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|Entergy New Orleans, Inc.                                            |         |        
|Computation of Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges and               |         |        
|Ratios of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Dividends |         |        
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|                                                                     | 1999    | 2000    | 2001     | 2002         
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|Fixed charges, as defined:                                           |         |         |          |              
|Total Interest                                                       | $14,680 | $15,891 | $19,661  | $27,950      
|Interest applicable to rentals                                       | 1,281   | 1,008   | 977      | 1,043        
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|Total fixed charges, as defined                                      | 15,961  | 16,899  | 20,638   | 28,993       
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|Preferred dividends, as defined (a)                                  | 1,566   | 1,643   | 2,898    | 2,736        
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|Combined fixed charges and preferred dividends, as defined           | $17,527 | $18,542 | $23,536  | $31,729      
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|Earnings as defined:                                                 |         |         |          |              
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|Net Income                                                           | $18,961 | $16,518 | ($2,195) | ($230)       
|Add:                                                                 |         |         |          |              
|Provision for income taxes:                                          |         |         |          |              
|Total                                                                | 13,030  | 11,597  | (4,396)  | (422)        
|Fixed charges as above                                               | 15,961  | 16,899  | 20,638   | 28,993       
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|Total earnings, as defined                                           | $47,952 | $45,014 | $14,047  | $28,341      
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|Ratio of earnings to fixed charges, as defined                       | 3.00    | 2.66    | 0.68     | 0.98         
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|Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and                      |         |         |          |              
|preferred dividends, as defined                                      | 2.74    | 2.43    | 0.60     | 0.89         
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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.

(b)  For Entergy New Orleans, earnings for the twelve months ended December 31, 2001 were not adequate to cover fixed charges and combined fixed charges and preferred dividends by $6.6 million and $9.5 million, respectively.

(c)  For Entergy New Orleans, earnings for the twelve months ended December 31, 2002 were not adequate to cover combined fixed charges and preferred dividends by $0.7 million and $3.4 million, respectively.