Exhibit 12(d)
Entergy Mississippi, Inc.
Computation of Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges and
Ratios of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Dividends
	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
Fixed charges, as defined:
Total Interest	$44,877	$50,991	$45,464	$47,464	$44,637
Interest applicable to rentals	1,596	1,849	1,916	1,880	1,162
Total fixed charges, as defined	46,473	52,840	$47,380	$49,344	$45,799
Preferred dividends, as defined (a)	5,347	4,674	4,490	5,099	5,067
Combined fixed charges and preferred dividends, as defined	$51,820	$57,514	$51,870	$54,443	$50,866
Earnings as defined:
Net Income	$38,973	$39,620	$52,408	$67,058	$73,497
Add:
Provision for income taxes:
Total income taxes	22,868	20,464	17,846	34,431	37,040
Fixed charges as above	46,473	52,840	47,380	49,344	45,799
Total earnings, as defined	$108,314	$112,924	$117,634	$150,833	$156,336
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges, as defined	2.33	2.14	2.48	3.06	3.41
Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and
preferred dividends, as defined	2.09	1.96	2.27	2.77	3.07
------------------------
(a) "Preferred dividends," as defined by SEC regulation S-K, are computed by dividing the preferred       dividendrequirement by one hundred percent (100%) minus the income tax rate.