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