Steven C. McNeal
                                      Title:  Vice President and Treasurer