File No. 70-7580

               SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                     Washington, D. C. 20549
                            Form U-1
            ________________________________________

                 POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 8
                               to
                     APPLICATION-DECLARATION
                              under
         THE PUBLIC UTILITY HOLDING COMPANY ACT OF 1935
             _______________________________________

                     Entergy Louisiana, Inc.
                        639 Loyola Avenue
                  New Orleans, Louisiana 70113

       (Name of company filing this statement and address
                 of principal executive offices)

            ________________________________________

                       Entergy Corporation
     (Name of top registered holding company parent of each
                     applicant or declarant)
            ________________________________________

                         C. John Wilder
                  Executive Vice President and
                     Chief Financial Officer
                     Entergy Louisiana, Inc.
                        639 Loyola Avenue
                  New Orleans, Louisiana 70113

             (Name and address of agent for service)
             ______________________________________
     The Commission is also requested to send copies of any
        communications in connection with this matter to:

Denise C. Redmann, Esq.          William T. Baker, Jr., Esq.
Entergy Services, Inc.           Daniel Guetta, Esq.
639 Loyola Avenue                Thelen Reid & Priest LLP
New Orleans, Louisiana 70113     40 West 57th Street
                                 New York, New York 10019




Item 1.   Description of Proposed Transactions.

          Item 1 of Post-Effective Amendment No. 7 in this File
is hereby amended and restated to read as follows:

          Pursuant to Commission authorization in this file (HCAR
Nos. 24810, 25246, 26460 and 27087, February 2, 1989, January 24,
1991, January 24, 1996 and October 15, 1999, respectively) (the
"Existing Orders"), Entergy Louisiana, Inc. ("Entergy Louisiana")
entered into a Fuel Lease, dated as of January 31, 1989 (the
"Lease"), with River Fuel Company #2, Inc. ("River Fuel").
Pursuant to the Lease, River Fuel acquires nuclear fuel and
leases such nuclear fuel to Entergy Louisiana for use at its
Waterford 3 nuclear generating unit.  Under the terms of the
Lease, Entergy Louisiana is required to make rental payments in
such amounts as are necessary for River Fuel to meet its debt
service requirements and other expenses.

          River Fuel finances the acquisition of nuclear fuel
through (a) bank credit facilities which contemplate revolving
credit borrowings and/or the issuance of commercial paper
supported by irrevocable direct-pay letters of credit; and (b)
the issuance and sale of intermediate term secured notes to
institutional investors.  In compliance with the terms of the
Existing Orders, and as specifically authorized in HCAR 27087
(referred to above), River Fuel entered into an Amended and
Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of November 19, 1999 (the
"1999 Credit Agreement"), with The Bank of New York, as agent,
and various other Lenders thereunder.

          River Fuel is currently in discussions with The Bank of
New York concerning the execution of a new credit agreement which
will replace (and extend the term of) the 1999 Credit Agreement.
Due to changes in the credit markets that have occurred since the
execution of the 1999 Credit Agreement, The Bank of New York,
together with certain additional proposed lenders, are requiring
certain adjustments in the interest rates and fees payable by
River Fuel thereunder.

          Under the terms of the Existing Orders, River Fuel is
authorized to pay interest under the 1999 Credit Agreement as
follows: (1) in the case of base rate borrowings, a maximum rate
of interest equal to the higher of (a) the prime rate in effect
on the date of such borrowing, and (b) the sum of 1% per annum
and the Federal Funds Rate in effect on the date of such
borrowing; and (2) in the case of borrowings based on the London
Interbank Offered Rate ("LIBOR"), a maximum rate of interest
equal to 2% per annum in excess of LIBOR.

          In addition, under the terms of the Existing Orders,
River Fuel is authorized to pay the following maximum fees under
the 1999 Credit Agreement: (1) a maximum letter of credit fee of
1% per annum on the average aggregate face amount of commercial
paper outstanding during each quarter that Entergy Louisiana's
senior debt is investment grade, and 1-7/8% per annum on the
average aggregate face amount of commercial paper outstanding
during each quarter that Entergy Louisiana's senior debt is not
investment grade; (2) a maximum commitment fee of 1/4 of 1% per
annum on the difference between the maximum commitment under the
1999 Credit Agreement and the average daily amount of commercial
paper and revolving credit loans outstanding thereunder during
each quarter; and (3) a maximum administrative fee of $10,000 per
annum.

          In connection with the execution by River Fuel of a new
credit agreement, it is now proposed that loans under River
Fuel's new credit agreement (or any successor credit agreement)
bear interest at rates not in excess of those rates generally
obtainable at the time for loans having the same or reasonably
similar maturities, obtained by companies of the same or
reasonably comparable credit quality and having reasonably
similar terms, conditions and features.

          In addition, it is also now proposed that River Fuel
pay maximum fees under the new credit agreement (or any successor
credit agreement) as follows: (1) a maximum letter of credit fee
of 5% per annum on the average aggregate face amount of
commercial paper outstanding during each quarter, with the
specific amount of such fee to be determined based upon Entergy
Louisiana's senior debt rating; (2) a maximum commitment fee of
2% per annum on the difference between the maximum commitment
under the new credit agreement and the average daily amount of
commercial paper and revolving credit loans outstanding
thereunder during each quarter; (3) a maximum administrative fee
of $50,000 per annum; and (4) maximum one time closing fees of
$1,500,000, consisting of up-front fees, arrangement fees,
administrative agency fees and such other closing fees as are
customary in connection with similar credit agreements.

          Except as stated above, all of the other terms and
conditions of the Existing Orders will remain unchanged

          Under the terms of the Lease, River Fuel may not enter
into any successor credit agreement without the consent of
Entergy Louisiana.  Authorization is herein requested for Entergy
Louisiana to consent to the execution by River Fuel of a new
credit agreement (and any successor credit agreements)
incorporating the terms described herein.

Item 3.        Applicable Statutory Provisions.

          Entergy Louisiana believes that its participation in
the transactions proposed herein is subject to Sections 9(a) and
10 of the Act and that no other Sections of the Act, including
Sections 6 and 7, are applicable.


Item 5.   Procedure.

          Entergy Louisiana hereby requests that the Commission's
supplemental order authorizing Entergy Louisiana to consent to
the execution by River Fuel of a new credit agreement be entered
on or before February 28, 2001.

         Entergy Louisiana hereby waives a recommended decision
by a hearing officer or any other responsible officer of the
Commission; agrees that the Staff of the Division of Investment
Management may assist in the preparation of the Commission's
decision; and requests that there be no waiting period between
the issuance of the Commission's supplemental order and the date
on which it is to become effective.

Item 6.   Exhibits and Financial Statements.

          (a)  Exhibits:

          *B-2      New Credit Agreement.

          (b)       Financial Statements:

         The transactions proposed herein do not contemplate an
increase in the amount of financing currently authorized by the
Commission.  Therefore, no financial statements are filed
herewith.

*To be filed by Rule 24 Certificate after execution of new Credit
Agreement.


                            SIGNATURE

          Pursuant to the requirements of the Public Utility
Holding Company Act of 1935, the undersigned company has duly
caused this amendment to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


                              ENTERGY LOUISIANA , INC.



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



Dated:  February 8, 2001