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              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,
  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 $9,190
    Interest applicable to rentals 1,008 977  1,043  910 644 426 422
               
Total fixed charges, as defined 16,899 20,638  28,993  18,696 17,254 13,981 9,612
               
Preferred dividends, as defined (a) 1,643 2,898  2,736  1,686 1,545 1,172 512
               
Combined fixed charges and preferred dividends, as defined $18,542 $23,536  $31,729  $20,382 $18,799 $15,153 $10,124
               
Earnings as defined:              
               
    Net Income $16,518 ($2,195) ($230) $7,859 $28,072 $1,250 3,557
        Add:              
            Provision for income taxes:              
               Total 11,597 (4,396) (422) 5,875 16,868 1,790 2,394
Fixed charges as above 16,899 20,638  28,993  18,696 17,254 13,981 9,612
               
Total earnings, as defined $45,014 $14,047  $28,341  $32,430 $62,194 $17,021 $15,563
               
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges, as defined 2.66 0.68  0.98  1.73 3.60 1.22 1.62
               
Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and              
    preferred dividends, as defined 2.43 0.60  0.89  1.59 3.31 1.12 1.54
               
               
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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.