<ARTICLE> UT <LEGEND> This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from Entergy New Orleans' financial statements for the year ended December 31, 1996 and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements. </LEGEND> <CIK> 0000071508 <NAME> ENTERGY NEW ORLEANS INC. <SUBSIDIARY> <NUMBER> 017 <NAME> ENTERGY NEW ORLEANS, INC. <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> YEAR <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1996 <PERIOD-END> DEC-31-1996 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 296,218 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 3,259 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 126,525 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 123,994 <OTHER-ASSETS> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 549,996 <COMMON> 33,744 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 36,294 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 73,072 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 162,890 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 19,780 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 168,888 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 0 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 0 <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 12,000 <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 0 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LEASES-CURRENT> 0 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 206,218 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 549,996 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 504,277 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 16,217 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 446,699 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 446,699 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 57,578 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> 1,467 <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 59,045 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 16,052 <NET-INCOME> 26,776 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 965 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 25,811 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 34,000 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 0 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 44,006 <EPS-PRIMARY> 0 <EPS-DILUTED> 0