[Logo of Entergy]			Entergy Corporation
					639 Loyola Avenue
					New Orleans, LA 70113


					News
					Release


                                             Exhibit 99.3

Date:        Aug. 13, 2002

For Release: Immediate

Contact:     Yolanda Pollard (Media)  Nancy Morovich (Investor Relations)
             (504) 576-4238           (504) 576-5506
             ypollar@entergy.com      nmorovi@entergy.com


         Entergy Corporation Files Certifications With SEC


     New Orleans, La. - Entergy Corporation (NYSE: ETR) announced

that its CEO and CFO have filed today their sworn Certifications in

accordance with the June 27 order issued by the U. S. Securities

and Exchange Commission. Chief Executive Officer J. Wayne Leonard

and Chief Financial Officer C. John Wilder each executed the

certificate verifying the accuracy of Entergy's Annual Report on

Form 10-K for the year 2001, the company's Form 10-Qs for the first

and second quarters of 2002, and Form 8-Ks filed during 2002 since

the filing of the Form 10-K.  In addition, Leonard and Wilder

submitted written statements to the SEC verifying the accuracy of

Entergy's second quarter 2002 Form 10-Q in accordance with the

requirements of the recently passed Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

The certifications have been posted online and may be accessed at

http://investor.entergy.com under the heading "SEC Filings."

     Entergy is a major global energy company with power

production, distribution operations and related diversified

services.  Entergy owns, manages, or invests in power plants

generating more than 30,000 megawatts of electricity domestically

and internationally, and delivers electricity to about 2.6 million

customers in portions of Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and

Texas.  Through Entergy-Koch, L.P., it is also a leading provider

of wholesale energy marketing and trading services.

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     Additional investor information can be accessed online at
                     www.entergy.com/earnings

The  following  constitutes  a "Safe Harbor"  statement  under  the
Private  Securities  Litigation Reform Act of 1995:  Investors  are
cautioned   that  forward-looking  statements  contained   in   the
foregoing   release   with  respect  to  the  revenues,   earnings,
performance,  strategies,  prospects  and  other  aspects  of   the
business   of   Entergy   Corporation   may   involve   risks   and
uncertainties.  Actual events and results may,  for  a  variety  of
reasons,  prove to be materially different from those indicated  in
these   forward-looking  statements,  estimates  and   projections.
Factors   that  could  influence  actual  future  outcomes  include
regulatory decisions, the effects of changes in law, the  evolution
of  markets  and competition, changes in accounting,  weather,  the
performance  of  generating units, fuel  prices  and  availability,
financial  markets, risks associated with businesses  conducted  in
foreign  countries,  changes  in business  plan,  the  presence  of
competitors  with  greater financial resources and  the  impact  of
competitive  products  and  pricing;  the  effect  of  the  Entergy
Corporation's policies, including the amount and rate of growth  of
Entergy  Corporation's  expenses;  the  continued  availability  to
Entergy  Corporation  of adequate funding sources  and  changes  in
interest rates;  delays or difficulties in the production, delivery
or  installation  of products and the provision  of  services;  and
various legal, regulatory and litigation risks. Entergy Corporation
undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any  forward-
looking statements, whether as a result of new information,  future
events or otherwise.  For a more detailed discussion of some of the
foregoing   risks  and  uncertainties,  see  Entergy  Corporation's
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.