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               SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                     Washington, D.C.  20549



                            FORM 8-K


                         CURRENT REPORT



             Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                 Securities Exchange Act of 1934



 Date of Report (Date earliest event reported) October 16, 2002



Commission     Registrant, State of Incorporation, I.R.S. Employer
File Number    Address and Telephone Number        Identification No.


0-320          ENTERGY MISSISSIPPI, INC.           64-0205830
               (a Mississippi corporation)

               308 East Pearl Street
               Jackson, Mississippi
               Telephone (601) 368-5000



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Item 5.   Other Events and Regulation FD Disclosure.

         Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference

    The consolidated financial statements of Ambac Assurance
Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2001 and December
31, 2000, and for each of the years in the three-year period
ended December 31, 2001, included in the Annual Report on Form 10-
K of Ambac Financial Group, Inc. (which was filed with the SEC on
March 26, 2002 in Commission File Number 1-1077), the unaudited
consolidated interim financial statements of Ambac Assurance and
its subsidiaries as of March 31, 2002 and for the periods ended
March 31, 2002 and March 31, 2001 included in the Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q of Ambac Financial Group, Inc. (filed with
the SEC on May 13, 2002); as of June 30, 2002 and for the periods
ended June 30, 2002 and June 30, 2001 included in the Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q of Ambac Financial Group, Inc. (filed with
the SEC on August 14, 2002), and the Current Reports on Form 8-K
of Ambac Financial Group, Inc. filed with the SEC on January 25,
2002, April 18, 2002, July 19, 2002 and August 14, 2002 are
hereby incorporated by reference in (i) this Current Report on
Form 8-K; (ii) the registration statement (No. 333-53554) of the
Registrant; and (iii) the Prospectus Supplement dated October 16,
2002 related to the Company's 6% First Mortgage Bonds due
November 1, 2032, and shall be deemed to be part hereof and
thereof.

    In connection with the incorporation of such documents by
reference, the Company is hereby filing the consent of KPMG LLP
to the use of its name in such prospectus supplement.  The
consent of KPMG LLP is filed herewith as Exhibit 23.

Item 7.   Financial Statements and Exhibits.

          (a)  Not applicable
          (b)  Not applicable
          (c)  Exhibits

    The following documents are filed herewith in accordance
with Item 601(b) of Regulation S-K.

     Exhibit No.               Description

          23      Consent of KPMG LLP, independent
                  auditors of Ambac Assurance
                  Corporation and subsidiaries


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                            SIGNATURE


     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act
1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.



                              ENTERGY MISSISSIPPI, INC.

                              By:  /s/ Steven C. McNeal
                                   Steven C. McNeal
                                   Vice President and Treasurer

Dated:  October 18, 2002



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                          EXHIBIT INDEX



  Exhibit No.           Description                 Page

       23    Consent of KPMG LLP, independent         5
             auditors of Ambac Assurance
             Corporation and subsidiaries


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