SECTION 16 POWER OF ATTORNEY



Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints each of

Robert B. Sloan, John M. Adams, Jr., Denise C. Redmann, Christopher T. Screen and Lloyd L.

Drury, III, signing singly, the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:



(1)  execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity as a

Section 16 Insider of Entergy Corporation (the "Company"). Forms 3, 4, and 5 in accordance

with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder;



(2)  do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which may be

necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4, or 5, complete and

execute any amendments or amendments thereto, and timely file such form with the United

States Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or similar authority; and



(3)  take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing which,

in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or

legally required by, the undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by

such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall

be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may

approve in such attorney-in-fact's discretion.



The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do

and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done

in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and

purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of

substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact,

or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done

by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.  The under-

signed acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the

request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the

undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of

1934.



This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no

longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect to the undersigned's holdings of

and transactions in securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the

undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.



IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as

of this 4th day of March, 2004.



/s/Gary J. Taylor     Gary J. Taylor

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