8-K

                  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                        Washington, D.C.  20549

                               FORM 8-K
                            CURRENT REPORT

                Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                    Securities Exchange Act of 1934


     Date of Report (Date earliest event reported) March 19, 2001


Commission   Registrant, State of Incorporation,     I.R.S. Employer
File Number  Address and Telephone Number            Identification No.
1-11299      ENTERGY CORPORATION                     13-5550175
             (a Delaware corporation)
             639 Loyola Avenue
             New Orleans, Louisiana  70113
             Telephone (504) 576-4000

1-10764      ENTERGY ARKANSAS, INC.                  71-0005900
             (an Arkansas corporation)
             425 West Capitol Avenue, 40th Floor
             Little Rock, Arkansas 72201
             Telephone (501) 377-4000

1-27031      ENTERGY GULF STATES, INC.               74-0662730
             (a Texas corporation)
             350 Pine Street
             Beaumont, Texas  77701
             Telephone (409) 838-6631

1-8474       ENTERGY LOUISIANA, INC.                 72-0245590
             (a Louisiana corporation)
             4809 Jefferson Highway
             Jefferson, Louisiana 70121
             Telephone (504) 840-2734

0-320        ENTERGY MISSISSIPPI, INC.               64-0205830
             (a Mississippi corporation)
             308 East Pearl Street
             Jackson, Mississippi 39201
             Telephone (601) 368-5000

0-5807       ENTERGY NEW ORLEANS, INC.               72-0273040
             (a Louisiana corporation)
             1600 Perdido Building
             New Orleans, Louisiana 70112
             Telephone (504) 670-3674

1-9067       SYSTEM ENERGY RESOURCES, INC.           72-0752777
             (an Arkansas corporation)
             Echelon One
             1340 Echelon Parkway
             Jackson, Mississippi 39213
             Telephone (601) 368-5000





Item 5.   Other Events

     On March 19, 2001, Entergy Corporation ("Entergy") and FPL Group,
Inc. ("FPL Group") issued a joint press release, which is attached as
an exhibit hereto and incorporated herein by reference.


Item 7.   Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Statements and
Exhibits

     (c) Exhibits.

  Exhibit No.               Description

     99.1    Joint Release, dated March 19, 2001,
             issued by Entergy and FPL Group.




                               SIGNATURE


     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                        Entergy Corporation
                                        Entergy Arkansas, Inc.
                                        Entergy Gulf States, Inc.
                                        Entergy Louisiana, Inc.
                                        Entergy Mississippi, Inc.
                                        Entergy New Orleans, Inc.
                                        System Energy Resources, Inc.

                                        By:  /s/ Nathan E. Langston
                                             Nathan E. Langston
                                             Vice President and
                                             Chief Accounting Officer


Dated: March 19, 2001

EX-99

                                                Exhibit 99.1



Date:               March 19, 2001

For Release:        Immediate

Contacts for FPL Group:              Contacts for Entergy:
Mary Lou Kromer                      Horace Webb (Media)
Contact person (Media)               504-576-4360
561-694-6464                         hwebb2@entergy.com

Lisa Kuzel (Investor Relations)      Nancy Morovich (Investor Relations)
561-694-4697                         504-576-5506
lisa_kuzel@fpl.com                   nmorovi@entergy.com




        FPL AND ENTERGY ANNOUNCE ISSUES RELATED TO MERGER


JUNO BEACH, Fla. and NEW ORLEANS, La. (Mar. 19, 2001) -  FPL

Group, Inc. (NYSE: FPL) and Entergy Corporation (NYSE: ETR)

announced today that certain issues have arisen in connection

with their pending merger, including governance structure/value-

related issues and integration of the two companies going

forward.  The parties will be meeting in the near future to

address these issues.  The parties will have no further comment

on the status of the merger at the present time.




Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995

This press release contains forward looking statements within the
meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the United States
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Investors are
cautioned that such forward-looking statements with respect to
revenues, earnings, performance, strategies, prospects and other
aspects of the businesses of FPL Group, Inc. and Entergy
Corporation are based on current expectations that are subject to
risk and uncertainties. A number of factors could cause actual
results or outcomes to differ materially from those indicated by
such forward looking statements. These factors include, but are
not limited to, risks and uncertainties relating to: changes in
laws or regulations, changing governmental policies and
regulatory actions with respect to allowed rates of return
including but not limited to return on equity and equity ratio
limits, industry and rate structure, operation of nuclear power
facilities, acquisition, disposal, depreciation and amortization
of assets and facilities, operation and construction of plant
facilities, recovery of fuel and purchased power costs,
decommissioning costs, present or prospective wholesale and
retail competition (included but not limited to retail wheeling
and transmission costs), political and economic risks, changes in
and compliance with environmental and safety laws and policies,
weather conditions (including natural disasters such as
hurricanes), population growth rates and demographic patterns,
competition for retail and wholesale customers, availability,
pricing and transportation of fuel and other energy commodities,
market demand for energy from plants or facilities, changes in
tax rates or policies or in rates of inflation or in accounting
standards, unanticipated delays or changes in costs for capital
projects, unanticipated changes in operating expenses and capital
expenditures, capital market conditions, competition for new
energy development opportunities and legal and administrative
proceedings (whether civil, such as environmental, or criminal)
and settlements and other factors. Readers are referred to FPL
Group, Inc.'s and Entergy Corporation's most recent reports filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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