Exhibit 23






INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT



We consent to the incorporation by reference in this
Registration Statement of Entergy Corporation on Form S-8 of
our reports dated January 31, 2002 (which reports express an
unqualified opinion and include an explanatory paragraph
relating to Entergy Corporation's change in 2001 in the
method of accounting for derivative instruments), appearing
in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Entergy Corporation for
the year ended December 31, 2001.



DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
New Orleans, Louisiana

June 21, 2002