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<ARTICLE> UT
<LEGEND>
This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from Entergy New
Orleans' financial statements for quarter ended March 31, 1996 and is qualified
in its entirety by reference to such financial statements.
</LEGEND>
<SUBSIDIARY>
   <NUMBER> 011
   <NAME> ENTERGY NEW ORLEANS, INC.
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000
       
                             
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   3-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          DEC-31-1995
<PERIOD-END>                               MAR-31-1996
<BOOK-VALUE>                                  PER-BOOK
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<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST>                      3,259
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS>                         164,921
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES>                       149,829
<OTHER-ASSETS>                                       0
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<RETAINED-EARNINGS>                             80,155
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<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                0
<PREFERRED>                                     19,780
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET>                           168,839
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES>                                   0
<LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE>                            0
<COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS>                       0
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT>                   42,000
<PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT>                            0
<CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS>                          0
<LEASES-CURRENT>                                     0
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<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE>                      122,888
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<OTHER-INCOME-NET>                                 550
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN>                  12,317
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE>                         4,282
<NET-INCOME>                                     8,035
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<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM>                    7,794
<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                         3,300
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS>                            0
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<EPS-PRIMARY>                                        0
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