| Exhibit 12(c) | |||||
| Entergy Louisiana Holdings, Inc. | |||||
| Computation of Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges and | |||||
| Ratios of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Dividends | |||||
| 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | |
| Fixed charges, as defined: | |||||
| Total Interest | $116,076 | $100,667 | $76,756 | $74,141 | $85,418 |
| Interest applicable to rentals | 7,951 | 6,496 | 6,359 | 5,595 | 4,585 |
| Total fixed charges, as defined | 124,027 | $107,163 | $83,115 | $79,736 | $90,003 |
| Preferred dividends, as defined (a) | 12,374 | 10,647 | $11,189 | $10,899 | $11,789 |
| Combined fixed charges and preferred dividends, as defined | $136,401 | $117,810 | $94,304 | $90,635 | $101,792 |
| Earnings as defined: | |||||
| Net Income | $132,550 | $144,709 | $146,154 | $127,495 | $128,082 |
| Add: | |||||
| Provision for income taxes: | |||||
| Total Taxes | 86,287 | 84,765 | 97,408 | 79,475 | 96,819 |
| Fixed charges as above | 124,027 | 107,163 | 83,115 | 79,736 | 90,003 |
| Total earnings, as defined | $342,864 | $336,637 | $326,677 | $286,706 | $314,904 |
| Ratio of earnings to fixed charges, as defined | 2.76 | 3.14 | 3.93 | 3.60 | 3.50 |
| Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and | |||||
| preferred dividends, as defined | 2.51 | 2.86 | 3.46 | 3.16 | 3.09 |
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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. | |||||