Exhibit 24
February 26, 1999
TO: Nathan E. Langston
Laurence M. Hamric
Re: Power of Attorney; 1998 Form 10-K
Entergy Corporation, referred to herein as the Company, will
file with the Securities and Exchange Commission its Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998
pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934.
The Company and the undersigned persons, in their respective
capacities as directors and/or officers of the Company, as
specified in Attachment I, do each hereby make, constitute
and appoint Nathan Langston and Laurence M. Hamric, and each
of them, their true and lawful Attorneys (with full power of
substitution) for each of the undersigned and in his or her
name, place and stead to sign and cause to be filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission the aforementioned Annual
Report on Form 10-K and any amendments thereto.
Yours very truly,
ENTERGY CORPORATION
By:/s/ Wayne Leonard
Wayne Leonard
Chief Executive Officer
and Director
/s/ W. Frank Blount, Jr. /s/ John A. Cooper, Jr.
W. Frank Blount, Jr. John A. Cooper, Jr.
Director Director
/s/ George W. Davis /s/ Norman C. Francis
George W. Davis Norman C. Francis
Director Director
/s/ Robert v.d. Luft /s/ Wayne Leonard
Robert v.d. Luft Wayne Leonard
Chairman of the Board Chief Executive Officer
Director Director
/s/ Kinnaird R. McKee /s/ Paul W. Murrill
Kinnaird R. McKee Paul W. Murrill
Director Director
/s/ James R. Nichols /s/ Eugene H. Owen
James R. Nichols Eugene H. Owen
Director Director
/s/ John N. Palmer, Jr. /s/ Robert D. Pugh
John N. Palmer, Jr. Robert D. Pugh
Director Director
/s/ Bismark A. Steinhagen /s/ Wm. Clifford Smith
Bismark A. Steinhagen Wm. Clifford Smith
Director Director
/s/ C. John Wilder
C. John Wilder
Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial
Officer
ATTACHMENT I
Entergy Corporation
Chief Executive Officer and Director - Wayne Leonard
(principal executive officer)
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer - C. John Wilder
(principal financial officer)
Directors - W. Frank Blount, John A. Cooper, Jr., George W.
Davis, Norman C. Francis, Robert v.d. Luft, Kinnaird R.
McKee, Wayne Leonard, Paul W. Murrill, James R. Nichols,
Eugene H. Owen, John N. Palmer, Sr., Robert D. Pugh, Wm.
Clifford Smith, Bismark A. Steinhagen.
February 26, 1999
TO: Nathan E. Langston
Laurence M. Hamric
Re: Power of Attorney; 1998 Form 10-K
Entergy Arkansas, Inc., Entergy Gulf States, Inc., Entergy
Louisiana, Inc., Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans
and System Energy Resources, Inc. (collectively referred to
herein as the Companies) will each file with the Securities
and Exchange Commission its Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 1998 pursuant to Section 13 or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
The Companies and the undersigned person, in their
respective capacities as directors and/or officers of the
Companies, as specified in Attachment I, do each hereby
make, constitute and appoint Nathan Langston and Laurence M.
Hamric, and each of them, their true and lawful Attorneys
(with full power of substitution) for each of the
undersigned and in his or her name, place and stead to sign
and cause to be filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission the aforementioned Annual Report on Form 10-K and
any amendments thereto.
Yours very truly,
ENTERGY ARKANSAS, INC. (hereinafter "EAI")
ENTERGY GULF STATES, INC. (hereinafter "EGSI")
ENTERGY LOUISIANA, INC. (hereinafter "ELI")
ENTERGY MISSISSIPPI, INC. (hereinafter "EMI")
ENTERGY NEW ORLEANS, INC. (hereinafter "ENOI")
SYSTEM ENERGY RESOURCES, INC. (hereinafter "SERI")
By: /s/ Wayne Leonard
Wayne Leonard
Chairman of the Board
and Director of EAI, EGSI, ELI,
EMI, ENOI and SERI
/s/ Joseph F. Domino /s/ Jerry W. Yelverton
Joseph F. Domino Jerry W. Yelverton
Director of EGSI Director, President and
Chief Executive Officer
of SERI
/s/ Frank F. Gallaher /s/ Donald C. Hintz
Frank F. Gallaher Donald C. Hintz
Director of EAI, EGSI, Director of EAI, EGSI,
ELI and EMI ELI, EMI, ENOI and SERI
/s/ Jerry D. Jackson /s/ R. Drake Keith
Jerry D. Jackson R. Drake Keith
Director of EAI, EGSI, Director, President and
ELI, EMI, and ENOI and Chief Executive Officer
President and Chief of EAI
Executive Officer of
ELI and President and
Chief Executive Officer
- - Louisiana of EGSI
/s/ Jerry L. Maulden /s/ Daniel F. Packer
Jerry L. Maulden Daniel F. Packer
Director of EAI, EGSI, Director, President and
ELI and EMI Chief Executive Officer
of ENOI
/s/ Donald E. Meiners /s/ C. John Wilder
Donald E. Meiners C. John Wilder
Director, President and Executive Vice President
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial
of EMI Officer of EAI, EGSI,
ELI, EMI, ENOI and SERI
ATTACHMENT I
Entergy Arkansas, Inc.
Chairman of the Board - Wayne Leonard; President and Chief
Executive Officer - R. Drake Keith (principal executive
officer); Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer - C. John Wilder (principal financial officer).
Directors -Frank F. Gallaher, Donald C. Hintz, Jerry D.
Jackson, R. Drake Keith, Wayne Leonard, Jerry L. Maulden.
Entergy Gulf States, Inc.
Chairman of the Board - Wayne Leonard; President and Chief
Executive Officer - Louisiana - Jerry D. Jackson (principal
executive officer); Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer - C. John Wilder (principal financial
officer).
Directors -Joseph E. Domino, Frank F. Gallaher, Donald C.
Hintz, Jerry D. Jackson, Wayne Leonard , Jerry L. Maulden.
Entergy Louisiana, Inc.
Chairman of the Board - Wayne Leonard; President and Chief
Executive Officer - Jerry D. Jackson (principal executive
officer); Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer - C. John Wilder (principal financial officer).
Directors - Frank F. Gallaher, Donald C. Hintz, Jerry D.
Jackson, Wayne Leonard, Jerry L. Maulden.
Entergy Mississippi, Inc.
Chairman of the Board - Wayne Leonard; President and Chief
Executive Officer - Donald E. Meiners (principal executive
officer); Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer - C. John Wilder (principal financial officer).
Directors -Frank F. Gallaher, Donald C. Hintz, Jerry D.
Jackson, Wayne Leonard, Jerry L. Maulden, Donald E. Meiners.
ATTACHMENT I (Continued)
Entergy New Orleans, Inc.
Chairman of the Board - Wayne Leonard; President and Chief
Executive Officer - Daniel F. Packer (principal executive
officer); Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer - C. John Wilder (principal financial officer).
Directors - Jerry D. Jackson, Donald C. Hintz, Wayne
Leonard, Daniel F. Packer.
System Energy Resources, Inc.
Chairman of the Board - Wayne Leonard; President and Chief
Executive Officer - Jerry W. Yelverton (principal executive
officer); Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer - C. John Wilder (principal financial officer).
Directors - Donald C. Hintz, Wayne Leonard, C. John Wilder,
Jerry W. Yelverton