Exhibit 12(b)
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, L.L.C.
Computation of Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges and
Ratios of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Dividends
	Twelve Months Ended
	December 31,					September 30,
	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Fixed charges, as defined:
Total Interest charges	$157,343	$133,598	$126,788	$149,780	$163,409	$138,751
Interest applicable to rentals	16,694	13,707	8,832	8,928	8,773	5,382
Total fixed charges, as defined	174,037	147,305	135,620	158,708	172,182	144,133
Preferred dividends, as defined (a)	6,485	6,991	6,444	5,969	6,514	2,723
Combined fixed charges and preferred dividends, as defined	$180,522	$154,296	$142,064	$164,677	$178,696	$146,856
Earnings as defined:
Income from continuing operations before extraordinary items and
the cumulative effect of accounting changes	$63,895	$192,264	$206,497	$211,988	$192,779	$147,788
Add:
Income Taxes	24,249	108,288	110,270	107,067	123,701	79,238
Fixed charges as above	174,037	147,305	135,620	158,708	172,182	144,133
Total earnings, as defined	$262,181	$447,857	$452,387	$477,763	$488,662	$371,159
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges, as defined	1.51	3.04	3.34	3.01	2.84	2.58
Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and
preferred dividends, as defined	1.45	2.90	3.18	2.90	2.73	2.53
(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.