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
	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Fixed charges, as defined:
Total Interest charges	$133,598	$126,788	$149,780	$163,409	$131,197
Interest applicable to rentals	13,707	8,832	8,928	8,773	9,197
Total fixed charges, as defined	147,305	135,620	158,708	172,182	140,394
Preferred dividends, as defined (a)	6,991	6,444	5,969	6,514	1,151
Combined fixed charges and preferred dividends, as defined	$154,296	$142,064	$164,677	$178,696	$141,545
Earnings as defined:
Net Income	$192,264	$206,497	$211,988	$192,779	$144,767
Add:
Income Taxes	108,288	110,270	107,067	123,701	57,197
Fixed charges as above	147,305	135,620	158,708	172,182	140,394
Total earnings, as defined	$447,857	$452,387	$477,763	$488,662	$342,358
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges, as defined	3.04	3.34	3.01	2.84	2.44
Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and
preferred dividends, as defined	2.90	3.18	2.90	2.73	2.42
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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.