Exhibit 23


          [LETTERHEAD OF PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP]



             CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this
registration statement on Form S-8 of our report dated
February 1, 2001 relating to the financial statements which
appears in Entergy Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2000.  We also consent to
the incorporation by reference of our report dated February
1, 2001 relating to the financial statement schedules, which
appears in such Annual Report on Form 10-K.




/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

August 31, 2001