Entergy Louisiana, LLC COLLATERAL TR MT (ELC)
Filed: 7 Jan 25, 10:29am
Exhibit 5.06
Entergy Services, LLC 639 Loyola Avenue (70113) P.O. Box 61000 New Orleans, LA 70161 Tel: 504-576-6755 Fax: 504-576-4150 e-mail: dbalash@entergy.com
Dawn A. Balash Assistant General Counsel Corporate and Securities |
January 7, 2025
Entergy Louisiana, LLC
4809 Jefferson Highway
Jefferson, Louisiana 70121
Ladies and Gentlemen:
I have acted as counsel for Entergy Louisiana, LLC (the “Company”) in connection with the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-266624-04) (the “Registration Statement”), relating to $750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its Collateral Trust Mortgage Bonds, 5.80% Series due March 15, 2055 (the “Bonds”). The Bonds have been issued pursuant to the Company’s Mortgage and Deed of Trust, dated as of November 1, 2015, with The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee (the “Trustee”) (the Mortgage, as amended and supplemented, including by the Twenty-first Supplemental Indenture, dated as of January 1, 2025, and the officer’s certificate dated as of January 2, 2025, establishing the terms of the Bonds, being hereinafter referred to as the “Mortgage”).
In my capacity as such counsel, I have examined the Registration Statement and the Mortgage, which has been (or will be) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. As to questions of fact material to the opinions expressed herein, I have relied upon representations and certifications of the officers of the Company and appropriate public officials without independent verification of such matters except as otherwise described herein. I have also examined or have caused to be examined such other documents and have satisfied myself as to such other matters as I have deemed necessary in order to render this opinion. In such examination, I have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the legal capacity of all natural persons, the authenticity of the documents submitted to me as originals, the conformity with the originals of all documents submitted to me as certified or facsimile copies and the authenticity of the originals of all documents submitted to me as copies. I have not examined the Bonds, except a specimen thereof, and I have relied upon a certificate of the Trustee as to the authentication and delivery thereof.
Entergy Louisiana, LLC
January 7, 2025
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Subject to the foregoing and the further exceptions and qualifications set forth below, I am of the opinion that the Bonds are binding obligations of the Company.
This opinion is limited to the laws of the State of Louisiana. To the extent that the opinions relate to or are dependent upon matters governed by the laws of the State of New York, I have relied upon the opinion of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, which is being filed as Exhibit 5.05 to the Registration Statement. To the extent that the opinions relate to or are dependent upon matters governed by the laws of the State of Texas, I have relied upon the opinion of Husch Blackwell LLP, which is being filed as Exhibit 5.07 to the Registration Statement. As to all matters of the laws of the State of Louisiana, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP and Husch Blackwell LLP are authorized to rely on this opinion as if it were addressed to each of them.
I hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as Exhibit 5.06 to a Current Report on Form 8-K, which will be incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement. I also consent to the reference to me in the prospectus included in the Registration Statement under the caption “Legality.” In giving the foregoing consents, I do not admit that I am within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
| Very truly yours, |
| /s/ Dawn A. Balash |