UNITED STATES
                 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                       Washington, D.C. 20549

                              FORM 8-K

                           CURRENT REPORT
  Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
                                1934

  Date of Report (Date earliest event reported): September 23, 2005

Commission   Registrant, State of Incorporation,     I.R.S. Employer
File Number  Address and Telephone Number            Identification No.

1-11299      ENTERGY CORPORATION                     72-1229752
             (a Delaware corporation)
             639 Loyola Avenue
             New Orleans, Louisiana 70113
             Telephone (504) 576-4000

1-10764      ENTERGY ARKANSAS, INC.                  71-0005900
             (an Arkansas corporation)
             425 West Capitol Avenue, 40th Floor
             Little Rock, Arkansas 72201
             Telephone (501) 377-4000

1-27031      ENTERGY GULF STATES, INC.               74-0662730
             (a Texas corporation)
             350 Pine Street
             Beaumont, Texas 77701
             Telephone (409) 838-6631

1-8474       ENTERGY LOUISIANA, INC.                 72-0245590
             (a Louisiana corporation)
             4809 Jefferson Highway
             Jefferson, Louisiana 70121
             Telephone (504) 840-2734

0-320        ENTERGY MISSISSIPPI, INC.               64-0205830
             (a Mississippi corporation)
             308 East Pearl Street
             Jackson, Mississippi 39201
             Telephone (601) 368-5000

0-5807       ENTERGY NEW ORLEANS, INC.               72-0273040
             (a Louisiana corporation)
             1600 Perdido Building
             New Orleans, Louisiana 70112
             Telephone (504) 670-3674

1-9067       SYSTEM ENERGY RESOURCES, INC.           72-0752777
             (an Arkansas corporation)
             Echelon One
             1340 Echelon Parkway
             Jackson, Mississippi 39213
             Telephone (601) 368-5000


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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

     The  information in this Current Report on Form 8-K  under  Item
7.01,  including  Exhibit 99 listed below, is  being  furnished,  not
filed, pursuant to Regulation FD.

     On  September  23,  2005, Entergy Corporation  issued  a  public
announcement, which is attached as Exhibit 99 hereto and incorporated
herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c) Exhibits.

 Exhibit                  Description
   No.
   99      Release, dated September 23, 2005, issued
           by Entergy Corporation


                              SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Entergy Corporation
Entergy Arkansas, Inc.
Entergy Gulf States, Inc.
Entergy Louisiana, Inc.
Entergy Mississippi, Inc.
Entergy New Orleans, Inc.
System Energy Resources, Inc.

By: /s/ Nathan E. Langston
Nathan E. Langston
Senior Vice President and
Chief Accounting Officer


Dated: September 23, 2005