EX-99 42 a99f.htm
            Exhibit 99(f)
               
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,   March 31,
   
  2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
               
Fixed charges, as defined:              
  Total Interest $15,891 $19,661 $27,950 $17,786 $16,610 $13,555 $12,010
  Interest applicable to rentals 1,008 977 1,043 910 644 426 661
               
Total fixed charges, as defined 16,899 20,638 28,993 18,696 17,254 13,981 12,671
               
Preferred dividends, as defined (a) 1,643 2,898 2,736 1,686 1,545 1,172 783
               
Combined fixed charges and preferred dividends, as defined $18,542 $23,536 $31,729 $20,382 $18,799 $15,153 $13,454
               
Earnings as defined:              
               
Net Income $16,518 ($2,195) ($230) $7,859 $28,072 $1,250 1,157
Add:              
  Provision for income taxes:              
  Total 11,597 (4,396) (422) 5,875 16,868 1,790 1,652
Fixed charges as above 16,899 20,638 28,993 18,696 17,254 13,981 12,671
               
Total earnings, as defined $45,014 $14,047 $28,341 $32,430 $62,194 $17,021 $15,480
               
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges, as defined 2.66 0.68 0.98 1.73 3.60 1.22 1.22
               
Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and              
preferred dividends, as defined 2.43 0.60 0.89 1.59 3.31 1.12 1.15
               
               
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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.