EX-12 10 a12e.htm
            Exhibit 99(e)
             
Entergy New Orleans, Inc.
Computation of Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges and
Ratios of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Dividends
             
  Twelve Months Ended
  December 31, June 30,
  2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
             
Fixed charges, as defined:            
  Total Interest $27,950  $17,786  $16,610 $13,555 $19,329 $29,047
  Interest applicable to rentals 1,043  910  644 426 527 327
             
Total fixed charges, as defined 28,993  18,696  17,254 13,981 19,856 29,374
             
Preferred dividends, as defined (a) 2,736  1,686  1,545 1,172 2,501 3,282
             
Combined fixed charges and preferred dividends, as defined $31,729  $20,382  $18,799 $15,153 $22,357 $32,656
             
Earnings as defined:            
             
Net Income ($230) $7,859  $28,072 $1,250 $5,344 4,095
  Add:            
    Provision for income taxes:            
    Total (422) 5,875  16,868 1,790 5,051 5,111
   Fixed charges as above 28,993  18,696  17,254 13,981 19,856 29,374
             
Total earnings, as defined $28,341  $32,430  $62,194 $17,021 $30,251 $38,580
             
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges, as defined 0.98  1.73  3.60 1.22 1.52 1.31
             
Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and            
preferred dividends, as defined 0.89  1.59  3.31 1.12 1.35 1.18
             
             
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(a) "Preferred dividends," as defined by SEC regulation S-K, are computed by dividing the preferred dividend requirement by one hundred percent (100%) minus the income tax rate.
             
(b) For Entergy New Orleans, earnings for the twelve months ended December 31, 2001 were not adequate to cover fixed charges and combined fixed charges and preferred dividends by $6.6 million and $9.5 million, respectively.
             
(c) For Entergy New Orleans, earnings for the twelve months ended December 31, 2002 were not adequate to cover combined fixed charges and preferred dividends by $0.7 million and $3.4 million, respectively.