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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
                                                                                             
                                                                                                                   
                                                                                            
                                                               1993     1994     1995     1996      1997     1998
                                                                                                                   
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Fixed charges, as defined:                                                                                         
  Total Interest Charges                                     $119,591 $110,814 $115,337  $106,716 $104,165  $96,685
  Interest applicable to rentals                               16,860   19,140   18,158    19,121   17,529   15,511
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Total fixed charges, as defined                               136,451  129,954  133,495   125,837  121,694  112,196
                                                                                                                   
Preferred dividends, as defined (a)                            30,334   23,234   27,636    24,731   16,073   16,763
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Combined fixed charges and preferred dividends, as defined   $166,785 $153,188 $161,131  $150,568 $137,767 $128,959
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Earnings as defined:                                                                                               
                                                                                                                   
  Net Income                                                 $205,297 $142,263 $136,666  $157,798 $127,977 $110,951
  Add:                                                                                                             
    Provision for income taxes:                                                                                    
       Total                                                   82,337   29,220   72,081    84,445   59,220   71,374
    Fixed charges as above                                    136,451  129,954  133,495   125,837  121,694  112,196
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Total earnings, as defined                                   $424,085 $301,437 $342,242  $368,080 $308,891 $294,521
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Ratio of earnings to fixed charges, as defined                   3.11     2.32     2.56      2.93     2.54     2.63
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Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and                                                                    
 preferred dividends, as defined                                 2.54     1.97     2.12      2.44     2.24     2.28
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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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