EXHIBIT 23(d)
                                                            
                INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
                              
     We consent to the incorporation by reference in this
Registration Statement of Louisiana Power & Light Company on
Form S-3 of our reports dated February 11, 1994 appearing in
the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Louisiana Power & Light
Company for the year ended December 31, 1994, and to the
references to us under the heading "Experts and Legality" in
the Prospectus which is part of this Registration Statement.

DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
New Orleans, Louisiana

January 8, 1996