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Exhibit 12(a)
             
Entergy Arkansas, Inc.
Computation of Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges and
Ratios of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Dividends
           
             
           
31-Mar
             
 
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
             
  Total Interest Charges
$84,992
$85,809
$91,740
$87,732
$92,340
$92,790
  Interest applicable to rentals
13,911
11,145
10,919
20,687
14,440
14,706
 
            
Total fixed charges, as defined
98,903
96,954
102,659
108,419
106,780
107,496
 
            
Preferred dividends, as defined (a)
12,093
10,041
11,104
20,957
15,275
15,068
 
            
Combined fixed charges and preferred dividends, as defined
$110,996
$106,995
$113,763
$129,376
$122,055
$122,564
 
            
Earnings as defined:
            
             
  Net Income
$174,635
$173,154
$139,111
$47,152
$66,875
$66,058
  Add:
            
    Provision for income taxes:
            
       Total
96,949
56,824
85,638
96,623
81,756
79,040
    Fixed charges as above
98,903
96,954
102,659
108,419
106,780
107,496
 
            
Total earnings, as defined
$370,487
$326,932
$327,408
$252,194
$255,411
$252,594
             
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges, as defined
3.75
3.37
3.19
2.33
2.39
2.35
 
            
Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and
            
 preferred dividends, as defined
3.34
3.06
2.88
1.95
2.09
2.06
             
             
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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.