Exhibit 4.05
                      CERTIFICATE OF TRUST
                                
                               OF
                                
                   ENTERGY LOUISIANA CAPITAL I


          THIS CERTIFICATE OF TRUST of Entergy Louisiana Capital
I (the "Trust"), dated as of April    , 1996 is being duly
executed and filed by the undersigned, as trustees, to form a
business trust under the Delaware Business Trust Act (12 Del. C.
Section 3801, et seq.).

                    Name.  The name of the business trust being formed
hereby is Entergy Louisiana Capital I.

                    Delaware Trustee.  The name and business address of the
trustee of the Trust with a principal place of business in the
State of Delaware are The Bank of New York (Delaware), White Clay
Center, Route 273, Newark, New Castle County, Delaware.

                    Effective Date.  This Certificate of Trust shall be
effective as of its filing.

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, being the only
trustees of the Trust, have executed this Certificate of Trust as
of the date first above written.

THE BANK OF NEW YORK (DELAWARE)  WILLIAM J. REGAN, JR.,
not in its individual capacity   not in his individual capacity
but solely as Trustee            but solely as Trustee
                                 
                                 
                                 
By:____________________________  By:____________________________
Name: _____________________
Title: ______________________
                                 
THE BANK OF NEW YORK,            
not in its individual capacity   
but solely as Trustee            
                                 
                                 
By:____________________________  
    Name:  Nancy Gill            
    Title:  Assistant Treasurer