| Exhibit 12(e) | ||||||
| Entergy New Orleans, Inc. | ||||||
| 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 | $17,786 | $16,610 | $13,555 | $19,329 | $21,497 | $19,160 |
| Interest applicable to rentals | 910 | 644 | 426 | 527 | 407 | 438 |
| Total fixed charges, as defined | 18,696 | 17,254 | 13,981 | 19,856 | 21,904 | 19,598 |
| Preferred dividends, as defined (a) | 1,686 | 1,545 | 1,172 | 2,501 | 1,745 | 1,787 |
| Combined fixed charges and preferred dividends, as defined | $20,382 | $18,799 | $15,153 | $22,357 | $23,649 | $21,385 |
| Earnings as defined: | ||||||
| Net Income | $7,859 | $28,072 | $1,250 | $5,344 | $24,582 | 28,992 |
| Add: | ||||||
| Provision for income taxes: | ||||||
| Total | 5,875 | 16,868 | 1,790 | 5,051 | 13,506 | 17,132 |
| Fixed charges as above | 18,696 | 17,254 | 13,981 | 19,856 | 21,904 | 19,598 |
| Total earnings, as defined | $32,430 | $62,194 | $17,021 | $30,251 | $59,992 | $65,722 |
| Ratio of earnings to fixed charges, as defined | 1.73 | 3.60 | 1.22 | 1.52 | 2.74 | 3.35 |
| Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and | ||||||
| preferred dividends, as defined | 1.59 | 3.31 | 1.12 | 1.35 | 2.54 | 3.07 |
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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. | ||||||