SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Date of Report (Date earliest event reported) September 9, 1999 Commission Registrant, State of Incorporation, I.R.S. Employer File Number Address and Telephone Number Identification No. 1-11299 ENTERGY CORPORATION 72-1229752 (a Delaware corporation) 639 Loyola Avenue New Orleans, Louisiana 70113 Telephone (504) 529-5262 1-2703 ENTERGY GULF STATES, INC. 74-0662730 (a Texas corporation) 350 Pine Street Beaumont, Texas 77701 Telephone (409) 838-6631 Item 5. Other Events Entergy Gulf States, Inc. Reference is made to the Annual Reports on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998, the Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1999, and the Current Report on Form 8-K, dated April 27, 1999, for Entergy Corporation ("Entergy") and Entergy Gulf States, Inc. ("Entergy Gulf States") for discussions of Entergy Gulf States' rate proceedings filed in 1996 before the Public Utility Commission of Texas ("PUCT"), Entergy Gulf States' litigation in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana relating to coal and coal transportation contracts associated with the Big Cajun 3, Unit 2 coal-fuel generating plant, and the discovery of cladding degradation on certain nuclear fuel assemblies in the nuclear reactor at Entergy Gulf States' River Bend Station during a recent refueling outage. Updates of these matters are set forth below. Texas Rate Case On August 27, 1999, the PUCT entered an order denying a Motion for Rehearing by the Office of Public Utility Counsel ("OPC") in Entergy Gulf States' rate case filed in November of 1998. The OPC's Motion for Rehearing asserted that the order issued by the PUCT approving a non-unanimous settlement agreement in the rate proceeding was not consistent with the terms of the settlement agreement among the parties to the proceeding. It is uncertain whether the OPC will appeal the PUCT's final order in the rate proceeding. Coal Supply and Coal Transportation Litigation On August 26, 1999, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Louisiana entered an order in the bankruptcy proceeding of Cajun Electric Power Cooperative, Inc. ("Cajun"). The order approved a settlement agreement (the "Settlement") among the parties to that proceeding relating to the confirmation of a plan of reorganization (the "Creditors' Plan") in bankruptcy for Cajun. Entergy Gulf States is a party to the Settlement. The Creditors' Plan, as modified by the Settlement, has the effect of ending pending litigation between Entergy Gulf States and suppliers of coal and rail transportation for coal to the Big Cajun 2, Unit 3 generating plant, in which Entergy Gulf States owns an undivided interest. River Bend Station Nuclear Fuel The nuclear fuel assemblies that were found to be damaged during the most recent refueling outage at the River Bend Station have been replaced and the generating unit has been operating normally since restart on July 8, 1999. The damaged assemblies are being stored on site. It has been determined that the most economic time to conduct tests to determine whether some or all of the assemblies can be repaired and reused will be immediately following the next refueling outage at the River Bend Station. The next outage is currently scheduled for March 2000. Until testing is completed, it is not known whether any or all of the assemblies are reusable. Entergy Gulf States cannot at this time predict whether the damage to the assemblies will have any material adverse financial effect on the Company. SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act 1934, the registrants have duly caused this report to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. ENTERGY CORPORATION ENTERGY GULF STATES, INC. By: /s/ Nathan E. Langston Nathan E. Langston Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer Dated: September 9, 1999