SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                          Washington, D.C.
                           FORM U-12(I)-A

Statement Pursuant to Section 12(I) of Public Utility Holding Company
Act of 1935 by a Person Employed or Retained by a Registered Holding
                    Company or a Subsidiary Thereof

 Note.  This form is prescribed for statements to be filed within 10
 days after the date of each activity within the scope of Section 12
  (I) of the Act and for supplemental monthly statements which are
required to be filed within 10 days after the close of each calendar
  month in which expenses are incurred or compensation received in
  connection with such activity.  (Inapplicable to the extent that
       advance statements are duly filed on Form U-12 (I)-B.)

  (To be filed in DUPLICATE. If acknowledgment is desired, file in
                            triplicate.)

1.    Name and business address of person filing statement.
      J. Wayne Leonard
      639 Loyola Avenue
      New Orleans, LA 70113

2.    Names and addresses of any persons through whom the undersigned
      has engaged in the activities described in Item 4 below.

      None

3.    Registered holding company systems involved.

      Entergy Corporation

4.    Concise statement of (a) name of employing companies; (b) persons
      or bodies before whom matters were presented, advocated, or
      opposed, and (c) activities of the type described in section
      12(i) of the Act, and extent to which other than "routine
      expenses" are contemplated.

      a) Director and Chief Executive Officer of Entergy Corporation
         and Chief Executive Officer of Entergy Services, Inc.
      b) FERC Commissioners William Massey and Curt Hebert and Sen.
         John B. Breaux (D-LA)
      c) Meetings on September 25, 2000 with FERC Commissioners
         William Massey and Curt Hebert and with Sen. John B. Breaux (D-
         LA) to advocate utility positions.

5(a)  Compensation received and to be received by the undersigned, and
      any other persons, directly or indirectly, for the services
      described in item 4, above, and the sources of such compensation.

                     Salary or other compensation
        Name of        Received      To be    Person or company
       Recipient         (a)       received  from whom received
                                      (b)     or to be received
    J. W. Leonard      $850,000       n/a     Entergy Services, Inc.

5(b)  Names of persons with whom the undersigned has divided or is to
      divide his compensation (stated in item 5(a) above), and the
      total amount being paid over by the undersigned to each such
      person.  None

6.    Expenses incurred by the undersigned or any person named in item
      2, above, in connection with the activities described in item 4,
      above.

      (a) Total amount of routine      None
          expenses:
      (b) Itemized list of all other   No other expenses
          expenses:




Date:  September 25, 2000          Signed    /s/ J. Wayne Leonard