EXHIBIT F

             [Letterhead of Entergy Services, Inc.]


                                                   March 21, 2001

Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C.  20549

Dear Sirs:

           I  have reviewed Post-Effective Amendment No. 9 to the
Application on Form U-1 (the "Amendment") to be filed by  Entergy
Louisiana,  Inc. ("Entergy Louisiana") relating to  its  proposed
consent to the execution by River Fuel Company #2, Inc. of a  new
credit   agreement   (and   any  successor   credit   agreements)
incorporating  the  terms  described in  the  Amendment..   I  am
Counsel for Entergy Louisiana and am of the opinion that:

           (1)   Louisiana  is a corporation duly  organized  and
validly existing under the laws of the State of Louisiana.

           (2)   In the event that the proposed transactions  are
consummated in accordance with the Amendment:

           (a)  insofar as the participation by Entergy Louisiana
     in said transactions is concerned, all state laws applicable
     thereto will have been complied with; and

           (b)   the  consummation by Entergy  Louisiana  of  the
     proposed  transactions will not violate the legal rights  of
     the holders of any securities issued by Entergy Louisiana or
     any associate company thereof.

           I  am  a  member of the Louisiana Bar and do not  hold
myself out as an expert on the laws of any other state.

           My  consent  is  hereby given to the  filing  of  this
opinion as an exhibit to the Amendment.

                                   Very truly yours,

                                   /s/ Denise C. Redmann

                                   Denise C. Redmann, Esq.