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<ARTICLE> UT
<LEGEND>
This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from
NOPSI's financial statements for the quarter ended September 30, 1995
and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial
statements.
</LEGEND>
<SUBSIDIARY>
   <NUMBER> 011
   <NAME> NEW ORLEANS PUBLIC SERVICE INC 
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000
       
                             
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   9-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          DEC-31-1994
<PERIOD-END>                               SEP-30-1995
<BOOK-VALUE>                                  PER-BOOK
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<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST>                      3,259
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS>                         170,360
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES>                       166,950
<OTHER-ASSETS>                                       0
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<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                            1,950
<PREFERRED>                                     19,780
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET>                           155,946
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES>                                   0
<LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE>                            0
<COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS>                       0
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<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE>                      368,272
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<OTHER-INCOME-NET>                                 715
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN>                  45,163
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE>                        13,368
<NET-INCOME>                                    31,795
<PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                      1,035
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM>                   30,760
<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                        14,100
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS>                            0
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<EPS-PRIMARY>                                        0
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