<ARTICLE> UT
<LEGEND>
This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from Entergy Gulf
States' financial statements for the year ended December 31, 1998 and is
qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements.
</LEGEND>
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<NAME> ENTERGY GULF STATES, INC.
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   <NUMBER> 006
   <NAME> ENTERGY GULF STATES, INC.
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