Entergy Texas (ETI-P) 10-Q 2013 Q2 Quarterly report

						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
						30-Jun
	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013
Fixed charges, as defined:
Total Interest charges	$131,197	$118,243	$101,318	$84,356	$83,251	$81,833
Interest applicable to rentals	9,197	3,767	2,204	2,309	2,074	1,969
Total fixed charges, as defined	140,394	122,010	103,522	86,665	85,325	83,802
Preferred dividends, as defined (a)	1,151	1,306	1,006	1,341	1,341	1,341
Combined fixed charges and preferred dividends, as defined	$141,545	$123,316	$104,528	$88,006	$86,666	$85,143
Earnings as defined:
Net Income	$131,888	$153,281	$174,319	$201,604	$158,977	$137,114
Add:
Income Taxes	70,076	88,951	92,297	89,736	52,616	$73,742
Fixed charges as above	140,394	122,010	103,522	86,665	85,325	83,802
Total earnings, as defined	$342,358	$364,242	$370,138	$378,005	$296,918	$294,658
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges, as defined	2.44	2.99	3.58	4.36	3.48	3.52
Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and
preferred dividends, as defined	2.42	2.95	3.54	4.30	3.43	3.46
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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.