Entergy Utility Group, Inc. 1ST MTG BD 66 (ENO) 10-K 2014 FY Annual 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
	2009		2010		2011		2012		2013	2014
Fixed charges, as defined:
Total Interest charges	$	118,243	$	101,318	$	84,356	$	83,251	$81,118	$	86,705
Interest applicable to rentals	3,767		2,204		2,309		2,074		1,902	1,796
Total fixed charges, as defined	122,010		103,522		86,665		85,325		83,020	88,501
Preferred dividends, as defined (a)	1,306		1,006		1,341		1,341		1,341	1,344
Combined fixed charges and preferred dividends, as defined	$	123,316	$	104,528	$	88,006	$	86,666	$84,361	$	89,845
Earnings as defined:
Net Income	$	153,281	$	174,319	$	201,604	$	158,977	$161,662	$	162,491
Add:
Income Taxes	88,951		92,297		89,736		52,616		56,819	88,782
Fixed charges as above	122,010		103,522		86,665		85,325		83,020	88,501
Total earnings, as defined	$	364,242	$	370,138	$	378,005	$	296,918	$301,501	$	339,774
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges, as defined	2.99		3.58		4.36		3.48		3.63	3.84
Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and
preferred dividends, as defined	2.95		3.54		4.30		3.43		3.57	3.78
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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.