Entergy (ETR) 10-Q 2005 Q1 Quarterly report

					Exhibit 99(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,					March 31,
	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
Fixed charges, as defined:
Total Interest	$15,891	$19,661	$27,950	$17,786	$16,610	$16,198
Interest applicable to rentals	1,008	977	1,043	910	644	713
Total fixed charges, as defined	16,899	20,638	28,993	18,696	17,254	16,911
Preferred dividends, as defined (a)	1,643	2,898	2,736	1,686	1,545	1,544
Combined fixed charges and preferred dividends, as defined	$18,542	$23,536	$31,729	$20,382	$18,799	$18,455
Earnings as defined:
Net Income	$16,518	($2,195)	($230)	$7,859	$28,072	26,694
Add:
Provision for income taxes:
Total	11,597	(4,396)	(422)	5,875	16,868	15,985
Fixed charges as above	16,899	20,638	28,993	18,696	17,254	16,911
Total earnings, as defined	$45,014	$14,047	$28,341	$32,430	$62,194	$59,590
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges, as defined	2.66	0.68	0.98	1.73	3.60	3.52
Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and
preferred dividends, as defined	2.43	0.60	0.89	1.59	3.31	3.23
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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.
(b) For Entergy New Orleans, earnings for the twelve months ended December 31, 2001 were not adequate to cover fixed charges and combined fixed charges and preferred dividends by $6.6 million and $9.5 million, respectively.
(c) For Entergy New Orleans, earnings for the twelve months ended December 31, 2002 were not adequate to cover combined fixed charges and preferred dividends by $0.7 million and $3.4 million, respectively.