Exhibit 99.2

                      CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
           18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
            SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


      I, C. John Wilder, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer of Entergy Corporation, Entergy Arkansas, Inc., Entergy  Gulf
States,  Inc.,  Entergy Louisiana, Inc., Entergy  Mississippi,  Inc.,
Entergy  New  Orleans, Inc., and System Energy Resources,  Inc.  (the
"Companies"), certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as  adopted
pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1)  The  Quarterly  Reports on Form 10-Q of the  Companies  for  the
     quarter ended June 30, 2002 (the "Report") fully comply with the
     requirements  of  Section  13(a)  or  15(d)  of  the  Securities
     Exchange Act of 1934; and
(2)  The information contained in each Report fairly presents, in all
     material  respects,  the  financial  condition  and  results  of
     operations  of each respective Company as of the dates  and  for
     the periods expressed in the Report.


                                   /s/ C. John Wilder
                                      C. John Wilder
                Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer


Date:     August 12, 2002