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