|                                                                                                                   |     |     |     | Exhibit      12(b) |
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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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|                                                                                                                   | 2005     | 2006     | 2007     | 2008               | 2009 |
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| Fixed      charges, as defined:                                                                                        |     |     |     |               |   |
|   Total      Interest charges                                                                                | $126,788 | $149,780 | $163,409 | $131,197           | $118,243 |
|   Interest      applicable to rentals                                                                        | 8,832    | 8,928    | 8,773    | 9,197              | 3,767 |
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| Total      fixed charges, as defined                                                                                   | 135,620  | 158,708  | 172,182  | 140,394            | 122,010 |
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| Preferred      dividends, as defined (a)                                                                               | 6,444    | 5,969    | 6,514    | 1,151              | 1,306 |
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| Combined      fixed charges and preferred dividends, as defined                                                        | $142,064 | $164,677 | $178,696 | $141,545           | $123,316 |
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| Earnings      as defined:                                                                                              |     |     |     |               |   |
|   Net      Income                                                                                            | $206,497 | $211,988 | $192,779 | $144,767           | $153,047 |
|   Add:                                                                                                       |     |     |     |               |   |
|     Income      Taxes                                                                              | 110,270  | 107,067  | 123,701  | 57,197             | 89,185 |
|     Fixed      charges as above                                                                    | 135,620  | 158,708  | 172,182  | 140,394            | 122,010 |
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| Total      earnings, as defined                                                                                        | $452,387 | $477,763 | $488,662 | $342,358           | $364,242 |
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| Ratio      of earnings to fixed charges, as defined                                                                    | 3.34     | 3.01     | 2.84     | 2.44               | 2.99 |
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| Ratio      of earnings to combined fixed charges and                                                                   |     |     |     |               |   |
|  preferred      dividends, as defined                                                                             | 3.18     | 2.90     | 2.73     | 2.42               | 2.95 |
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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 taxrate.           |
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