Entergy Mississippi, Inc. 1M BD 66 (EMP) 10-Q 2013 Q3 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-Sep
	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013
Fixed charges, as defined:
Total Interest charges	$131,197	$118,243	$101,318	$84,356	$83,251	$81,925
Interest applicable to rentals	9,197	3,767	2,204	2,309	2,074	1,895
Total fixed charges, as defined	140,394	122,010	103,522	86,665	85,325	83,820
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	$85,161
Earnings as defined:
Net Income	$131,888	$153,281	$174,319	$201,604	$158,977	$149,547
Add:
Income Taxes	70,076	88,951	92,297	89,736	52,616	$56,169
Fixed charges as above	140,394	122,010	103,522	86,665	85,325	83,820
Total earnings, as defined	$342,358	$364,242	$370,138	$378,005	$296,918	$289,536
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges, as defined	2.44	2.99	3.58	4.36	3.48	3.45
Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and
preferred dividends, as defined	2.42	2.95	3.54	4.30	3.43	3.40
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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.