Exhibit 12(f) 
           
Entergy New Orleans, 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 $19,661  $27,950  $17,786 $16,610 $13,555
  Interest applicable to rentals 977  1,043  910 644 426
           
Total fixed charges, as defined 20,638  28,993  18,696 17,254 13,981
           
Preferred dividends, as defined (a) 2,898  2,736  1,686 1,545 1,172
           
Combined fixed charges and preferred dividends, as defined $23,536  $31,729  $20,382 $18,799 $15,153
           
Earnings as defined:          
           
  Net Income ($2,195) ($230) $7,859 $28,072 $1,250
  Add:          
    Provision for income taxes:          
      Total (4,396) (422) 5,875 16,868 1,790
    Fixed charges as above 20,638  28,993  18,696 17,254 13,981
           
Total earnings, as defined $14,047  $28,341  $32,430 $62,194 $17,021
           
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges, as defined 0.68  0.98  1.73 3.60 1.22
           
Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and          
 preferred dividends, as defined 0.60  0.89  1.59 3.31 1.12
           
           
------------------------          
(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.
           
(b) For Entergy New Orleans, earnings for the twelve months ended December 31, 2001 were not adequate to cover fixed charges and combined fixed charges and preferred dividends by $6.6 million and $9.5 million, respectively.
           
(c) For Entergy New Orleans, earnings for the twelve months ended December 31, 2002 were not adequate to cover combined fixed charges and preferred dividends by $0.7 million and $3.4 million, respectively.