EX-12 3 a12b.htm
          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, 31-Mar
         
  2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
             
Fixed charges, as defined:            
  Total Interest charges $133,598 $126,788 $149,780 $163,409 $131,197 $129,867
  Interest applicable to rentals 13,707 8,832 8,928 8,773 9,197 4,468
             
Total fixed charges, as defined 147,305 135,620 158,708 172,182 140,394 134,335
             
Preferred dividends, as defined (a) 6,991 6,444 5,969 6,514 1,151 1,160
             
Combined fixed charges and preferred dividends, as defined $154,296 $142,064 $164,677 $178,696 $141,545 $135,496
             
Earnings as defined:            
             
Income from continuing operations before extraordinary items and           
 the cumulative effect of accounting changes $192,264 $206,497 $211,988 $192,779 $144,767 $141,062
  Add:            
    Income Taxes 108,288 110,270 107,067 123,701 57,197 55,992
    Fixed charges as above 147,305 135,620 158,708 172,182 140,394 134,335
             
Total earnings, as defined $447,857 $452,387 $477,763 $488,662 $342,358 $331,389
             
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges, as defined 3.04 3.34 3.01 2.84 2.44 2.47
             
Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and            
 preferred dividends, as defined 2.90 3.18 2.90 2.73 2.42 2.45
             
(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.