| Exhibit 12(b) | ||||||
| Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, L.L.C. | ||||||
| Computation of Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges and | ||||||
| Ratios of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Dividends | ||||||
| Twelve Months Ended | ||||||
| December 31, | June 30, | |||||
| 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | |
| Fixed charges, as defined: | ||||||
| Total Interest charges | $157,343 | $133,598 | $126,788 | $149,780 | $163,409 | $150,069 |
| Interest applicable to rentals | 16,694 | 13,707 | 8,832 | 8,928 | 8,773 | 6,589 |
| Total fixed charges, as defined | 174,037 | 147,305 | 135,620 | 158,708 | 172,182 | 156,658 |
| Preferred dividends, as defined (a) | 6,485 | 6,991 | 6,444 | 5,969 | 6,514 | 3,994 |
| Combined fixed charges and preferred dividends, as defined | $180,522 | $154,296 | $142,064 | $164,677 | $178,696 | $160,652 |
| Earnings as defined: | ||||||
| Income from continuing operations before extraordinary items and | ||||||
| the cumulative effect of accounting changes | $63,895 | $192,264 | $206,497 | $211,988 | $192,779 | $187,235 |
| Add: | ||||||
| Income Taxes | 24,249 | 108,288 | 110,270 | 107,067 | 123,701 | 118,458 |
| Fixed charges as above | 174,037 | 147,305 | 135,620 | 158,708 | 172,182 | 156,658 |
| Total earnings, as defined | $262,181 | $447,857 | $452,387 | $477,763 | $488,662 | $462,351 |
| Ratio of earnings to fixed charges, as defined | 1.51 | 3.04 | 3.34 | 3.01 | 2.84 | 2.95 |
| Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and | ||||||
| preferred dividends, as defined | 1.45 | 2.90 | 3.18 | 2.90 | 2.73 | 2.88 |
| (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. | ||||||