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FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ENTERGY CORP /DE/
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000065984
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	ELECTRIC SERVICES [4911]
		IRS NUMBER:				721229752
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		35-CERT
		SEC ACT:		1935 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	070-09723
		FILM NUMBER:		02666170

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		639 LOYOLA AVE
		CITY:			NEW ORLEANS
		STATE:			LA
		ZIP:			70113
		BUSINESS PHONE:		5045764000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		PO BOX 61000
		CITY:			NEW ORLEANS
		STATE:			LA
		ZIP:			70161

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	ENTERGY CORP /FL/
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19940329

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	MIDDLE SOUTH UTILITIES INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19890521

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	ENTERGY GSU HOLDINGS INC /DE/
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19940329
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3

                    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

          BEFORE THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                        WASHINGTON, D.C.


*  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *
In the Matter of                   *
                              *
ENTERGY CORPORATION           *    CERTIFICATE
                              *    PURSUANT TO RULE 24
File No. 70-9723                   *
                              *
(Public Utility Holding Company         *
Act of 1935)                       *
*  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *


     Pursuant to Rule 24 promulgated by the Securities and

Exchange Commission ("SEC") under the Public Utility Holding

Company Act of 1935, as amended ("Act"), as modified by the

application-declaration in the above referenced file (the

"Application Declaration") and the related order dated January 5,

2001 ("January 2001 Order"), this is to certify that the

following transactions were carried out during the period

commencing January 1, 2002 and ending March 31, 2002 (the

"Reporting Period") by Entergy Corporation and its Nonutility

Companies,1 pursuant to the authorization of the SEC under the

January 2001 Order.

Authorized Transactions

     Pursuant to the January 2001 Order, Entergy and its

Nonutility Companies, among other things, are authorized to

acquire, through December 31, 2005, up to $1.2 billion in Energy-

Related Assets and/or Energy-Related Equity Securities.

     During the Reporting Period, Entergy and its Nonutility

Companies participated in the following transactions:

I.   Value and Description of Energy-Related Assets and/or Energy-

     Related Equity Securities Acquired

     During the Reporting Period, Entergy Koch, LP indirectly

through a subsidiary spent $12,231,775 on construction of Energy-

Related Assets.

II.  Description of Securities Issued in Connection with

     Acquisitions of Energy-Related Assets and Energy-Related

     Equity Securities.

     During the Reporting Period, Entergy and its Nonutility

Companies did not issue any securities in connection with the

acquisition of Energy-Related Assets or Energy-Related Equity

Securities.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned company has caused this

certificate to be filed this 30th day of May, 2002.



ENTERGY CORPORATION



By:  /s/ Nathan E. Langston
     Nathan E. Langston
     Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer

_______________________________
1    Nonutility Companies are defined in the Application
Declaration as New Subsidiaries, "exempt wholesale generators"
("EWGs"), "foreign utility companies ("FUCOs"), "exempt
telecommunications companies" ("ETCs"), Rule 58 Companies and
other non-utility subsidiaries of Entergy (including EPMC and O&M
Subs) which Entergy is authorized or by rule permitted to acquire
and own.

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