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) October 7, 2002


Commission   Registrant, State of Incorporation,     I.R.S. Employer
File Number  Address and Telephone Number            Identification No.

1-11299      ENTERGY CORPORATION                     72-1229752
             (a Delaware corporation)
             639 Loyola Avenue
             New Orleans, Louisiana  70113
             Telephone (504) 576-4000




Form 8-K


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

     (c) Exhibits.

   Exhibit                  Description
     No.
     99.1    Release, dated October 7, 2002, issued by
             Entergy.


Item 9.   Regulation FD Disclosure

Entergy Corporation

     On October 7, 2002, Entergy Corporation ("Entergy") issued a
release to certain investors, which is attached as an exhibit hereto
and incorporated herein by reference.





                               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


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



Dated: October 7, 2002

EX-99

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


                                                Exhibit 99.1

						News
						Release





Date:          October 7, 2002

For Release:   Immediate

Contact:       Morgan Stewart (Media)   Nancy Morovich (Investor Relations)
               (504) 576-4238           (504) 576-5506
               mstewa3@entergy.com      nmorovi@entergy.com


         Entergy Releases Third Quarter Earnings Guidance,
                 Increases 2002 Full-Year Guidance


     New Orleans, La. - In accordance with Regulation FD, Entergy

Corporation (NYSE: ETR) today indicated that it expects to report

third quarter 2002 financial results of at least $1.45 in

operational earnings per share, including the impact of weather

which was milder than normal during the period.  This level of

earnings exceeds the current First Call consensus estimate of $1.35

per share.   In addition, Entergy increased its operational

earnings guidance for full year 2002 from the previous range of

$3.40 to $3.60 to the revised range of $3.60 to $3.70 per share and

reaffirmed its full year 2003 guidance at $3.75 to $3.95 per share.

     Entergy noted that it expects Utility results to be improved

over third quarter 2001 due in part to higher sales volumes

reflecting continued improvement in the regional economy.  Entergy

Nuclear is also expected to record increased results compared to

third quarter 2001 due to a full quarter's contribution from the

Indian Point 2 nuclear plant in Buchanan, N.Y., acquired in

September 2001, as well as two months of contribution from the

Vermont Yankee nuclear plant located near Brattleboro, VT.,

acquired in July 2002.  Third quarter 2002 results at Energy

Commodity Services are expected to be comparable to the same

quarter a year ago when combined power and gas trading produced

very strong results.  Third quarter 2002 earnings are expected to

benefit from increased profitability in trading across all products

including power, gas, and weather.  Energy Commodity Services

includes the operations of Entergy-Koch, the company's provider of

wholesale energy marketing and trading services, and Entergy's non-

regulated wholesale assets.  Results at Parent & Other are expected

to be improved compared to third quarter 2001 due to decreased

operating and interest expenses.

     On an as reported basis, earnings for third quarter 2002 are

expected to be positively impacted by a special item of

approximately $0.10 per share.  This special item is primarily

associated with a gain recorded on the sale of two development

projects in Spain.

     Entergy raised its 2002 full year guidance to a range of $3.60

to $3.70 per share to reflect year to date disproportionate sharing

of income from the Entergy-Koch venture and the year to date impact

of weather.  Entergy recorded substantially all of the partnership

income from the Entergy-Koch venture in the first and second

quarters of 2002, and is expected to again receive a

disproportionate share of income in the third quarter.  Entergy

recorded $0.03 per share in operational earnings through second

quarter 2002 due to favorable weather, but expects milder than

normal temperatures during the third quarter to more than offset

this amount.  Entergy's previously stated guidance for 2002 assumed

normal weather and a 50 percent share of income from Entergy-Koch.

Entergy's reaffirmed 2003 earnings guidance continues to be based

upon assumptions of normal weather and a 50 percent share of

Entergy-Koch partnership income.

     A teleconference will be held on October 30, 2002, at 10:00

a.m. CST, and may be accessed by calling Premiere Conferencing at

(719) 457-2641 no more than 15 minutes prior to the start of the

call.  The confirmation number is 737934.  Internet users may also

access the teleconference and view presentation slides by visiting

Entergy's website at www.entergy.com/webcasts.  For seven days

following the teleconference, a tape delay will be available and

may be accessed by dialing (719) 457-0820.  The confirmation number

is the same.

     Entergy Corporation, with annual revenues of nearly $10

billion, is a major integrated energy company engaged in power

production, distribution operations, and related diversified

services, with more than 15,000 employees. Entergy owns, manages,

or invests in power plants generating more than 30,000 megawatts of

electricity domestically and internationally, is the second largest

U.S. nuclear generator, 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, as

well as an operator of natural gas pipeline and storage facilities.

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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.