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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

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

Fixed charges, as defined:

  Total Interest

$38,840

$44,877

$50,991

$45,464

$47,464

  Interest applicable to rentals

2,261

1,596

1,849

1,916

1,880

Total fixed charges, as defined

41,101

46,473

52,840

$47,380

$49,344

Preferred dividends, as defined (a)

4,878

5,347

4,674

4,490

5,099

Combined fixed charges and preferred dividends, as defined

$45,979

$51,820

$57,514

$51,870

$54,443

Earnings as defined:

  Net Income

$41,588

$38,973

$39,620

$52,408

$67,058

  Add:

    Provision for income taxes:

    Total income taxes

17,537

22,868

20,464

17,846

34,431

    Fixed charges as above

41,101

46,473

52,840

47,380

49,344

Total earnings, as defined

$100,226

$108,314

$112,924

$117,634

$150,833

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges, as defined

2.44

2.33

2.14

2.48

3.06

Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and

 preferred dividends, as defined

2.18

2.09

1.96

2.27

2.77

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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.