Exhibit 12(e)
Entergy New Orleans, 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	$15,891	$19,661	$27,950	$17,786	$16,610
Interest applicable to rentals	1,008	977	1,043	910	644
Total fixed charges, as defined	16,899	20,638	28,993	18,696	17,254
Preferred dividends, as defined (a)	1,643	2,898	2,736	1,686	1,545
Combined fixed charges and preferred dividends, as defined	$18,542	$23,536	$31,729	$20,382	$18,799
Earnings as defined:
Net Income	$16,518	($2,195)	($230)	$7,859	$28,072
Add:
Provision for income taxes:
Total	11,597	(4,396)	(422)	5,875	16,868
Fixed charges as above	16,899	20,638	28,993	18,696	17,254
Total earnings, as defined	$45,014	$14,047	$28,341	$32,430	$62,194
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges, as defined	2.66	0.68	0.98	1.73	3.60
Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and
preferred dividends, as defined	2.43	0.60	0.89	1.59	3.31
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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.