Exhibit 23.1




             Consent of independent accountants
                              
We  consent  to  the  incorporation by  reference  in  Post-
Effective Amendment Nos. 2, 3,4A and 5A on Form S-8 and  the
related  Prospectuses  to  the  registration  statement   of
Entergy Corporation on Form S-4 (File Numbers 33-54298)  and
on  Form S-3 (File Numbers 333-02503 and 333-22007)  of  our
report   dated  June  18,  1996,  on  our  audits   of   the
consolidated financial statements of London Electricity plc,
as of March 31, 1996  and March 31, 1995 and for the each of
the  two  years  in the period ended March 31,  1996,  which
report is included in this Report on Form 8-K.



Yours faithfully



COOPERS & LYBRAND

Coopers & Lybrand
London
England

April 14, 1997