<ARTICLE> UT
<LEGEND>
This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from
Entergy Louisiana's financial statements for the quarter ended 
September 30, 1996 and is qualified in its entirety by reference to 
such financial statements.
</LEGEND>
<SUBSIDIARY>
  <NUMBER>  009
  <NAME> ENTERGY LOUISIANA, INC.
<CIK> 0000060527
<NAME> ENTERGY LOUISIANA, INC.
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000
       
                             
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   9-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          DEC-31-1995
<PERIOD-END>                               SEP-30-1996
<BOOK-VALUE>                                  PER-BOOK
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<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST>                     79,510
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS>                         365,210
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<OTHER-ASSETS>                                       0
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                               4,311,458
<COMMON>                                     1,088,900
<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN>                       (2,659)
<RETAINED-EARNINGS>                            128,610
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ>               1,214,851
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<PREFERRED>                                    100,500
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<SHORT-TERM-NOTES>                               1,078
<LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE>                            0
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<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT>                   34,275
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<LEASES-CURRENT>                                28,000
<OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB>               1,448,078
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<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE>                    1,424,909
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE>                           101,277
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                   1,054,252
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                   1,155,529
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS>                        269,380
<OTHER-INCOME-NET>                               1,839
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN>                 271,219
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE>                        98,002
<NET-INCOME>                                   173,217
<PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                     16,457
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<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                             0
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<EPS-PRIMARY>                                        0
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