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|Entergy Mississippi, 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                                                       | $38,840  | $44,877  | $50,991  | $45,464      
|Interest applicable to rentals                                       | 2,261    | 1,596    | 1,849    | 1,916        
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|Total fixed charges, as defined                                      | 41,101   | 46,473   | 52,840   | $47,380      
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|Preferred dividends, as defined (a)                                  | 4,878    | 5,347    | 4,674    | 4,490        
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|Combined fixed charges and preferred dividends, as defined           | $45,979  | $51,820  | $57,514  | $51,870      
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|Earnings as defined:                                                 |          |          |          |              
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|Net Income                                                           | $41,588  | $38,973  | $39,620  | $52,408      
|Add:                                                                 |          |          |          |              
|Provision for income taxes:                                          |          |          |          |              
|Total income taxes                                                   | 17,537   | 22,868   | 20,464   | 17,846       
|Fixed charges as above                                               | 41,101   | 46,473   | 52,840   | 47,380       
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|Total earnings, as defined                                           | $100,226 | $108,314 | $112,924 | $117,634     
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|Ratio of earnings to fixed charges, as defined                       | 2.44     | 2.33     | 2.14     | 2.48         
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|Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and                      |          |          |          |              
|preferred dividends, as defined                                      | 2.18     | 2.09     | 1.96     | 2.27         
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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.