Exhibit 99(d)

                           Entergy Mississippi, Inc.
           Computation of Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges and
     Ratios of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Dividends

                                                                                                                12 months
                                                               1994      1995      1996      1997       1998    Sept 1999

                                                                                                
Fixed charges, as defined:
  Total Interest                                               $52,764   $51,635   $48,007   $45,274    $40,927   $39,005
  Interest applicable to rentals                                 1,716     2,173     2,165     1,947      1,864     2,235
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Total fixed charges, as defined                                 54,480    53,808    50,172    47,221     42,791    41,240

Preferred dividends, as defined (a)                              9,447     9,004     7,610     5,123      4,878     4,880
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Combined fixed charges and preferred dividends, as defined     $63,927   $62,812   $57,782   $52,344    $47,669   $46,120
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Earnings as defined:

  Net Income                                                   $48,779   $68,667   $79,210   $66,661    $62,638   $33,060
  Add:
    Provision for income taxes:
    Total income taxes                                          12,476    34,877    41,107    26,744     28,031    12,241
    Fixed charges as above                                      54,480    53,808    50,172    47,221     42,791    41,240
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Total earnings, as defined                                    $115,735  $157,352  $170,489  $140,626   $133,460   $86,541
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Ratio of earnings to fixed charges, as defined                    2.12      2.92      3.40      2.98       3.12      2.10
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Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and
 preferred dividends, as defined                                  1.81      2.51      2.95      2.69       2.80      1.88
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(a) "Preferred dividends," as defined by SEC regulation S-K, are computed by
    dividing the preferred dividend requirement by one hundred percent (100%)
    minus the income tax rate.