Exhibit 24
March 10, 2000
TO: Nathan E. Langston
Laurence M. Hamric
Re: Power of Attorney; 1999 Form 10-K
Entergy Corporation, referred to herein as the Company, will file with the
Securities and Exchange Commission its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 1999 pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
The Company and the undersigned persons, in their respective capacities as
directors and/or officers of the Company, as specified in Attachment I, do
each hereby make, constitute and appoint Nathan Langston and Laurence M.
Hamric, and each of them, their true and lawful Attorneys (with full power
of substitution) for each of the undersigned and in his or her name, place
and stead to sign and cause to be filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission the aforementioned Annual Report on Form 10-K and any amendments
thereto.
Yours very truly,
ENTERGY CORPORATION
By:/s/ J. Wayne Leonard
J. Wayne Leonard
Chief Executive Officer
and Director
________________________ /s/ George W. Davis
W. Frank Blount, Jr. George W. Davis
Director Director
/s/ Norman C. Francis /s/ Robert v.d. Luft
Norman C. Francis Robert v.d. Luft
Director Chairman of the Board
Director
/s/ J. Wayne Leonard /s/ Kinnaird R. McKee
J. Wayne Leonard Kinnaird R. McKee
Chief Executive Officer Director
Director
___________________ ___________________
Thomas F. McLarty, III Paul W. Murrill
Director Director
/s/ James R. Nichols /s/ Eugene H. Owen
James R. Nichols Eugene H. Owen
Director Director
/s/ William A. Percy, II /s/ Dennis H. Reilley
William A. Percy, II Dennis H. Reilley
Director Director
_____________________ /s/ Bismark A. Steinhagen
Wm. Clifford Smith Bismark A. Steinhagen
Director Director
/s/ C. John Wilder
C. John Wilder
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
ATTACHMENT I
Entergy Corporation
Chief Executive Officer and Director - J. Wayne Leonard (principal
executive officer)
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer - C. John Wilder
(principal financial officer)
Directors - W. Frank Blount, George W. Davis, Norman C. Francis, J. Wayne
Leonard, Robert v.d. Luft, Kinnaird R. McKee, Thomas F. McLarty, III, Paul
W. Murrill, James R. Nichols, Eugene H. Owen, William A. Percy, II, Dennis
H. Reilley, Wm. Clifford Smith, Bismark A. Steinhagen.
March 10, 2000
TO: Nathan E. Langston
Laurence M. Hamric
Re: Power of Attorney; 1999 Form 10-K
Entergy Arkansas, Inc., Entergy Gulf States, Inc., Entergy Louisiana, Inc.,
Entergy Mississippi, Inc., Entergy New Orleans, Inc., and System Energy
Resources, Inc. (collectively referred to herein as the Companies) will
each file with the Securities and Exchange Commission its Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999 pursuant to Section 13 or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
The Companies and the undersigned person, in their respective capacities as
directors and/or officers of the Companies, as specified in Attachment I,
do each hereby make, constitute and appoint Nathan Langston and Laurence M.
Hamric, and each of them, their true and lawful Attorneys (with full power
of substitution) for each of the undersigned and in his or her name, place
and stead to sign and cause to be filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission the aforementioned Annual Report on Form 10-K and any amendments
thereto.
Yours very truly,
ENTERGY ARKANSAS, INC. (hereinafter "EAI")
ENTERGY GULF STATES, INC. (hereinafter "EGSI")
ENTERGY LOUISIANA, INC. (hereinafter "ELI")
ENTERGY MISSISSIPPI, INC. (hereinafter "EMI")
ENTERGY NEW ORLEANS, INC. (hereinafter "ENOI")
SYSTEM ENERGY RESOURCES, INC. (hereinafter "SERI")
/s/ Thomas J. Wright /s/ Jerry D. Jackson
THOMAS J. WRIGHT JERRY D. JACKSON
Chairman, President, and Chief Chairman of Entergy Gulf States, Inc.
Executive Officer of Entergy and Entergy Louisiana, Inc., President
Arkansas, Inc. and Chief Executive Officer -
Louisiana of Entergy Gulf States, Inc.
and President and Chief Executive
Officer of Entergy Louisiana, Inc.
/s/ Joseph F. Domino /s/ Carolyn C. Shanks
JOSEPH F. DOMINO CAROLYN C. SHANKS
President and Chief Executive Officer Chairman, President, and Chief
of Entergy Gulf States, Inc. - Texas Executive Officer of Entergy
Mississippi, Inc.
/s/ Daniel F. Packer /s/ Jerry W. Yelverton
DANIEL F. PACKER JERRY W. YELVERTON
Chairman, President, and Chief Chairman, President, and Chief
Executive Officer of Entergy Executive Officer of System
New Orleans, Inc. Energy Resources, Inc.
/s/ Joseph F. Domino /s/ Carolyn C. Shanks
Joseph F. Domino Carolyn C. Shanks
Director, President and Director, Chairman of the
Chief Executive Officer- Board, President and
Texas of EGSI Chief Executive Officer
of EMI
/s/ Donald C. Hintz /s/ Thomas J. Wright
Donald C. Hintz Thomas J. Wright
Director of EAI, EGSI, Director, Chairman of the
ELI, EMI, ENOI and SERI Board, President and
Chief Executive Officer
of EAI
/s/ Jerry D. Jackson /s/ Jerry W. Yelverton
Jerry D. Jackson Jerry W. Yelverton
Director, Chairman of the Director, Chairman of the
Board of EGSI & ELI Board, President and
President and Chief Chief Executive Officer
Executive Officer- of SERI
Louisiana of EGSI and
President and Chief
Executive Officer of ELI
/s/ Daniel F. Packer /s/ C. John Wilder
Daniel F. Packer C. John Wilder
Director, Chairman of the Director, Executive Vice
Board, President and President and Chief
Chief Executive Officer Financial Officer of EAI,
of ENOI EGSI, ELI, EMI, ENOI and
SERI
ATTACHMENT I
Entergy Arkansas, Inc.
Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer - Thomas J.
Wright (principal executive officer); Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer - C. John Wilder (principal financial officer).
Directors - Thomas J. Wright, Donald C. Hintz and C. John Wilder
Entergy Gulf States, Inc.
Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer-Louisiana -
Jerry D. Jackson (principal executive officer); President and Chief
Executive Officer-Texas - Joseph F. Domino (principal executive officer),
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer - C. John Wilder
(principal financial officer).
Directors - Jerry D. Jackson, Joseph F. Domino, Donald C. Hintz and C. John
Wilder
Entergy Louisiana, Inc.
Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer - Jerry D.
Jackson (principal executive officer); Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer - C. John Wilder (principal financial officer).
Directors - Donald C. Hintz, Jerry D. Jackson and C. John Wilder
Entergy Mississippi, Inc.
Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer - Carolyn C.
Shanks (principal executive officer); Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer - C. John Wilder (principal financial officer).
Directors - Donald C. Hintz, Carolyn C. Shanks and C. John Wilder
Entergy New Orleans, Inc.
Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer - Daniel F.
Packer (principal executive officer); Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer - C. John Wilder (principal financial officer).
Directors - Donald C. Hintz, Daniel F. Packer and C. John Wilder
System Energy Resources, Inc.
Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer - Jerry W.
Yelverton (principal executive officer); Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer - C. John Wilder (principal financial officer).
Directors - Donald C. Hintz, C. John Wilder and Jerry W. Yelverton