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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
             
             
           
30-Sep
             
 
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
             
Fixed charges, as defined:
           
  Total Interest
$51,216
$47,020
$46,888
$51,282
$55,774
$51,903
  Interest applicable to rentals
1,427
1,577
1,638
1,959
1,921
1,867
             
Total fixed charges, as defined
$52,643
$48,597
$48,526
$53,241
57,695
53,770
 
           
Preferred dividends, as defined (a)
4,373
4,144
4,402
4,370
4,583
4,865
 
           
Combined fixed charges and preferred dividends, as defined
$57,016
$52,741
$52,928
$57,611
$62,278
$58,635
 
           
Earnings as defined:
           
             
  Net Income
$52,285
$72,106
$59,710
$77,636
$83,687
$78,422
  Add:
           
    Provision for income taxes:
           
    Total income taxes
28,567
35,850
33,240
42,323
49,064
53,247
    Fixed charges as above
52,643
48,597
48,526
53,241
57,695
53,770
 
           
Total earnings, as defined
$133,495
$156,553
$141,476
$173,200
$190,446
$185,439
             
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges, as defined
2.54
3.22
2.92
3.25
3.30
3.45
 
           
Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and
           
 preferred dividends, as defined
2.34
2.97
2.67
3.01
3.06
3.16
             
             
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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.