Exhibit 10(a)80

                      EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

     THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT ("Agreement"), effective as of the
29th day of July, 1999, is entered into by and between Entergy
Corporation ("Company"), a Delaware corporation, and Donald C.
Hintz ("Employee").  This Agreement supersedes any prior
agreements between Employee and Company, or any companies
affiliated or related to Company, except as otherwise provided in
this Agreement.

     WHEREAS, Company is a "System Company," which for purposes
of this Agreement shall mean Company and any other corporation
80% or more of whose stock (based on voting power or value) is
owned directly or indirectly by Company and any partnership or
trade or business which is 80% or more controlled, directly or
indirectly, by Company; and

     WHEREAS, Employee is currently employed by Entergy Services,
Inc. and serves in the position of President of Company.

     NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the service Employee
provides to Company, the employment of Employee by Entergy
Services, Inc. or by any other System Company, the intended
benefits to the System Companies and Employee as a result
thereof, and the mutual covenants and agreements herein
contained, Company and Employee agree as follows:

1.Service. Company and Employee agree that the employment
  contemplated by this Agreement refers to employment by Entergy
  Services, Inc. or by any other System Company.  During the term
  of employment under this Agreement, Employee will serve in his
  current position of President of Company or in any other position
  in which he may be required to serve by the Board of Directors of
  Company ("Board") and will be responsible for performing all
  services associated with such position and performing other
  reasonable services assigned by the Board.  Employee agrees to
  devote substantially all of his full working time, attention, and
  energy to the services required under this Agreement.  Employee
  shall faithfully render his best efforts with respect to his
  services under this Agreement and to the promotion, advancement,
  and conduct of the business of the System Companies.

2.Term.  Subject to Section 6 (Termination) of this Agreement,
  the term of Employee's employment under this Agreement begins on
  July 29, 1999 and ends on February 1, 2004.

3.Base Salary.   Employee shall be paid a base salary of FORTY-
  FIVE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED THIRTY-THREE AND NO/100 ($45,833.00)
  DOLLARS per calendar month, or such greater monthly base salary
  amount as may be approved from time to time by the System Company
  then employing Employee, in its sole discretion, while Employee
  is employed by such System Company in accordance with and during
  the term of this Agreement (subject to all appropriate
  withholdings or other deductions required by law or by the System
  Company's established policies), such salary to be payable in
  accordance with the System Company's established payroll
  practices.  If Employee should die during the term of this
  Agreement, the amount of any monthly base salary that was earned
  by Employee prior to his death but not yet paid to Employee shall
  be paid to Employee's estate.

4.Supplemental Benefits.

   (a) Non-Statutory Stock Options. Subject to the terms and
       conditions of this Agreement, including but not limited to the
       forfeiture provisions set forth in Sections 6 and 7 of this
       Agreement, Employee is granted, under the Equity Ownership Plan
       of Entergy Corporation and Subsidiaries ("EOP") and as of the
       effective date of this Agreement, the right ("Options") to
       purchase TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND (200,000) shares of common stock of
       Entergy Corporation, $0.01 par value per share ("Common Stock"),
       at an exercise price of $30.4375 per share ("Exercise Price").
       Notwithstanding any vesting provisions applicable with respect to
       other option grants under the EOP, as may be amended from time to
       time, the Options described under this Section 4(a) that are
       granted to Employee under the EOP shall vest at the rate of 20%
       on each Vesting Anniversary Date set forth below and shall not be
       accelerated in the event of Employee's termination of employment
       or retirement prior to February 1, 2004, except as the EOP may
       otherwise allow on account of Employee's permanent disability
       under a Company-sponsored long term disability plan.  Except as
       otherwise provided in Section 7 (in the event of a Change of
       Control), if Employee's employment with all System Companies is
       terminated prior to February 1, 2004, for any reason (including,
       but not limited to, voluntary or involuntary termination, death,
       or retirement) or if for any other reason set forth in Section 6
       or 7 of this Agreement a forfeiture of benefits occurs, any
       Options in which Employee has not yet vested at the time of such
       termination or breach shall be forfeited by Employee.

      Number of Options Vested    on   Vesting Anniversary Date
               40,000                     February 1, 2000
               40,000                     February 1, 2001
               40,000                     February 1, 2002
               40,000                     February 1, 2003
               40,000                     February 1, 2004

       The Options granted under the EOP and in accordance with
       the terms of this Section 4(a) shall have an exercise
       period that ends 10 years from the date of grant (i.e.,
       July 29, 2009).   An Option may not be exercised,
       however, before the Vesting Anniversary Date on which the
       Option vests.  If Employee should die prior to exercising
       some or all of the Options in which he became vested
       prior to his death, such Options shall be exercisable by
       Employee's legatees or heirs in accordance with the terms
       and conditions of the EOP.

   (b) Supplemental SERP Benefit.  If Employee satisfies all of the
       provisions of the System Executive Retirement Plan of Entergy
       Corporation and Subsidiaries, as amended and restated effective
       December 4, 1998 ("SERP") necessary for SERP benefits to be
       payable to, or on behalf of Employee, then Employee shall be
       entitled to have his SERP benefits supplemented by this Agreement
       and this paragraph of this Subsection 4(b) of this Agreement
       shall govern the calculation of the Supplemental SERP Benefit.
       The supplemental benefits provided for by this Agreement
       ("Supplemental SERP Benefit") in combination with (i) the
       benefits provided under the SERP and (ii) the benefits provided
       Employee pursuant to the Retirement Agreement entered into
       between Employee and Entergy Operations, Inc. on May 23, 1997,
       but effective July 26, 1996, shall provide the benefits (i.e.,
       retirement benefits, survivor benefits, or pre-retirement death
       benefits) that would have been payable to Employee (or Employee's
       Joint Annuitant or Beneficiary in the event of Employee's death)
       from (i) and (ii) above if the terms of the System Executive
       Retirement Plan of Entergy Corporation and Subsidiaries as in
       effect immediately prior to March 25, 1998 ("Prior SERP") had
       remained in effect.

       Notwithstanding any other Section or Subsection of this
       Agreement to the contrary, and unless otherwise
       specifically set forth in this paragraph 4(b) of this
       Agreement, the terms of the SERP shall govern all other
       aspects of the Supplemental SERP Benefit provided under
       this Agreement, including the forms of Supplemental SERP
       Benefit payments available to Employee and the forfeiture
       of such Supplemental SERP Benefits.

       The Change of Control provisions set forth in Section 7
       of this Agreement, rather than those set forth in the
       SERP, shall govern the Supplemental SERP Benefit provided
       under this Agreement.

       Employee's Beneficiary for purposes of any Supplemental
       SERP Benefit payable to a Beneficiary in accordance with
       the terms of this Agreement shall be Employee's
       "Beneficiary" under the SERP.

       Employee expressly agrees that neither he nor any other
       person nor entity shall look to any other person nor
       entity (including the employee benefit plans of Entergy
       Corporation and its subsidiaries) other than the System
       Company with which Employee is last employed on or before
       his retirement, death, disability, or other termination
       of employment ("Employer") for payment of the
       Supplemental SERP Benefit.  Employee or any other person
       or entity having or claiming a right to payments
       hereunder shall rely solely on the unsecured obligation
       of the Employer set forth herein.  Nothing in this
       Agreement shall be construed to give Employee or any such
       person or entity a right, title, interest, or claim in or
       to any specific assets, fund, reserve, account or
       property of any kind whatsoever, owned by the Employer or
       in which the Employer may have any right, title or
       interest now or in the future, or in any contract, asset,
       reserve, account, property or fund created or maintained
       to support the employee benefit plans of Entergy
       Corporation and its subsidiaries.  However, Employee or
       any such person or entity shall have the right to enforce
       his claim against the Employer in the same manner as any
       other unsecured creditor of the Employer.

       Nothing stated herein shall prohibit Company or the
       Employer from adopting or establishing a trust or other
       means as a source for paying any obligations created
       hereunder provided, however, any and all rights that
       Employee shall have with respect to any such trust or
       other fund shall be governed by the terms thereof.

       Notwithstanding any provisions of this Section 4(b) to
       the contrary, within thirty (30) days following the date
       of a Change of Control, as defined in Section 7 of this
       Agreement, the Employer shall make a single irrevocable
       lump sum contribution to the Trust for Deferred Payments
       of Entergy Corporation and Subsidiaries ("Trust")
       pursuant to the terms and conditions described in such
       Trust.  Such contribution shall be in an amount equal to
       the present value of the Employee's Supplemental SERP
       Benefit calculated in accordance with Section 4(b) of
       this Agreement as of the date of any such Change of
       Control, which calculation shall assume that Employee
       satisfied the employment service requirement of such
       Section. The present value of Employee's Supplemental
       SERP Benefit shall be determined using the interest and
       mortality factors set forth in the Entergy Corporation
       Retirement Plan for Non-Bargaining Employees.
       Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section
       4(b) to the contrary, the Employer may make contributions
       to the Trust prior to a Change of Control in such amounts
       as it shall determine in its complete discretion.  The
       Trust is intended as a "grantor" trust under the Internal
       Revenue Code and the establishment and funding of such
       Trust is not intended to cause Employee to realize
       current income on amounts contributed thereto, and the
       Trust shall be so interpreted.

   (c) Change of Control Benefit.  In the event a Change of
       Control Period (as described in Section 7) commences
       during the term of Employee's employment under this
       Agreement, and during such Change of Control Period
       Employee either (1) is involuntarily terminated from
       employment other than for Cause, (2) voluntarily
       terminates from employment for Good Reason, or (3) loses
       his status as a full officer of Entergy Corporation or is
       demoted from the position he held with a System Company
       immediately prior to the Change of Control Period,
       Employee shall be entitled to a single-sum payment equal
       to the lesser of (i) the product of 2.99 times the sum of
       the Employee's final annual base salary from his Employer
       plus the Employee's target annual bonus under the
       Executive Annual Incentive Plan of Entergy Corporation
       and Subsidiaries (including the amount, if any, Employee
       defers under any non-qualified deferred compensation
       arrangement, cash or deferred arrangement qualified under
       Section 401(k) of the Code, and under any cafeteria plan
       under Section 125 of the Code) for the year immediately
       preceding the year in which the Change in Control occurs,
       or (ii) the maximum single-sum payment that may be made
       by the Employer to Employee without triggering the
       nondeductibility provisions and excise tax provisions of
       Sections 280G and 4999, respectively, of the Code (after
       taking into account any other amounts in connection with
       this Agreement that are required to be considered for
       purposes of Section 280G of the Code). Notwithstanding
       anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, to
       the extent that any payment pursuant to this Section 4(c)
       would be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section
       4999 of the Code, the payment shall be reduced (but not
       below zero) if and to the extent necessary so that no
       payment to be made to Employee under this Agreement shall
       be subject to the excise tax.

   (d) Remaining Benefits.  The benefits provided under
       this Agreement shall in no way alter or affect the terms
       and conditions of any Company or System Company sponsored
       employee benefit plans in which Employee may already
       participate (including any supplemental credited service
       agreements associated with such plans and to which
       Employee may already be a party), and Employee's
       eligibility to participate in any such qualified employee
       benefit plans, non-qualified employee benefit plans, and
       welfare benefit plans, shall continue to be determined in
       accordance with the terms and conditions of such plans,
       as may be amended from time to time.

5.Withholding.  A System Company shall have the right to
  require Employee to remit to it, or to withhold from other
  amounts payable to Employee, as compensation or otherwise, an
  amount sufficient to satisfy all federal, state and local
  withholding tax requirements.

6.Termination.  Employee shall forfeit all remaining
  compensation and all benefits otherwise payable to Employee
  under this Agreement, except for Employee's right to exercise
  any Options under Section 4(a) which have already vested and
  except as otherwise provided under Section 4(b) with respect
  to the Supplemental SERP Benefit, if Employee:

     (a)  voluntarily resigns his employment with Entergy
          Services, Inc. or other current System Company employer
          (other than for the purpose of transferring to another
          System Company) prior to February 1, 2004;

     (b)  is terminated by a System Company for Cause, which
          termination shall be immediately effective upon the
          giving of written notice thereof to Employee, or at
          such later time as the notice may specify.  Termination
          for Cause shall include, but not be limited to:

       (1)  a material violation by Employee of any agreement between
            Employee and any System Company;


       (2)  a material violation of the employer-employee
            relationship existing between Employee and a System
            Company, including without limitation, a violation
            of Section 8 (Covenant Not to Compete) or Section 9
            (Confidentiality), moral turpitude, theft or
            defalcation; or

       (3)  a material failure by Employee to perform the
            services required of him by any agreement between
            Employee and any System Company, or, if there is no
            such agreement, a material failure by Employee to
            perform the reasonable, customary services of an
            employee holding the type of position he holds prior
            to any Change of Control Period as defined in
            Section 7 of this Agreement;

7.Change of Control.  Notwithstanding any provision in this
  Agreement to the contrary, this Section shall apply in the
  event of a Change of Control, as defined herein:

  (a)  For purposes of this Agreement, the term "Change of Control"
       shall mean:

       (1)  the purchase or other acquisition by any person, entity or
            group of persons, within the meaning of Sections 13(d) or 14(d)
            of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act"), or any comparable
            successor provisions, of beneficial ownership (within the meaning
            of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Act) of 50 percent or more of
            either the outstanding shares of common stock or the combined
            voting power of Entergy Corporation's then outstanding voting
            securities entitled to vote generally;

       (2)  the approval by the stockholders of Entergy Corporation of a
            reorganization, merger, or consolidation, in each case, with
            respect to which persons who were stockholders of Entergy
            Corporation immediately prior to such reorganization, merger or
            consolidation do not, immediately thereafter, own more than 50
            percent of the combined voting power entitled to vote generally
            in the election of directors of the reorganized, merged or
            consolidated company's then outstanding securities;

       (3)  a liquidation or dissolution of Entergy Corporation or of
            the sale of all or substantially all of its assets; or

       (4)  any change in the composition of the Board of Directors of
            Entergy Corporation resulting in a majority of the directors at
            any given point in time not constituting a majority two years'
            hence provided, that in making such determination, directors who
            were elected by or on the recommendation of such present majority
            shall be excluded.

   (b) If there should occur a Change of Control and if, within
       the period commencing ninety (90) days prior to and
       ending twenty-four (24) calendar months following such
       Change of Control ("Change of Control Period"), Employee
       (1) is involuntarily terminated from employment other
       than for Cause as defined in Section 6 of this Agreement,
       (2) voluntarily terminates from employment for Good
       Reason, as defined in Section 7(c) below, or (3) loses
       his status as a full officer of Entergy Corporation or is
       demoted from the position he held with a System Company
       immediately prior to the Change of Control Period
       ("Demotion"), Employee shall be entitled to immediate
       payment of the single-sum amount determined under Section
       4(c) of this Agreement, and shall also, subject only to
       the risk of forfeiture set forth below, fully vest in the
       Options granted under Section 4(a) of this Agreement and
       the Supplemental SERP Benefit granted under Section 4(b)
       as of the date of any such termination or Demotion, which
       calculations shall assume that Employee satisfied the
       full employment service requirement of this Agreement,
       and no amendment or termination of this Agreement shall
       reduce such vested benefit. In the event of any such
       termination of employment during the Change of Control
       Period or a termination of employment, including
       termination as a result of death, after a Demotion during
       the Change of Control Period, Employee's benefits under
       Section 4 (b) shall commence as of the first day of the
       month in which the Employee's SERP benefit commences.

   (c) For purposes of this Agreement, the term "Good Reason"
       means the occurrence, without Employee's express written
       consent, of any of the following events during the Change
       of Control Period:

        (1) The assignment of Employee to duties materially
            inconsistent with Employee's authorities, duties,
            responsibilities, and status (including offices,
            titles, and reporting requirements) as an officer of
            Entergy Corporation, or a reduction or alteration in
            the nature or status of Employee's authorities,
            duties, or responsibilities from those in effect as
            of ninety (90) days prior to a Change of Control,
            other than an insubstantial and inadvertent act that
            is remedied by Company or any System Company
            promptly after receipt of notice thereof
            given by Employee and other than any such alteration
            primarily attributable to the fact that Entergy
            Corporation may no longer be a public company;

        (2) Requiring Employee to be based at a location
            outside of the continental United States and other
            than his primary work location as it existed on the
            date ninety (90) days prior to a Change of Control,
            except for required travel on business of  Company
            or any System Company to an extent substantially
            consistent with Employee's present business
            obligations;

        (3) A reduction in Employee's annual base salary (i.e.,
            Employee's regular annual cash earnings from all
            System Companies, exclusive of any bonuses,
            overtime, or other special payments, but including
            the amount, if any, the Employee elects to defer
            under: (i) a cash or deferred arrangement qualified
            under Code Section 401(k); (ii) a cafeteria plan
            under Code Section 125; (iii) the Executive Deferred
            Compensation Plan of Entergy Corporation and
            Subsidiaries, or any successor or replacement plan;
            and (iv) any other nonqualified deferred
            compensation plan, agreement, or arrangement in
            which the Employee may hereafter participate or be a
            party thereto) from the Employee's annual base
            salary for the calendar year immediately preceding
            the calendar year in which occurs the Change of
            Control;

        (4) The failure of Company or any System Company to
            continue in effect any of their short- and/or long-term
            incentive compensation plans, or employee benefit or
            retirement plans, policies, practices, or arrangements
            in which Employee participates, or the failure by
            Company or any System Company to continue the Employee's
            participation therein on substantially the same
            basis, both in terms of the amount of benefits
            provided and the level of the Employee's parti
            cipation relative to other Employees, as existed
            immediately prior to a Change of Control;

       (5)  The failure of Company or any System Company to obtain a
            satisfactory agreement from any successor to Company to assume
            and agree to perform this Agreement; and

       (6)  Any purported involuntary termination of Employee's
            employment that is not affected pursuant to a written notice of
            termination which acknowledges Employee's rights under this
            Agreement and reasonable detail setting forth the facts and
            circumstances claimed to provide the basis upon which Employee's
            employment is being terminated.  Absent such notice, for purposes
            of this Agreement, no such purported termination shall be
            effective.

        Employee's right to terminate employment for Good Reason
        shall not be affected by Employee's incapacity due to
        physical or mental illness.  Employee's continued
        employment shall not constitute consent to, or a waiver
        of rights with respect to, any circumstance constituting
        Good Reason herein.

  (d)  The benefits that become payable or in which Employee
       vest solely upon a Change of Control shall nonetheless be
       subject to forfeiture upon the occurrence of any of the
       following events:

        (1) if Employee engages in any employment (without the
            prior written consent of the System Company
            employing him) either individually or with any
            person, corporation, governmental agency or body, or
            other entity in competition with, or similar in
            nature to, any business conducted by any System
            Company at any time within the ten year period
            commencing upon termination of employment; or

       (2)  if Employee shall divulge, communicate or use to
            the detriment of any System Company, or use for the
            benefit of any other person or entity, or misuse in
            any way, any confidential or proprietary information
            or trade secrets of any System Company, or engage in
            any activities that are contrary to the best
            interests of any System Company.

   (e) Notwithstanding anything stated above to the contrary,
       an amendment to, or termination of, this Agreement
       following a Change of Control shall not reduce the level
       of benefits accrued under this Agreement through the date
       of any such amendment or termination.  In no event shall
       Employee's benefit accrued under this Agreement following
       a Change of Control be less than the benefit accrued by
       Employee under this Agreement immediately prior to the
       Change of Control Period.

8.Covenant Not to Compete.  During the 2-year period following
  Employee's retirement or other termination of employment with
  his Employer, Employee agrees that, without the specific
  written consent of the Chief Executive Officer of Entergy
  Corporation, he will not take employment nor engage in any
  business with any person, corporation, governmental agency or
  body or other entity in competition with, or similar in nature
  to, any System Company ("Competing Employer").  This
  restriction shall extend to any Competing Employer located in,
  or servicing in any way customers located in, those parishes
  and counties in which any System Company services customers
  during such 2-year period.  The Employee recognizes that
  irreparable injury will result to the System Companies in the
  event of any breach by the Employee of this covenant not to
  compete.

9.Confidentiality.  During his employment and for 5 years
  thereafter, other than as authorized by a System Company or as
  required by law or as necessary for him to perform his duties,
  Employee shall not disclose to any person or entity any non-
  public data or information concerning any System Company.
  Disclosure of information pursuant to subpoena, judicial process,
  or request of a governmental authority shall not be deemed a
  violation of this provision, provided that Employee gives the
  System Company immediate notice of any such subpoena or request
  and fully cooperates with any action by System Company to object
  to, quash, or limit such request.

10.Injunctive Relief.  In the event of any breach or threatened
  breach of Sections 8 or 9 of this Agreement by Employee,
  Employee shall forfeit all benefits otherwise payable to
  Employee under this Agreement, and any System Company shall be
  entitled to an injunction, without bond, restraining Employee
  from violating the provisions of such Sections, in addition to
  any other relief to which the System Company may be entitled.

11.Proprietary Rights.  Employee agrees to and hereby does
  assign to any System Company employing him all his rights in and
  to all inventions, business plans, work models or procedures,
  whether patentable or not, which are made or conceived solely or
  jointly by him at any time during his employment or with the use
  of any System Company time and materials.  Employee will disclose
  to such System Company all facts known to him concerning such
  matters and, at the System Company's expense, do everything
  reasonably practicable to aid it in obtaining and enforcing
  proper legal protection for, and vesting System Company in title
  to, such matters.

12.Representations and Warranties.  Employee represents and
  warrants that he is under no restriction or obligation
  inconsistent with the execution of this Agreement or the
  performance of his obligations hereunder and knows of no
  reason why his performance under this Agreement should be
  hindered in any way.

13.Notices.  Any notice required under this Agreement shall be
  in writing and deemed received (a) on the date delivered if hand-
  delivered, or (b) on the third business day after being deposited
  in the United States mail, first class, registered or certified,
  return receipt requested, with proper postage prepaid, and shall
  be addressed as follows, unless changed otherwise by any party in
  accordance with the notice provisions of this Section:

If to a System Company, addressed in care of:     with copy to:

   Michael G. Thompson, Esq.                    Gary C. Clary
   General Counsel                              Senior Vice-President, Human
   639 Loyola Avenue, 26th Floor                Resources and Administration
   New Orleans, LA 70113                        639 Loyola Avenue, 14th Floor
                                                New Orleans, LA 70113


     If to Employee, addressed as follows:

     Donald C. Hintz
     112 Suncrest Place
     Brandon, Mississippi 39047

14.Binding Agreement.  This Agreement is binding upon Employee,
  Company, and his and its successors, agents, heirs or assigns.

15.Nonassignability.  This Agreement or the right to receive
  benefits hereunder may not be assigned, encumbered or alienated
  by the Employee in any manner.  Any attempt to so assign,
  encumber or alienate shall constitute a material violation of
  this Agreement within the meaning of Section 6 of the Agreement,
  and will be immediate grounds for terminating Employee's
  employment for Cause.

16.Applicable Law.  This Agreement shall be interpreted and
  enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Louisiana
  and the United States of America.

17.Headings.  Section headings contained in this Agreement are
  for reference only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or
  interpretation of this Agreement.

18.Modifications and Waivers.  This Agreement contains the
  entire understanding between Company and Employee relating to
  Employee's employment, unless otherwise specifically provided.
  No provision of this Agreement may be modified, amended or waived
  except in a writing signed by both parties.  The waiver by either
  party of a breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not
  operate to waive any subsequent breach of the Agreement.

19.Severability.  Should any part of this Agreement be found to
   be invalid or in violation of law, such part shall be of no force
   and effect and the rest of this Agreement shall survive as valid
   and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this
Agreement in the presence of the undersigned witnesses.

WITNESSES:                         EMPLOYEE:


_______________________________
                                   DONALD C. HINTZ




WITNESSES:                         ENTERGY CORPORATION,
                                   BY ITS DULY AUTHORIZED AGENT:


___________________________________
                                       J. WAYNE LEONARD
                                       Chief Executive Officer,
______________________________         Entergy Corporation