EX-99 37 a99e.htm
          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, Sept 30,
  2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
             
Fixed charges, as defined:              
  Total Interest $19,661  $27,950  $17,786 $16,610 $13,555 $7,333
  Interest applicable to rentals 977  1,043  910 644 426 659
             
Total fixed charges, as defined 20,638  28,993  18,696 17,254 13,981 7,992
             
Preferred dividends, as defined (a) 2,898  2,736  1,686 1,545 1,172 663
             
Combined fixed charges and preferred dividends, as defined $23,536  $31,729  $20,382 $18,799 $15,153 $8,655
             
Earnings as defined:            
             
  Net Income ($2,195) ($230) $7,859 $28,072 $1,250 4,570
  Add:            
    Provision for income taxes:            
     Total (4,396) (422) 5,875 16,868 1,790 2,991
    Fixed charges as above 20,638  28,993  18,696 17,254 13,981 7,992
             
Total earnings, as defined $14,047  $28,341  $32,430 $62,194 $17,021 $15,553
             
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges, as defined 0.68  0.98  1.73 3.60 1.22 1.95
             
Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and            
 preferred dividends, as defined 0.60  0.89  1.59 3.31 1.12 1.80
             
             
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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.